Deputy State Director

Mi Familia Vota (MFV) is the Latinx-led organization with the largest field operation in the nation that uses a holistic approach to building political power. We are located in 8 strategic states, AZ, CA, CO, GA, FL, NV, TX, & NC, and engage our community around the most prevalent issues to ensure the construction of a healthy democracy and the advancement of a national Latino progressive agenda. MFV utilizes a variety of strategies to reach our community, including citizenship, door-to-door voter education, registration and mobilization, issue organizing as well as leadership development, advocacy, accountability campaigns, and litigation.
Mi Familia Vota is a 501(c)(4) organization, and Mi Familia Vota Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Mi Familia Vota (MFV) seeks a Deputy State Director to manage the state. The Deputy State Director will be a strong strategist who supports and coordinates the work of their staff to execute campaigns, building power with Latino communities in their designated regions. We are looking for someone with strong experience in field operations & campaigns. This leader should have management skills and be an experienced data-driven campaigner focused on building power within the Latinx communities. The Deputy Director will collaborate heavily with their supervisor to ensure that their state is effectively managed and executing all programmatic goals. Recruit, onboard, manage & retain high-quality staff in collaboration with State Director and/or national departments.
Address HR concerns in alignment with HR Dept & legal guidance
Co-create state-level vision and strategy to ensure the state increases the political power of the Latinx community in collaboration with the State Director and/or National Campaigns and Programs Department
Oversee implementation of programs at the state level to include program assessment, integration, and evaluation.
Support field program success - ensuring the team has the appropriate tools, processes, and best practices to succeed
Develop strategic relationships with key community members, as well as support developing relationships with funding partners.
Data & Innovation
Coordinate with the Supervisor and the Data and Innovation Department to guide strategy, solve problems, and evaluate success.
Ensure data management protocols accurately and completely capture data from digital organizing, voter registration, and voter contact (GOTV) efforts that happen in-person and online.
Ensure that state data is valid and reliable.
Foster innovation by encouraging new ideas, promoting collaboration, and a willingness to take calculated risks for improvement
Follow all data and innovation department policies and processes, and provide feedback to improve them.
Create clear Calls to Action for programs and campaigns to promote on all digital platforms.
Align with the Communications team on digital and marketing strategy goals for programs and grant fulfillment.
Follow organizational branding and communications guidelines and processes
Collaborate with the State Director or the National team to manage the annual budgeting process.
3+ years in a program development, management, and fundraising role and/or experience in candidate or issue-based campaigns, with an understanding of direct voter contact programs.
~ Strong data management and analysis skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Voter Activation Network (VAN), EveryAction, and voter mobilization tools
~ Experience conveying the purpose and value of strong program management practices to a wide range of audiences and properly training a team to learn new systems and processes.
~ Effective communicator, detail-oriented, flexible, and responsive to shifting demands, multiple projects, and deadlines.
~ Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish is desired.