Regional Campaigns Director

Planned Parenthood is the nation’s leading provider and advocate of high-quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health care for all people, as well as the nation’s largest provider of sex education. Planned Parenthood organizations serve all people with care and compassion, with respect, and without judgment, striving to create equitable access to health care. Through health centers, programs in schools and communities, and online resources, Planned Parenthood is a trusted source of reliable education and information that allows people to make informed health decisions. We do all this because we care passionately about helping people lead healthier lives.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that supports the independently incorporated Planned Parenthood affiliates, which operate non-profit health centers across the U.S. PPFA also works to educate the public on and advocate for issues of sexual and reproductive health. Formed as the advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a separate non-profit membership organization tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4). The Action Fund engages in educational, advocacy, and limited electoral activity, including grassroots organizing, legislative advocacy, and voter education in furtherance of the Planned Parenthood mission.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Planned Parenthood Action Fund (Action Fund) seek a Regional Campaigns Director to advance shared campaign goals between state and national teams. This job reports to the Senior Director of Regional Campaigns and Capacity in the Organizing and Engagement Campaigns department. The Organizing and Engagement Campaigns department provides support to local PP organizations, cross-divisional campaign alignment and implementation, and internal coordination in building long-term organizing power to protect and expand access to sexual and reproductive health care and ensure that those most impacted by policy decisions have a say in those decisions.

Purpose::
The Regional Campaign Director (RCD) serves as the lead strategist for advancing Planned Parenthood’s advocacy, electoral, and policy campaigns within an assigned multi-state region. Working in close partnership with local Planned Parenthood advocacy and political organizations, the RCD develops, adapts, and implements campaign strategies that advance sexual and reproductive healthcare and rights (SRHR), defend Planned Parenthood from legislative and political attacks, and build durable political power.

The Regional Campaign Director (RCD) works with our colleagues at local PP organizations to advance a shared agenda and run campaigns to achieve policy and advocacy goals. On behalf of the Action Fund and/or the independent expenditure committee Planned Parenthood Votes (PP Votes), the RCD adapts campaign models for specific state and local PP advocacy and political organizations to build political power and win campaigns. They work with internal and external partners, and collaborate with colleagues nationally as well as local PP organizations.

The RCD develops and optimizes campaign plans in a portfolio of states. Campaigns within the RCD’s designated region advance access to SRHR where possible, or combat attacks on Planned Parenthood from state legislatures or Governors, as well as Congress or hostile Administrations, while working to expand and build political power. Working across departments within national office leadership, the RCD builds relationships, identifies strategic opportunities for growth and advocacy, and serves as a high-level strategic consultant and expert for issue, advocacy, and political organizing to local PP organizations within their region. As PPFA and PP Action Fund pursue a targeted campaign to defeat federal attacks on sexual and reproductive health and rights, the RCD coordinates joint responses with Planned Parenthood affiliates. The RCD leads the roles’ work deftly with an eye toward equity in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

Our overarching goal is to create the conditions for change in states where access to care is under threat, expand or fortify care in access states, and use the power of supportive allies and the 19 million Planned Parenthood supporters to defend access to sexual and reproductive health care nationally.

Engagement::
• Collaborates with, supports and if needed, trains and persuades local PP advocacy and political organizations in building, adapting, and managing both state and federal campaigns, including elections

• Works with affiliates to create new centers of state power and influence, maximizing catalyzing moments to drive a powerful and winning message nationally, and fight national attacks

• Leads collaboration between local PP organizations and PP national office departments to build capacity of local PP organizations to develop and conduct multi-year campaigns to influence state and federal policy goals.

• Adapts national office resources (technical assistance, training, coaching, grant support) for local, state, and regional use and influence.

• Conducts strategic planning with local PP organizations to create conditions that would support an expanded Planned Parenthood health care footprint, ambitious goals for supporter growth, public policy accomplishments

• Ensures the successful implementation of the strategic plan by: providing campaign and organizing expertise and technical support; providing skills training and management; providing on the ground assistance and implementing the plan directly, if called upon; and, connecting the local PP organizations to appropriate national office resources.

• Provides direct legislative, organizing, advocacy, judicial, and other campaign support and management, rapid response assistance and crisis management to local PP organizations as appropriate and legally compliant

• Works as a team player in a high-pressure work environment

• Contributes to national and affiliate development of comprehensive organizing strategies & long term planning

Delivery::
• Serves as lead strategist and ensures the successful implementation of strategies in the states to which they are assigned.

• Coordinating affiliates to align on campaign priorities, mobilize supporters, and execute joint actions that advance regional and national goals.

• Serves as a critical link between the PP national office and local PP organizations to leverage national resources for local public affairs efforts, and to keep the national organization engaged on local public affairs priorities, needs and activities.

• Maintains current and accurate files, track affiliate activity to provide regular reports, monitor work-related financial expenditures.

• Understand local PP organization/partner organizational capacity, assess resource needs, and recommend campaign and capacity grant needs.

• Adapts national days of action and organizing moments for affiliates based on state environment and affiliate operational and political interests.

• Defines campaign goals for all campaigns and works directly with affiliates as assigned to implement campaign plans. Writes campaign plans as needed.

• Works across teams to nationalize state campaigns when attacks or opportunities can be catalyzing for the broader movement. Helps set national goals for state responses to national threats and opportunities, including goals for how to engage or persuade administrative, legislative or judicial targets.

• Guides strategies to bolster actions in states with pro-SRH elected leadership and coordinate joint responses with Planned Parenthood affiliates.

• Builds toolkits, templates, workbooks, and other resources for use by affiliates and their advocacy and political orgs. Builds the capacity of affiliates to create meaningful organizing programs to advance reproductive health care.

• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)::
• Minimum 7-10 years of related advocacy and electoral campaign experience in organizing and management.

• Minimum 3-5 years experience as a regional/multi-state campaign manager or director (or comparable)

• Demonstrated success developing and executing integrated advocacy, legislative, electoral, and organizing campaigns.

• Strong project management and operational planning skills, including experience managing complex campaigns across multiple timelines and stakeholders.

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• Impeccable organization and strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices, including project management(R) frameworks for defining clear roles and responsibilities on projects.

• Excellent diplomatic judgment and strong interpersonal skills, including a track record of creating and maintaining strong relationships. Strength in managing conflict and crisis creatively and keeping teams moving towards results.

• Must be able to motivate and lead teammates and colleagues who are not direct reports and across divisions and geographies.

• Ability to recognize and respond to problems with potential solutions and facilitate negotiations for solution oriented agreements in a highly professional, confidential, and sensitive manner.

• Strong communicator who can show progress towards goals & translate complex political strategies to varying audiences and through various channels.

• Ability to identify priorities, work independently and develop systems for addressing issues or requests.

• Applies a strong race equity lens and experience in project management design, decision, analysis, and engagement.

• Able to work extended hours and weekends as needed.

• Passionate about the mission of Planned Parenthood and the role of health provision and advocacy.

• Working knowledge of voter databases (VAN) is preferred.

• Self-starter with a high level of creative initiative.

• Ability to incorporate resilience best practices into project plans.

Travel: 50-75% domestic travel to various states, as well as attending national meetings/conferences

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