Position: Field Manager – Collar Counties
Reports to: Deputy Field Director – Doors
Location: Collar Counties
Timeline: January 2024 - December 2024, with the possibility of extension based on performance and resources
Salary: $50,000-$55,000
Who We Are
The Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance's (API PA) mission is to build long-term power for Asians and Pacific Islanders in Pennsylvania, by coordinating political, electoral, and legislative work to hold our elected officials accountable, engaging in culturally competent and linguistically accessible direct voter contact with our communities, and building solidarity with other aligned communities of color across the state.
We operate primarily in South Asian, Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese communities, and are the first and only political organization directly advocating for the needs of Asian and Pacific Islanders in Pennsylvania. We won't stop until our people have political power and our communities have everything we need to be safe, healthy, and strong - and we’re excited to work with you to make that happen.
Description
As the first and only statewide Asian Pacific Islander political organization in Pennsylvania, API PA will spend 2024 building and running the voter contact program necessary to fulfill the same role it accomplished in 2020 and 2022 - delivering unprecedented Asian American voter turnout, electing candidates who will stand with and fight for our communities, building long-term power for our people, and doing it all in line with our communities’ values. Our Field Team will be crucial to this effort, knocking on doors and making calls to engage our people in voting by mail, persuading them to support candidates who will listen to our communities, and mobilizing them to vote in the 2024 elections. With the Presidential race, the US Senate race, and newly-redrawn Congressional and State Legislative districts, it’s all on the line when it comes to building a commonwealth that works for all our Asian Pacific Islander communities.
The Field Manager will oversee the day-to-day of API PA’s paid canvass (doorknocking), which will launch in early 2024 and run for the entire year throughout Southeast Pennsylvania and Allegheny County, with an emphasis on outreach to Asian Pacific Islander voters. API PA will provide coordination, management, training, and materials, including PPE. The Field Manager will need regular access to a cell phone, a laptop, and a car.
Responsibilities
• Recruit and hire canvassers
• Review and submit all hiring paperwork in a timely fashion
• Onboard, train, and monitor canvassers
• Track canvassers time and attendance
• Monitor voter targeting and contact goals
• In collaboration with Deputy Field Director, standardize best practices for field logistics
• Support Field Team with strategies, tactics, and trainings as needed
• Other duties as necessary
Qualifications
• Experience managing paid phonebankers, paid canvassers, sales teams, or call centers preferred, experience with volunteer phonebanks or canvasses (or equivalent non-political experience) required.
• Personal knowledge of and/or experience working with Asian American communities required appreciated.
• Conversational fluency in an Asian language is desirable but not required, including but not limited to Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Korean, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Urdu, Tamil, Bengali, Nepali, Khmer, Lao, Indonesian, Burmese, Arabic.
• Experience maintaining and improving a goal-oriented accountability structure without compromising staff autonomy and innovation desired.
• Understanding of and commitment to API PA’s values and political program, or a strong willingness to learn.
• Access to a car.
• Access to a cell phone, a laptop or tablet, and a consistent internet connection required.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and prioritization skills required; must be able to hold others accountable to assigned tasks.
Salary and Benefits
$50,000 - $55,000 annually, with a comprehensive benefits package
The position will be open until filled. Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
API PA is an equal-opportunity employer and does not discriminate against an employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.