DESCRIPTION
Status: Exempt
Reports To: Chispa National Director
Positions Reporting To This Position: Chispa State Program Directors

General Description:
The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) works to turn environmental values into national, state and local priorities. LCV, in collaboration with our state LCV partners, advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-environment candidates who will champion our priority issues.
As part of our long-term commitment to engage new constituencies and to diversify the environmental movement, the League of Conservation Voters has launched Chispa. Primarily through grassroots community organizing programs and civic engagement, Chispa is building strong local and national Latino leadership in the fight against climate change.
Chispa is seeking a senior-level organizer with extensive experience in management, base building and developing grassroots leaders through issue organizing campaigns and civic engagement. The Deputy Director will oversee a growing multi-state organizing program that is building the power of Latino families to be part of the solutions to pollution and climate change and to promote clean air, clean water and clean energy. We are looking for a creative, motivated leader with an organizing background who is goal-driven and experienced in movement building.

Responsibilities:
• Work with the National Chispa Director, national LCV staff and state LCVs to help develop, implement and evaluate issue organizing campaigns that builds a strong base of volunteers, results in local policy victories, and develops new grassroots leaders within Latino communities in 6+ states.
• Hire, train, and supervise Program Directors and support their efforts to hire, train and supervise their staff to meet their goals and develop effective programs and campaigns.
• Work with Chispa team to develop and test effective and new organizing and mobilizing strategies and tools that helps move our communities and leaders.
• Analyze and prepare reports on campaign and program progress for Chispa staff, LCV leadership and provide timely updates for grant reports and other donor-related needs.
• Work closely with the Chispa Digital Campaigns Manager and LCV Digital team to develop online campaign tools and increase online engagement with our campaigns and programs.
• Work with Chispa Communications Director and LCV Communications team to implement Chispa communications goals and plans.
• Ensure that all program activities are properly tracked in VAN and that Chispa teams have the skills and procedures to do it effectively.
• Coordinate with LCV and state LCV staff to ensure that Chispa’s work is integrated into LCV events and strategies including relationship building, media communications and online actions.
• Coordinate with our Civic Engagement program to integrate voter registration, get-out-the-vote and voting rights campaigns into the work of Chispa programs when relevant.
• Draft and manage campaign and program plans and budgets.
• Ensure compliance and reporting of all organizing-related activities working with Legal and Finance departments and, where appropriate, state LCVs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
Work experience: Minimum of 6 years of experience working on community or labor organizing campaigns, including several years of direct supervisory experience. Must also have experience running issue and community organizing campaigns with Latino communities, low-income families and people of color.
Required Skills:
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills, including ability to write and implement comprehensive program and campaign plans and ability to represent Chispa to a variety of audiences and through a variety of mediums.
• Exceptional supervision, management and coaching skills.
• Fluency in VAN and Office Suite.
• Commitment to measuring and tracking progress and outcomes.
• Work well in a fast-paced environment and able to multi-task without sacrificing quality of work.
• Reliable, consistent, detail-oriented and self-motivated.
Values: Must share organizational commitment to increasing racial diversity in our movement, integrating justice and equity into the work we do and ensuring an inclusive organizational culture. Must also have a complex understanding of Latino communities’ priorities, cultures and potential for effective civic engagement.
Working Conditions: Ability to work overtime with little notice; able to work hours exceeding stated office hours to get the job done; ability and willingness to travel.

HOW TO APPLY
hr@lcv.org