ASDC Western Regional Director
Democratic National Committee
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The Association of State Democratic Committees’ mission is to help build strong state parties in order to elect Democrats from the State House to the White House. To accomplish this goal, the ASDC focuses exclusively on the current and future needs of State Democratic Parties. It acts as a service organization dedicated to supporting and educating its members, State Party executive directors and staff.
The ASDC Regional Director represents state party interests at the DNC as well as with the other national campaign committees: Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Governors’ Association, and the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee. For more information, please visit democrats.org.
The ASDC Regional Directors serve as the regional staffers for the Association of State Democratic Committees. These positions report to the ASDC Executive Director. Responsibilities include implementing and administering the State Party Partnership (SPP) program and State Party Innovation Fund (SPIF) Grant program, coordinating state party surrogate requests, and training Democratic State Parties as part of the ASDC/DNC Training Program.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Serving as point of contact for Democratic State Party leaders and staff
- Liaising with DNC Departments to strengthen the infrastructure of Western state parties
- Convening Regional calls on a regular basis with all State Parties within the region to provide best practices any relevant updates
- Creating and managing ASDC-led State Party services and programs as suitable to the unique needs of the ASDC membership
- Working closely with all DNC departments to facilitate State Party needs, and briefing departments on State Party needs and operations
- Working with the ASDC Executive Director to administer the SPP program, including conducting regular State Party check-ins and tracking progress to goal on key deliverables
- Working closely with State Parties, the ASDC Regionals, and the DNC Leadership office to identify and provide surrogates for State Party events
- In general, collaborate with relevant DNC departments in the planning and development process on all national programs involving or relying upon State Parties
- Leading all communication to State Parties, including state check-ins, requests for support, post election de-briefs, travel notifications, and notifications on program and partnership opportunities
- Attending all State Party-related meetings, briefings, planning sessions, etc.
- Traveling to states to provide needed and/or requested support to State Parties in the West
- Helping with the DNC/ASDC Training Program (Best Practices Institute), including advising on training priorities and curriculum development
- Working with ASDC Executive Director to plan and execute all ASDC quarterly meetings
- Work with state party leaders to review plans and build permanent political infrastructure
- Extensive travel within the region
- Other duties as assigned to support the department and the DNC's mission.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) with a minimum of 3-5 years of experience at a State Party, campaign experience is also preferred
- Excellent personal skills with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships
- Be able to simultaneously manage multiple deadlines and responsibilities
- Must possess excellent oral/written communication skills and presentation skills
- Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, and strong attention to detail
A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL:
- Have high energy, enthusiasm, positive attitude, and sense of humor
- Have a collaborative & empowering leadership and management style
- Have a solutions-oriented approach, with a willingness to take initiative, while juggling several priorities that may change quickly
- Be creative, innovative, and forward thinking
- Display a high level of interpersonal skills and judgment, exhibiting poise, tact, and diplomacy
- Have demonstrated ability to navigate conflict and work toward resolution required
The ASDC Western Regional Director position will require travel, which could be up to 30% of the time.
This is a full-time, exempt position, that may require work on the weekends. Starting salary for this position is $72,000 on an annualized basis, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
To apply: Please submit a resume, cover letter, and contact information for 3 references. Your references should include a former supervisor, an employee, and a colleague. The cover letter should:
showcase your interest in this position
highlight your unique skill sets and qualifications
share your commitment to the ASDC mission of building power through the state parties and partnerships, and a vision for doing so
Please also include a salary requirement within the cover letter. The deadline to apply is October 13, 2023, though applications will be reviewed as they come in.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC), is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The DNC is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. The DNC will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.
The DNC requires all employees to be "up to date" on COVID-19 vaccination status as prescribed by the CDC as a condition of employment, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law. If you seek a reasonable accommodation in relation to the DNC’s COVID-19 policy, you should speak to the HR team prior to reporting to an office location.
Benefits:
The DNC offers a generous benefit package, including:
- More than 30 days of paid time off, including Federal holidays, vacation, and personal days;
- Health and dental insurance for employee and dependents;
- 90% paid by the DNC, 10% paid by employee;
- Supplementary vision plans available to employees for purchase;
- Up to a 4% employer match DNC 401(k) plan;
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available to DNC employees and their dependents at no cost to staff;
- Pre-tax Flexible spending account benefits available to employees and dependents.
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