Campaigns Organiser (South West Hertfordshire)

Campaigns Organiser (South West Hertfordshire)

Nov 2024

Job Title: Liberal Democrats Campaigns Organiser

Salary range: £25,000-£27,000 full-time equivalent, pro rata

Location: Home-based, with expectation of travelling to Three Rivers on occasion. Access could also be given to office space located in the constituency if needed

Days: 3 days/week. It is expected that the Campaigns Organiser will work to assist evening and weekend campaign activities by agreement

Closing date: 5pm 30th November 2024

Purpose of the job: 

Do you want to make the world around you a better place to live? Do you want to see your values making a real difference in peoples’ lives? Do you want to work with our number 1 target seat in Hertfordshire to aid our historic campaign to take control of Herts County Council in May 2025, building up to the next General Election? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, this role may be the perfect opportunity for you! 

The South West Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated person who can play a key role in building volunteer infrastructure, creating leaflets and organising doorstep activity – to support our fast-paced campaign. The role will be pivotal to our success in the 2025 Hertfordshire County Council Elections, where the Liberal Democrats can take control of the Hertfordshire County Council for the first time, and work towards gaining majority control of Three Rivers council in 2026. The role will also look to build on Sally Symington’s strong result in the 2024 UK General Election, in an effort to win the seat next time.

As Campaigns Organiser, you will be communicating with volunteers about upcoming campaign activities, recruiting and triaging new volunteers, designing and arranging distribution for campaign leaflets, coordinating constituency doorknocking efforts, and working together with respective campaign teams to steer our campaigning efforts.  

Each of these tasks will require strong communication skills, a welcoming attitude, and the confidence to work with and engage volunteers.  

The successful candidate will be highly motivated by hitting targets, and proactive in keeping the pace of the campaign, getting stuck in on a range of different tasks and getting things done.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

1. To assist the Campaign Team in strategic planning and campaign organisation
2. To organise volunteers and local party workers to deliver the campaign plan, by:
   1. Recruiting, training, managing and mobilising volunteers
   2. Leading volunteer teams on campaigning activities (doorstep, online, telephone and delivery)
3. To ensure the delivery of a programme of doorstep and telephone voter contact
4. To oversee and contribute to the production of literature as per the local party literature plan, both local and constituency wide
5. To build and develop digital campaigning capacity alongside key volunteers
6. To organise volunteers to enter data in the online database, taking into consideration confidentiality and data retention rules. The organiser may also be required to enter data in the absence of such volunteers
7. To line manage any supporting staff and interns
8. To assist the fundraising group to a limited extent, as allowed by other duties
9. To undertake such training as is recommended to develop and update required skills
10. To undertake such other duties as the line manager may require furthering effective communication, campaigning and organisation in the area.

Overall Aims

To support the work of the local Liberal Democrats so that:

• the local parties’ membership and volunteer base grows and thrives;
• an increased number of Liberal Democrats are elected to Hertfordshire County Council in 2025 in our respective target areas, playing our part in enabling the Liberal Democrats to take control of Herts County Council;
• the local party’s capacity to fight elections is increased including planning towards the 2026 district elections;
• we can win South West Hertfordshire constituency at the next Parliamentary election

Person specification

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively with and maintain the confidence of a wide variety of stakeholders.   
• Track record of recruiting, mobilising and managing volunteers effectively.
• Demonstrate a "can-do" attitude and resilience in pressured/difficult situations.       
• Understanding and experience of election campaigns and management.
• Ability to motivate and manage a team of people and work effectively as a team member
• Ability to work unsupervised and effectively prioritise from a wide variety of tasks.
• Ability to meet deadlines.                  
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to delegate effectively.
• Sympathetic to Liberal Democrat aims and/or values

Desirable

• Knowledge of the local area, its politics and local communities.
• Ability to produce effective political literature.
• Good digital skills and willingness to learn new software/apps and media: social media, ability to update web sites, ability to use a variety of specialised software e.g. desktop publishing, video subtitling.
• Ability to spot issues with campaigning potential.
• Ability to work with the local media and generate positive coverage for the party and its representatives.
• Possession of driving licence and access to a vehicle, given the geographical nature of the Constituency.

Starting date: ASAP.  

How to apply:  

Please read through the job description to learn more about the role before applying and take a few minutes to complete our Equality and Diversity Monitoring Forms (information from which is confidential and not shared with the panel), then proceed with your application.

Please submit:  

• A full CV of no more than two pages, with full employment history, and including a telephone number and email address
• A covering letter (no more than one A4 page) setting out why you want the job and how your experience and skills are relevant to it.
• Details of two referees, including one from your current or most recent employer (if applicable).  

to Spencer Caminsky at spencer.caminsky@libdems.org.uk with the subject line: Application – Campaign Organiser.

We will be reviewing applications as they come in and reserve the right to appoint prior to the closing date.  

Please note:  We will not be able to employ you if you are not eligible to work in the UK. We will not be able to obtain a work permit on your behalf.  

Applicants are encouraged to inform us if any reasonable adjustments are needed to be made during any part of the recruitment process.  

The Party  believes  it  is  essential  to  foster  equity,  equality,  diversion  and  inclusion  within  our workforce.  We want our employees  to  thrive  in  an  environment  where  everyone  is  welcome and  supported  to  achieve  their  potential.  It is  important  to  celebrate  what  makes  us  unique  and that  you  feel  valued,  appreciated  and  free  to  be  who  you  are.