Movement Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida.

📋 Description

• Oversee the creation and execution of a cohesive territorial work plan that aligns with the organization's strategic goals.

• Act as the main local liaison for volunteers, community leaders, professionals, and partners.

• Recruit, onboard, train, and actively engage a diverse network of volunteers.

• Align volunteers’ interests, skills, lived experiences, and availability with impactful opportunities.

• Provide coaching and mentorship to volunteers leading education, advocacy, and outreach efforts.

• Develop emerging volunteer leaders, encourage shared leadership, and create succession plans.

• Prepare and mobilize volunteers for legislative meetings, community events, and professional outreach initiatives.

• Coordinate legislative and policy activities related to end-of-life issues across the territory.

• Collaborate with lobbyists, contractors, coalition partners, volunteers, and cross-functional teams.

• Work alongside the Philanthropy team to identify and nurture potential supporters while enhancing donor relationships.

• Build collaborations with coalitions, healthcare institutions, faith communities, and other trusted organizations.

• Lead educational and professional outreach efforts with healthcare professionals and community organizations.

• Represent Compassion & Choices at community meetings, coalition gatherings, trainings, professional events, and designated media opportunities.

• Utilize feedback from volunteers and partners to identify community needs and enhance program effectiveness and organizational planning.

• Assist in fundraising efforts, reporting, and staff gatherings.

• Provide functional leadership, coaching, and strategic direction without formal supervisory authority.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Communications, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, Community Development, or a related field, along with five to eight years of progressively responsible experience in community organizing, volunteer management, grassroots advocacy, nonprofit program management, coalition building, or a related area — or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education may be considered.

• Proven experience in recruiting, training, engaging, and developing volunteers or community leaders.

• Demonstrated experience in implementing regional or community-based work plans.

• Experience in collaborating with community organizations, advocacy coalitions, healthcare professionals, policymakers, or other stakeholders.

• Preferred experience in supporting legislative or policy advocacy, constituent engagement, grassroots campaigns, fundraising, donor engagement, and philanthropic initiatives.

• Exceptional written, verbal, facilitation, and public speaking abilities.

• Capacity to develop educational materials, volunteer communications, presentations, advocacy resources, and reports.

• Strong skills in relationship-building, including facilitating group discussions and conducting volunteer training.

• Ability to interpret volunteer engagement data, participation trends, program outcomes, and basic budgeting information.

• Sound judgment in managing competing priorities and handling sensitive situations.

• Proficiency with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office Suite, CRM platforms like EveryAction or Salesforce, volunteer management systems, digital organizing tools, and project management and reporting tools.

• Advanced knowledge or experience in community organizing, volunteer engagement, grassroots advocacy, and movement building.

• Advanced knowledge or experience in establishing and maintaining volunteer networks, including leadership development and succession planning.

• Advanced knowledge or experience in legislative affairs, policy processes, and constituent advocacy.

• Advanced knowledge or experience in integrated work planning across multiple priorities, functional teams, and community stakeholders.

• Advanced knowledge or experience in philanthropic engagement, including donor cultivation and stewardship.

• Advanced knowledge or experience in fully informed, patient-directed care, equitable participation, and accessibility.

• Must be able and willing to travel up to 40% of the time.

• Occasional availability during evenings and weekends is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employer-shared medical and dental insurance premiums.

• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability insurance.

• Employer-paid life insurance.

• Employer-paid accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

• Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care.

• Commuter pre-tax benefit.

• 401(k) eligibility with a 5% employer match.

• Immediate 401(k) vesting upon eligibility.

• Paid holidays.

• Paid time off.

• Personal days.

• Remote work arrangement.