Job Description: Campaign Director

Hours: Full-time, exempt

Target Start date: January 4, 2027

Location: Remote; Possibility of 3-5 days per quarter of east coast travel

Compensation: $70,000-100,000/year, commensurate with experience

Reports to: Executive Director

Manages: Communications Director, Digital Director, External Organizing Director

Union-eligible: No

Apply here by September 18. Candidates are encouraged to submit applications early; the position is available beginning January 2027.

Overview:

IfNotNow is a multiracial, multiethnic, cross-class movement of Jews organizing our community to end US support for Israel’s apartheid system and call for equality, justice, and a thriving future for all Palestinians and Israelis. Over the last ten years, our movement has transformed the Jewish community and US politics, fighting for a vision of shared safety and freedom for all - one where Jewish safety doesn’t come at the expense of others, but is intertwined with the liberation of all people. 

We are seeking a strategic, creative, and highly motivated Campaign Director (CD) to lead a campaign arc through December 2028 that builds Jewish communal support for blocking US weapons to Israel, and translates Jewish communal organizing into political power. The ideal candidate has a deep stake in our issue area, knowledge of both the progressive Jewish and Palestinian freedom movement ecosystems, and has experience in electoral and/or advocacy campaigning. The CD is a key member of IfNotNow’s Leadership Team, working closely with the Executive Director (ED), Chief of Staff (COS) and Field Organizing Director (FOD) to shape and guide the organization’s long-term strategic vision. The CD will help lead overall strategic planning and be the day-to-day lead on coordinating and executing IfNotNow’s strategic work, with a focus on long-term power building within the multiracial Jewish community. 

Responsibilities and Duties:

Campaign Strategy Development, Coordination, and Execution

• Participates in the Leadership Team: collaborate with the ED, COS and FOD to shape long-term strategy and organizational planning 

• Lead the Strategy Coordination team to create and execute short and medium term work, facilitating meetings, supporting the group to make hard choices, and take advantage of rapid response organizing opportunities 

• Identify opportunities and execute strategic work to convert Jewish communal support for Palestinian freedom into electoral and legislative power

• Collaborate with the FOD + to ensure that local organizing is aligned with organizational priorities and supports long-term multiracial movement-building. 

• Maintain a pulse on current events, issues affecting the Jewish community, and emergent opportunities to build power 

• Collaborate with the Development Director to ensure fundraising is integrated into campaigning 

Management, Supervision, and Collaboration

• Invest in the strategic leadership of direct reports:

  • Manage the Communications Director to develop and execute a national communication strategy that supports campaign and organizing goals.

  • Manage the Digital Director to develop and execute a national digital strategy that supports campaign, organizing and fundraising goals.

  • Manage the External Organizing Director to develop and execute a movement building strategy that supports campaign and organizing goals.

• Assess skills, identify grown areas, give feedback on a regular basis. Give annual performance evaluations and identify professional development opportunities 

• Represent the Organizing, Comms, and Digital departments - as well as the broader movement of volunteer leaders - within the Leadership Team, ensuring their voices and perspectives are heard and integrated into decision-making.

• Co-lead the Department Heads Team with the ED to support the organization’s overall culture and strategy, set programmatic goals and priorities, and deepen the organization’s commitment to volunteer leadership, multiracial and cross-class organizing, and long-term sustainability.

Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement

• Play a key role in building and sustaining partnerships with progressive partners, Members of Congress, and press to advance campaign strategy.

• Work with the ED to identify new partnership opportunities that advance the organization’s strategic goals and amplify campaigns.

Member and Donor Stewardship

• Support major donor stewardship by holding a portfolio of 5-10 major donors 

• Support membership drives and emergent fundraising opportunities

Essential Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience on an organizational leadership team

• 5+ years of experience (as paid staff or volunteer) with:

  • Grassroots organizing in base-building organizations, issue-based campaigns, and/or social movement campaigns

  • Relational organizing tactics such as one-on-one leadership development and mentorship; able to motivate and empower others by helping them identify their own self-interest 

  • Demonstrated commitment to multiracial organizing work or community building; awareness around dynamics of power and privilege, and able to build strong relationships across difference, including when conflict arises 

• Strategic planning, coordination and project management skills: able to develop a vision and campaign arc with buy in from key teammembers, track many moving parts, stay accountable to deadlines, plan projects over time, and make interventions/seek support when needed

• Excellent communication skills: Able to give and receive constructive feedback, communicate across differences, and reflect with self-awareness

• Strategic alignment and commitment to organizing American Jews against U.S. support for Israel’s apartheid system and call for equality, justice, and a thriving future for all Palestinians and Israelis

Benefits & Compensation: The salary range is $70,000-100,000 annually. IfNotNow determines compensation based on a variety of factors, including geography, experience, and a self-selected needs-based bonus. You will have an opportunity to learn more about the compensation structure in the application process to decide if this opportunity is right for you. IfNotNow also offers comprehensive medical and dental insurance for all employees. We cover 92% of monthly premiums for employees and dependents, and we offer a range of plans for different needs. We also offer unlimited paid time off, unlimited sick time, and flexible work hours.

IfNotNow is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to building a diverse and passionate team. People of color, Sephardi and/or Mizrahi applicants, people with disabilities, and trans and/or gender non-conforming applicants are strongly encouraged to apply. IfNotNow does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, medical condition, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.

We recognize that people from marginalized groups may be less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in a job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job. As long as you meet the essential qualifications, please consider applying if you are still passionate about this role, even if you don't meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills.