Campaign Organiser (Surrey Heath)

Job Title: Surrey Heath Campaign Organiser
Responsible to: Campaigns Manager from the Liberal Democrats Campaigns & Elections Department
Salary: £23,000 - £26,000 (depending upon experience)
Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week). Exceptional part-time applications will be considered.
Evening and weekend working will be required, especially as the General Election draws closer.
Tenure: Fixed term until 1 month after the next General Election
Location: Based in the Surrey Heath Constituency Office, in the centre of Camberley. Travel across the constituency will be required.
Closing date: 31 st May 2024 (We will be reviewing applications as they come in and reserve the right to appoint prior to the closing date.)

Job Specification:

Surrey Heath Liberal Democrats are looking for a dynamic Campaign Organiser to be a key part of the team driving their General Election campaign in the Surrey Heath parliamentary seat (currently held by the Conservatives). Currently the team consists of volunteers.

In the May 2023 local elections, the Liberal Democrats made extensive gains, taking 24 out of 35 seats on Surrey Heath Borough Council, becoming the largest party and taking control of the Council from the Conservatives, who had run the Council for 49 years. Five Parish
Councillors were also elected. This firmly established the Liberal Democrats as the leading party in local government. The May results demonstrated the party’s ability to make powerful electoral gains across the Surrey Heath area.

In addition, the boundaries of the Surrey Heath parliamentary constituency have changed this year.

We are now putting together the team to build on that success at the General Election. Working directly with our Elections Officer, the Campaign Organiser will be the lynch-pin of that team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project manage the campaign - You will make sure our Campaign Plan in Surrey Heath is delivered on-time and in-budget, working closely with our campaign team and activists.
• Produce hard-hitting campaign communications - You will help craft powerful material to inspire voters, donors and supporters. However, you don’t need extensive graphic design experience – as you will work from templates and we can train you up to design leaflets. You will also co-ordinate the printing and distribution of campaign leaflets.
• Get the message out – You will help plan and manage a rigorous schedule of campaign activity to get the message out to voters across the Surrey Heath constituency. This will involve organising doorstep canvassing, leaflet delivery, mass telephoning to voters and more - all powered by our volunteers.
• Power-up our team of activists – You will help organise training to arm our volunteers with the skills, tips and tricks they need to make an impact when meeting voters on the doorsteps. You will work with the rest of the campaign team to recruit talentedand committed new activists.
• Provide data-driven campaign advice – You will understand how a data driven campaign works and is organised.

Key things we’re after from you:

You know how to get things done:

• Deadlines matter, making sure team members know what tasks they need to do.
• You have experience of managing a project with lots of strands, and maintaining budgets.
• You are good at setting priorities and sticking to them.

You can fire up passionate volunteers:

• You have the enthusiasm and empathy to motivate our team of activists.
• You might have experience recruiting, managing, or training volunteers.

You’re a wordsmith with an eye for design:

• You can write copy that wins hearts and minds.
• With sharp attention to detail, you know the difference between a good leaflet and a bad one
• A bonus would be experience using desktop publishing tools.

You can multitask with ease:

• You are organised enough to manage lots of simultaneous demands from volunteers,the rest of the campaign team and the candidate without losing your cool, losing sight of your goals, nor losing your magic touch.
• Previous experience organising events would be a bonus.

You care enough to get stuck right in:

• You are invested in our mission to beat the Conservatives and drive positive change locally and nationally.
• You are not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get the job done.

Experience for you:

• Networking: Meet and learn from ambitious campaigners from across the country, including MPs and fellow campaign staffers.
• Have a real say: Your voice will have a huge bearing on the shape of the campaign.
• Change lives: Make a difference to Surrey Heath and to our country’s future by doing what you do best!
• Helping the local party in other ways: You may also be called on to carry out other duties for the local party as set by your line manager.

Starting date: ASAP.

How to apply:

Please send the following by email to: shldchair@gmail.com

• A full CV of no more than two pages 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.

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.

Please let us have details of your current salary and two referees including one from your current employer – if you would prefer us not to contact them until a later stage of the selection process, please let us know.

We will not notify applicants if their application has been unsuccessful at shortlisting stage.

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