● Working in partnership with the West Midlands Regional Party and LDHQ, ensure there is an up to date West Midlands Regional Development Plan in place covering every local party in the West Midlands region, and maintain a rolling overview of its delivery, advising the West Midlands Region on resource deployment to achieve its goals;
● Deliver the seat support programme agreed between LDHQ and the West Midlands Regional Party to develop the skills of volunteers and staff, build party capacity, and win elections;
● Deliver targeted wins in strategically important elections – directly managing campaigns where needed;
● Increase the take up of national campaigns and messages that grow the Liberal Democrat brand and movement;
● Ensure good communications and relationships between the LDHQ Campaigns & Election Directorate, the West Midlands Regional Party and key stakeholders – including candidates, local parties and campaign teams.
1. Attend and provide a written report to meetings of the Regional Executive
2. Actively participate in monthly meetings with the Regional Chair and Head of Campaigns to review progress against key objectives and to agree future priorities.
● Work with local parties to identify ways of increasing the diversity of membership, and increase the diversity of candidates by working with local parties to remove barriers to standing.
Essential skills and experience
* Campaign management experience
* Strong political messaging and graphic design in the political context
* Excellent organisational and planning skills
* The ability to inspire and develop the skills of volunteers and staff
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* A clear understanding of how to engage with members and voters
* Confidence with data, CRM and digital campaign tools
* Experience working with volunteers
* A full clean driving licence and access to a vehicle
* Sympathy with the aims and values of the Liberal Democrats
Desirable skills and experience
* Experience of management, including remote management
* Experience of fundraising
* Experience of using Nationbuilder, Lib Dem Connect and Affinity Publisher (or the predecessor package Page Plus)
* Experience of delivering training, coaching and mentoring