North East Hampshire Organiser

Job title:             NORTH-EAST HAMPSHIRE ORGANISER

Responsible to:   Campaigns Manager (South Central Region)

Salary :            £  28,000 (full time equivalent)

Hours:                Full time role. (It is expected that the appointee will work to assist evening and weekend activities by agreement) We will also consider part-time.

Tenure:              6 months (with a view to extend)

Location:           NE Hampshire Lib Dems / Alex Brewer Constituency 

Closing date:  5pm 2nd March 2025    

Purpose of the job

Alex Brewer MP and the Liberal Democrats are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated person who can manage a team of volunteers and build campaigning capacity in North-East Hampshire.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the work, building on our recent success in the North-East Hampshire constituency, to deliver campaigning activity, and build the infrastructure and organisation necessary to re-elect a Lib Dem MP in the constituency at the next General Election and elect a team of Lib Dem councillors at the first unitary council elections. 

Job Description:

• Take overall responsibility for delivering the agreed constituency campaign plan, as agreed between the Regional Campaigns Manager, Alex Brewer MP and the local Liberal Democrat team.
• Building campaigning and organisational capacity – including recruiting members, donors, deliverers and poster sites. 
• Building and managing a team of constituency volunteers who oversee all aspects of capacity building and campaigning.
• Designing and delivering an ongoing programme of doorstep communication with voters.
• Assisting with the design, production, print, and coordination of delivery of campaign literature.
• Maintaining relevant databases e.g. deliverers, donors, poster sites etc. 
• Organising events e.g. action days, social events, etc.
• Maintaining and updating social media, website and other digital infrastructure.
• Supporting fundraising and assisting with fundraising campaigns and organising events as required.
• Attending relevant conferences, training and other meetings as required.

Person Specification:

The following criteria are considered essential:

• Exceptional personal organisation.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead, mobilise and manage volunteers.
• Excellent written communication skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision, self-motivating and able manage own workload.
• Familiarity with current issues within UK politics and sympathy with the values and principles of the Liberal Democrats.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

 The following criteria are considered highly desirable:

• Experience of delivering effective Liberal Democrat campaigns.
• Experience of Liberal Democrat software and databases (e.g. Affinity Publisher, Fleet & Connect)

Starting date: ASAP.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please send

• 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 be considered for this position, please submit your application to mark.jeffery@libdems.org.uk

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[AB7]  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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