This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual who thrives on a wide-range of competing challenges.
Political and campaigning priorities can change quickly, so unsociable hours will be a requirement of this role during busy times, such as in the build up to an election day.
This is a “roll-up-the-sleeves”, do whatever needs to be done, frontline campaigning position.
As a Constituency Campaign Manager, your main responsibilities will be to support the Somerset Group to:
- Develop an on-going programme of incumbency activities
- Recruit volunteers and build campaign teams
- Drive an on-going voter contact programme, including phoning and door-to-door canvassing
- Work with the local Party to organise high-profile political meetings and events
- Co-ordinate a comprehensive fundraising programme
- Produce local Party literature and building a delivery network
- Maintain and expand a presence on multiple social media platforms
- Execute a full ‘get out the vote’ operation on polling day
As a Constituency Campaign Manager your skills will be:
- A self-starter with the ability to take initiative
- Well organised with a professional attitude
- You will need to be reliable, approachable and adaptable
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Able to lead and motivate activists
- Able to work within a team and with a degree of autonomy and take responsibility for fulfilling tasks and meeting deadlines
- Sympathetic to the aims and values of the Conservative Party
- Flexible approach to out of hours working patterns
- Hold a full clean driving license and have access to a vehicle
A full training programme will be provided, together with opportunities to gain nationally recognised qualifications.