Movement Manager

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the creation and execution of a comprehensive territorial work plan that aligns with the organization's priorities.

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

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

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

• Mentor and guide volunteers who are leading education, advocacy, and outreach efforts.

• Nurture emerging volunteer leaders, encourage shared leadership, and implement succession strategies.

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

• Manage territorial legislative and policy initiatives concerning end-of-life issues, collaborating with lobbyists, contractors, coalition partners, and volunteers.

• Collaborate with the Philanthropy team to identify and nurture prospective supporters while enhancing donor relationships.

• Establish community partnerships with coalitions, healthcare institutions, faith groups, and other trusted organizations.

• Lead educational and outreach initiatives with healthcare professionals and community organizations.

• Represent Compassion & Choices in community meetings, coalition gatherings, training sessions, and professional functions.

• Engage in designated media opportunities in partnership with communications colleagues.

• Utilize feedback from volunteers and partners to assess emerging community needs and inform program enhancements and organizational planning.

• Support organization-wide fundraising efforts, reporting, and staff gatherings.

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

• Coordinate cross-functional teams and territorial initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• A 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 field — or an equivalency of related 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.

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

• Capability to create educational materials, volunteer communications, presentations, advocacy resources, and reports.

• Strong skills in relationship-building, including group facilitation and volunteer training.

• Ability to analyze volunteer engagement data, participation trends, program outcomes, and basic budget information.

• Sound judgment in prioritizing tasks and handling sensitive situations.

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

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

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

• Advanced knowledge or experience regarding 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, particularly in donor cultivation and stewardship.

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

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

• Availability for occasional evenings and weekends is necessary.

• No certificates, licenses, or registrations are required.

• Preferred relevant training or certification in community organizing, volunteer management, nonprofit leadership, public policy, or advocacy.

🏝️ Benefits

• Shared employer contributions towards medical and dental insurance premiums.

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

• Employer-provided life insurance.

• Employer-paid accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

• Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care expenses.

• Pre-tax commuter benefits.

• Eligibility for a 401(k) plan with a 5% employer match.

• Immediate vesting upon eligibility for the 401(k) plan.

• Paid holidays.

• Paid time off.

• Personal days.