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The Maine Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign is seeking to hire 11 Regional Field Directors (RFD) to play a critical field organizing position within the Maine Democratic Coordinated Campaign (Victory 2008) and have responsibility in building the campaign’s capacity and infrastructure in their region. They will report directly to their respective Congressional District Field Director.

The job entails executing a field plan to boost the performance of all Democrats on the ballot in his/her geographic area. The RFD will be required to meet aggressive voter contact goals through a combined use of phone banks, canvasses and events. He/she will be directly responsible for delivering the margin of victory in that area and may include management of additional staff within their specific region. The RFDs will also work with County Committees, Town Committees, Precinct and Neighborhood leaders recruited in 2007 and other local activists to build a strong network of grassroots volunteers to implement the ’08 voter contact program.

Other parts of the job description may include but are not limited to:

- Work with the party infrastructure (County, local, etc) to build long term
- Organize events, house parties and community actions in your counties
- Conduct outreach to and maintain relationships with local allies and partner groups
- Complete weekly activity reports indicating progress towards goals
- Work to build on the efforts of the formal democratic organizations in your assigned area.
- Assist the County Chairs with assessing the political infrastructure of the municipalities within their counties and developing a field plan to address the assessment
- Work to maintain institutional history and support for the current and future candidates.

It is a high-paced, data-driven job in an intense but rewarding atmosphere. The salary is $30,000/yr (+100% of health insurance costs).

Resumes should be sent to Anya Trundy via email at atrundy@mainedems.org and will be accepted through February 22nd.