City Manager

Black Fork Strategies is an Ohio-based engagement firm that focuses on all aspects of community and electoral field work : voter engagement and registration, petition collection, canvass programs, and door-to-door campaign work.

At Black Fork Strategies, we anchor winning campaigns while building long-term power for the communities in which we work and partner.

For more information, visit

www.blackfork.org

We are seeking a City Manager who will work under the direction of the Regional Field Director to manage ateam of 10+ staff including canvassers and office administrators in the 2024 election.

This position will take ownership over the following buckets of work :

• Directly manages daily activities of canvassers to build out large-scale voter engagement programs including voter registration and doors in assigned turf.
• Ensures their office hits its hiring, onboarding, voter registration, doors, and reporting goals.
• Holds daily launch and debriefs with canvassers to address issue education, best practices, quality control, and other topics.
• Trains, holds-accountable and provides ongoing motivation and support to canvass leads,canvassers, and the office manager.

Works in the field with canvassers and teams as necessary.

• Coaches canvassers to have effective conversations with targets and ensures best practices are being used..
• Ability to break down office goals by canvasser to set clear expectations for assigned work.
• Ability to view reports such as progress to goal, IDs, and contact rates to make adjustments to canvasser teams. Has the acumen to understand what adjustments should be made ASAP and what needs to be discussed with the Regional Field Director.
• Regular reports to Regional Field Director to assess progress-to-goal and triage issues in the field.
• Works in deep collaboration with the quality control team to ensure that issues are addressedimmediately with voter registration, takes the appropriate action to remedy a situation and reports up to the Regional Field Director ASAP.
• Ensures that a thorough quality control process for voter registration is being adhered to in order to prevent voter registration fraud.
• Reviews reporting and identifies trends and issues of concern with individual canvassers. Works totriage issues while also reporting up to the Regional Field Director issues and possible solutions.
• Works as directed by the Training Manager to adjust and execute necessary training and trainingadjustments. Makes recommendations for training specific to the region.
• Ensures there is statewide adherence to training standards, script usage, script approvals, scriptcompletion, reporting, and a clear field feedback loop.

Works in the field with canvassers and teams as necessary to ensure compliance.

• Maintains a healthy and safe working environment for all staff.
• Builds a working relationship with the appropriate people at the County Board of Elections.

Required Skills and Abilities :

Strong field management skills and the ability to hold teams accountable for reaching key benchmarks. Ability to speak about campaign issues and strategy.

Organize effective team meetings that set clearstandards around a culture of accountability and competition while creating a healthy work culture.

The candidate should have experience with canvassing, managing hourly staff, experience working in the nonprofit and / or campaign setting, and demonstrated professionalism and tact in communications with a diversity of individuals.

Strong organizational and time management skills, acute attention to detail andability to work well with others on the campaign team is a must.

This position can be based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Position Duties :

• Assist with hiring, training and managing of canvassers in assigned turf.
• Manages daily launches, trainings, and debriefs in office.
• Field spot checks and field audits for quality control of canvassing teams.
• Oversees proper completion of HR paperwork for canvassers.
• Other duties as assigned

Please note : This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

Duties, responsibilities and activities are based on campaign needs and may change.

Position Details

The City Manager is a full-time temporary position. This position will go through November2024. Benefits include health / dental insurance.

Prior to starting the position, the City Manager must reside in Cleveland, Ohio, possess a cell phone, a driver’s license, and have access to a reliable insured automobile

Weekend and evening hours will be required. Work-related expenses arereimbursed according to policy. Physical requirements include frequent standing, canvassing for long periods of time, the ability to sit in meetings, and lift moderate weight for supplies.

Salary

This position offers a highly competitive salary, based on experience. Salary Range for this position will be

$50,000 to $55,000.

EEO / AAP Policy Statement

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicantsfor employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, criminal history, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement,promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Application Instructions - A

pplications will be accepted until the position is filled.

To apply, please submit a brief cover letter explaining why you are interested in this position, your resume, and three professional references.

PLEASE FOLLOW ALL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE POSITION.

Job Type : Full-time, temporary

Pay : $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 per yea

Work Location : Cleveland, Ohio