Civic Engagement and Voter Protection Deputy Director

Company: Democratic National Committee
Location: Washington
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

Position Summary: The Civic Engagement and Voter Protection (CEVP) Deputy Director is an experienced, passionate election-law professional who will help develop and execute a national strategic plan to ensure every vote is protected. The ideal candidate is a c reative, versatile, politically adept, and action-oriented problem solver who is intellectually curious, has a strong work ethic, discipline, and a track record of working strategically and collaboratively across departments and organizations. The ideal candidate should be tenacious, detail-oriented, and have an excellent track record of managing staff, projects, and time to deliver results. The ideal candidate will also have multiple cycles of voter protection experience and understand the need to balance the unique requirements of various state programs with the development of metrics to monitor and track programmatic goals. Responsibilities: Manage the day-to-day operations of a national voter protection team, including: building and maintaining strategic relationships with the appropriate departments of the DNC, while working across the states to identify issues involving voter protection and voter accessibility, and developing and implementing strategies for changes; overseeing the implementation of training and programming; working with state voter protection teams and state parties to support their voter protection efforts; assist in developing metrics and goals for the national and state voter protection programs; and developing methods for translating data and legal research developed at the national level into products that are useful to state voter protection and organizing teams. Identify opportunities for civic engagement activities that support capacity building. Help scale state voter protection efforts by leveraging the bandwidth and skills of the voter protection teams in conjunction with the key partners. Represent the DNC at meetings and events and convey the DNC’s work on voter protection and engagement in the absence of the Director Other duties as assigned to support the department and the DNC's mission. Qualifications: Juris Doctor, preferably, or a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree with m ultiple cycles of voter protection and/or campaign experience is preferred. Experience managing teams of both staff and volunteers. Strong knowledge of and experience with national, state, and local organizational players engaged in electoral strategies and programs. Proven ability to work collaboratively and build relationships with diverse groups and individuals. Excellent written and oral communication skills with experience in public presentations. Well-versed in LBJ, VAN/Votebuilder, and Google Suite Proficiency and comfort with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Docs. Ability to understand and work with data. Willingness and ability to travel. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, 24/7 organization. Strong commitment and passion in advancing the Democratic agenda, strengthening the Democratic Party, and winning elections Travel : This position will require travel, which could be 15 to 30% of the time. Salary : The starting salary for this position is $120,000 on an annualized basis, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Due to federal campaign finance rules, only U.S. citizens or U.S. green card holders are eligible for this role. See 52 U.S.C. 30121; 11 C.F.R. 110.20(i).” The Democratic National Committee (DNC), is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The DNC is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. The DNC will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited. Benefits: The DNC offers a generous benefit package, including: Generous paid time off, including federal holidays and open leave Health and dental insurance for employee and dependents; 90% paid by the DNC, 10% paid by employee Supplementary vision plans available to employees for purchase Up to a 5% employer match DNC 401(k) plan Pre-tax flexible spending account benefits available to employees and dependents

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