Florida Deputy State Coordinator

 

Campus Vote Project (CVP) was launched in 2012 by Fair Elections Center to expand our work on student voting issues.  We work with universities, community colleges, faculty, students, and election officials to reduce barriers to student voting. CVP helps campuses institutionalize reforms that empower students with the information they need to register and vote. Campus Vote Project Deputy Coordinators has four main areas of focus: institutionalizing voter engagement, providing up-to-date election information, developing student leaders and supporting on-campus early voting advocacy:

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1. Institutionalizing voter engagement means to make it a part of the culture on college and university campuses across the country. This is done through the Voter Friendly Campus program and initiatives such as Ask Every Student. 

2. Providing up-to-date election information that is accurate and tailored to students. We do this through the development of tools such as state student voter guides and webinars on election law with support from the attorneys at Fair Elections Center.

3. Developing student leaders through the Democracy Fellowship program at colleges and universities and a Student Advisory Board that oversees Campus Vote Project and is a national voice for the organization.

4. Work with ten campuses that serve diverse student populations to guide them through the +1 the Polls toolkit and advocate with their local elections officials for an on-campus early voting site.

 

Position Description:
Campus Vote Project seeks a Deputy State Coordinator for Florida. The Deputy State Coordinator is a key member of our team. They are charged with working with the State Coordinator to manage and strengthen existing relationships with campus administration and faculty leadership and establish new, lasting relationships with campuses to carry out our goals. The Deputy State Coordinator will work to  recruit and support campuses in the Voter Friendly Campus program. They will also assist in supervising “Democracy Fellows,” student positions committed to carrying out democratic engagement programs at their colleges or universities. Democracy Fellows coordinate with administration and faculty, helping organize student voter registration, voter education, and voter turnout activities. Finally, the Deputy State Coordinator will execute the +1 the Polls partnership with MTV, Alliance for Youth Organizing and the Students Learn Students Vote (SLSV) Coalition advocating for on-campus early voting sites. This position reports directly to the Florida State Coordinator. 

The ideal candidate has a passion for voting rights with a particular interest in helping college students access our democracy, is committed to building relationships, and has a knowledge of voting rules and regulations in Florida.

 

Goals of the Position:

• Engage campuses at an institutional level to help create nonpartisan democratic engagement programs in 2022 that promote voter registration, voter education, voter turnout, and foster student leadership, across the entire campus community.

• Provide campus administrators, faculty, and student leadership with accurate nonpartisan information on the voting process and elections through trainings, materials, and one-on-one support.

• Support CVP’s program with campus partners and Democracy Fellows across Florida.

• Coordinate with CVP’s coalition partners also conducting nonpartisan civic engagement programs on campuses.

• Complete progress reports highlighting sharable best practices and lessons learned for other institutions and conduct an evaluation of efforts at the end of 2022.

• Execute the +1 the Polls partnership working with ten campuses to advocate for on-campus early voting sites

• Report directly to the state coordinator and support them in carrying out our on-the-ground strategy, including but not limited to:

  • Creating and hosting virtual student voting summits and programming events 

  • Overseeing the state’s student Democracy Fellows program

 

Requirements:

• History of organizing work on campuses or with political/issue campaigns.

• Experience engaging diverse constituencies and experience with institutions of higher education a benefit

• Access to a car as travel throughout the state may be required, depending on health and safety conditions in the state.

 

This position is a full-time contract position from February, 2022 through December 31, 2022. Salary is $4,000/month. Fair Elections Center and CVP are equal opportunity employers and enthusiastically encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.

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Priority application deadline is Friday, February 4, 2022. To apply, email a resume and cover letter to Kristina Moore at kmoore@fairelectionscenter.org. 

HBCU Coordinator

 

Campus Vote Project (CVP) was launched in 2012 by Fair Elections Center to expand our work on student voting issues.  We work with universities, community colleges, faculty, students, and election officials to reduce barriers to student voting. CVP helps campuses institutionalize reforms that empower students with the information they need to register and vote.

 

Position Description:

Campus Vote Project seeks an HBCU Coordinator to join our National HBCU Manager in growing our organization's work to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities institutionalize civic learning and democratic engagement programs for their campus communities and empower their students to participate in our democracy. The Coordinator is a key member of our team. They are charged with developing and managing relationships with campus administrators and faculty leadership to carry out our goals. They also supervise “Democracy Fellows,” stipended student positions committed to carrying out democratic engagement programs on their campuses. Democracy Fellows coordinate with administration and faculty, helping organize student voter registration, voter education, and voter turnout activities. The HBCU Coordinator will report directly to the National HBCU Manager. 

 

Goals of the Program:

• Engage campuses at an institutional level to help create nonpartisan democratic engagement programs that promote voter registration, voter education, voter turnout, and foster student leadership across the entire campus community.

• Provide campus administrators, faculty, and student leadership with accurate nonpartisan information on the voting process and elections through trainings, materials, and one-on-one support. 

• Ensure campus administrators, faculty, and student leadership conduct comprehensive voter engagement programs and begin institutionalizing and cultivating a long-term culture of democratic engagement on their campuses.

• Initially,  implement CVP’s program with approximately 10-12 campus partners and 20 Democracy Fellows across AL, D.C, MD,  LA and, possibly MS. 

• Coordinate with CVP’s coalition partners also conducting nonpartisan civic engagement programs on campuses.  

