Regional Manager

6 days ago

🤠 Texas – Remote

Although this job is listed in Texas, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $75k - $80k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

👔 Manager

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Democrats for Education Reform

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Democrats for Education Reform is a national political organization dedicated to electing Democratic leaders who prioritize high-quality and equitable education for all students. The organization supports policies that improve the quality of education in America, including public school choice, resource equity, and teacher quality. DFER engages in political campaigns to endorse and elect candidates who align with their educational reform values and works to influence education policy at both national and state levels.

Education Policy • Higher Education • K-12 Education • Education Reform

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2007

📚 Education

🏛️ Government

🤝 Non-profit

📋 Description

• ROLE: Houston Regional Manager • LOCATION: Presently Remote with Residence in Houston, TX (up to 25% travel) • Start Date: January 2025 • REPORTS TO: Executive Director, DFER Texas • APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 15, 2024 • ROLE OVERVIEW: Democrats for Education Reform Texas (DFER TX) seeks a Regional Manager dedicated to ensuring that all children thrive in public school, with a particular focus on low-income students, students of color, English learners, and students with disabilities. In this role, you will bring your passion for equity to provide support to the DFER TX’s state regional advocacy team, interacting with key stakeholders in the Houston Region to build DFER’s connections to the community. • WHO WE ARE: Democrats for Education Reform Texas (DFER TX) is a political organization that supports elected Democrats and candidates for office who seek to expand policies and practices that work well for America’s students and confront those that do not. • WHAT WE DO: Support for Progressive Education Leaders — DFER engages directly with candidates and elected officials to empower them to advocate for education policies that focus foremost on serving students. Informing the Education Debate — Our coalition work reflects the breadth of our policy priorities. Targeted Interventions and Rapid Response — DFER’s reach from the most local district relationships to state and federal policymakers, enables us to respond quickly to the changing landscape and policy trends. • KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Regional Relationship Building: Develop and cultivate relationships with key stakeholders and community partners in the Greater Houston-region. Interact With Elected Leaders: Build key relationships with state and local elected leaders in the greater Houston region. Community Outreach/Event Attendance: Attend various community, school and other events to develop key relationships and build the DFER brand throughout the greater Houston-region. Stakeholder Engagement: Assist in organizing and participating in meetings, workshops, and conferences with policymakers, educators, and other stakeholders. Interact with Educational Leaders: Develop and maintain relationships with school and educational leaders in order to leverage organizational political and policy goals. Coalition Partner Interaction: Join and participate in regional and local policy advocacy coalitions. Legislative and Policy Advocacy: Assist in DFER’s statewide policy and legislative advocacy efforts during legislative sessions.

🎯 Requirements

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s Degree Required • Analytical Thinking: Ability to critically evaluate policies and their impacts, identify key issues, and develop evidence-based recommendations. • Organizational Skills: Ability to track interactions and on-the-ground communications • Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical and complicated information clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences. • Attention to Detail: Meticulous attention to detail in research, writing, and data analysis. • Commitment to Education Equity: A demonstrated commitment to improving educational outcomes and advancing equity in education. • 1+ years experience in an outreach focused role. Prior experience in a role that centered on relationship building. • Education Policy Experience preferred: In-depth understanding of current K-12 and higher education education policy issues and the policymaking process at the local, state, and federal levels. Demonstrated knowledge on the organization’s policy focus areas will be prioritized.

🏖️ Benefits

• Compensation: The salary range for this role is $75,000- $80,000. • DFER is proud to offer excellent benefits: cell phone reimbursement, health, vision, and dental coverage; flexible spending plan; life insurance; short-and long-term disability insurance; 401K plan with a match plan; flexible spending/benefits plan; paid family leave; paid time off (sick time; all National holidays; a week off around the winter holidays) and paid vacation. • COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION • Democrats for Education Reform welcomes applications from all, and strongly encourages women, people of color, people of disabilities, immigrants, refugees & LGBTQ people to apply for this position. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization and recruiting a team that reflects the diversity of the students we serve.