• Engage with coalition partners, make CVP materials and resources available to partners, and foster greater administrator/institutional-level engagement of these partners’ programs.

• Complete progress reports highlighting sharable best practices and lessons learned for other institutions and conduct an evaluation of all efforts throughout and at the end of each year.

• Collaborate with the HBCU Manager to develop HBCU-specific trainings, resources, and events to support HBCU campus partners and students across CVP’s work.

 

Requirements:

• History of organizing work either on campuses or with political/issue campaigns.

• Superior communication skills both written and oral.

• Access to a car as travel will be required. 

• Experience engaging diverse constituencies and experience with institutions of higher education is a benefit.

• HBCU graduate very strongly preferred

 

Approach:

• Professionalism: A high level of professionalism is always required when working on behalf of The Fair Elections Center and CVP. 

• Self-motivation: Being self-motivated is necessary to successfully fulfill the program goals. 

• Leadership: A positive and persuasive leader will thrive in this position and is important for managing Democracy Fellows and working with campus partners. 

 

This is a full time position, with a salary compensation of $52,500. Fair Elections Center offers generous health, vision, and dental insurance, vacation, and a 403(B) retirement plan. Fair Elections Center and CVP are equal opportunity employers and enthusiastically encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.

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To apply, email a resume and cover letter to Kristina Moore at kmoore@fairelectionscenter.org. The priority deadline is January 28, 2022 but applications will be considered until the position is filled. 

Deputy State Coordinators (NC, GA & TX)

 

Campus Vote Project (CVP) was launched in 2012 by Fair Elections Center to expand our work on student voting issues.  We work with universities, community colleges, faculty, students, and election officials to reduce barriers to student voting. CVP helps campuses institutionalize reforms that empower students with the information they need to register and vote. Campus Vote Project Deputy Coordinators have four main areas of focus: institutionalizing voter engagement, providing up-to-date election information, developing student leaders and supporting on-campus early voting advocacy:

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1. Institutionalizing voter engagement means to make it a part of the culture on college and university campuses across the country. This is done through the Voter Friendly Campus program and initiatives such as Ask Every Student. 

2. Providing up-to-date election information that is accurate and tailored to students. We do this through the development of tools such as state student voter guides and webinars on election law with support from the attorneys at Fair Elections Center.

3. Developing student leaders through the Democracy Fellowship program at colleges and universities and a Student Advisory Board that oversees Campus Vote Project and is a national voice for the organization.

4. Work with ten campuses that serve diverse student populations to guide them through the +1 the Polls toolkit and advocate with their local elections officials for an on-campus early voting site.

 

Position Description:
Campus Vote Project seeks Deputy State Coordinators for North Carolina, Georgia and Texas (one coordinator position per state). The Deputy State Coordinator is a key member of our team. They are charged with working with the State Coordinator to manage and strengthen existing relationships with campus administration and faculty leadership and establish new, lasting relationships with campuses to carry out our goals. The Deputy State Coordinator will work to  recruit and support campuses in the Voter Friendly Campus program. They will also assist in supervising “Democracy Fellows,” student positions committed to carrying out democratic engagement programs at their colleges or universities. Democracy Fellows coordinate with administration and faculty, helping organize student voter registration, voter education, and voter turnout activities. Finally, the Deputy State Coordinator will execute the +1 the Polls partnership with MTV, Alliance for Youth Organizing and the Students Learn Students Vote (SLSV) Coalition advocating for on-campus early voting sites. Each position reports directly to their respective State Coordinator. 

 

The ideal candidate has a passion for voting rights with a particular interest in helping college students access our democracy, is committed to building relationships, and has a knowledge of voting rules and regulations in their state.

 

Goals of the Position:

• Engage campuses at an institutional level to help create nonpartisan democratic engagement programs in 2022 that promote voter registration, voter education, voter turnout, and foster student leadership, across the entire campus community.

• Provide campus administrators, faculty, and student leadership with accurate nonpartisan information on the voting process and elections through trainings, materials, and one-on-one support.

• Support CVP’s program with campus partners and Democracy Fellows across the state.

• Coordinate with CVP’s coalition partners also conducting nonpartisan civic engagement programs on campuses.

• Complete progress reports highlighting sharable best practices and lessons learned for other institutions and conduct an evaluation of efforts at the end of 2022.

• Execute the +1 the Polls partnership working with ten campuses to advocate for on-campus early voting sites

• Report directly to the state coordinator and support them in carrying out our on-the-ground strategy, including but not limited to:

  • Creating and hosting virtual student voting summits and programming events 

  • Overseeing the state’s student Democracy Fellows program

 

Requirements:

• History of organizing work on campuses or with political/issue campaigns.

• Experience engaging diverse constituencies and experience with institutions of higher education a benefit

• Access to a car as travel throughout the state may be required, depending on health and safety conditions in the state.

• These are remote positions so access to a computer, phone, and reliable internet are required. While generally remote, some in-person activities are planned for 2022 so each position is located in the respective state: North Carolina, Georgia and Texas (the Houston-area strongly preferred).

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These positions are full-time contract positions from  February 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. Salary is $4,000/month. Fair Elections Center and CVP are equal opportunity employers and enthusiastically encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.

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Priority application deadline is Wednesday, January 5, 2022. To apply, email a resume and cover letter to Kristina Moore at kmoore@fairelectionscenter.org.