Description
ABOUT US
MVP funds local organizing and movement-building groups working to shift culture, win power, and shape policy.
MVP operates like a “mutual fund” for political giving: We raise money from donors, then channel it toward the most impactful organizations and power-building work around the country. Learn more: https://movement.vote.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As the Western States Advisor, you will be MVP’s main liaison with local groups, intermediaries, select national partners, and select donors seeking to support movement building across a set of priority states in the West, including but not limited to California, Alaska, Nevada, Nebraska, and Texas. You will report to the Director of State Programs and work closely with peer State Advisors and the Capacity Building teams.
State Advisors are integral to meeting MVP’s mission. They are responsible for cultivating trusting relationships and contributing flexible resources to make timely investments that result in greater progressive power and meaningful policy change, especially for communities that are still fighting to secure a seat at the table. State Advisors:
- Build a deep, ongoing understanding of state political landscapes, progressive infrastructure, challenges, and opportunities through ongoing landscape analyses, and serve as experts in their state at MVP (20%).
- Work on the ground with state-based partners to advance power-building efforts in support of short-term and long-term policy and electoral goals (35%).
- Make investment recommendations to the MVP team to support immediate political opportunities, organization and infrastructure-building, and long-term progressive electoral and legislative power (15%).
- Serve as a trusted ally and strategic advisor to our partners and connect partners with capacity-building resources at MVP to support their organizational development and strategic capacities (10%).
- Advise and align in-state donors, funding partners, and intermediaries to leverage, maximize, and streamline funding towards progressive gains (10%).
- Document and communicate about the groups and the state landscape regularly as needed; evaluate progress and make recommendations for necessary future strategic shifts (10%).
Requirements
RESPONSIBILITIES
Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required.
Continue building our Western strategy: Continue developing and implementing a Western strategy, with a particular focus on Nevada and other necessary states.
- Build a deep and ongoing understanding of the region’s political landscape, progressive infrastructure, challenges, and opportunities through ongoing landscape analyses and serve as experts in the region at MVP.
- Bottomline efforts to identify opportunities for regional approaches to support ecosystem building, policy gains, and/or electoral needs.
Build a deep and ongoing understanding and strategy for the region: Informed by local partners and other resources, build an understanding of the progressive ecosystem – political, policy, and infrastructure – to inform short-term and long-term investment recommendations within the region.
- Work with local, state, and national partners to identify opportunities for state partners to work across state lines to support policy goals, ecosystem building, and/or electoral goals. Examples of this could include building regional policy groups in support of an environmental project with multi-state impact; securing and identifying volunteers to support critical election needs in nearby states, etc.
- Ensure power-building investments are reflective of MVP’s values, especially mission- based and our commitment to anti-oppression, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice.
- Through regular meetings with partners and allies, build and maintain trusting, values-driven, strategic relationships.
- Work with local groups to strengthen their annual and multi-year electoral, issue advocacy, and base-building plans; at times, particularly for start-up and developing organizations, this may include helping them draft plans and budgets, or even to expand existing plans — aka, helping groups “dream big”!
- Identify state infrastructure gaps and political opportunities, then work with partners and allies to address and build infrastructure and take advantage of political opportunities.
Make investment recommendations: Draft internal strategy documents and external C3, C4, and PAC state plans that make the case for where, when, how, and how much to invest for success in the short- and long-term to build progressive power through grassroots organizing. Plans may include landscape analyses; assessments of partner staffing and capacity needs; opportunities, challenges, and gaps both within and between organizations; key best practices to share; budgets; and more.
- Manage your grantmaking budget for the state, including tracking partner budget gaps and adjusting grantmaking budget accordingly.
- Based on identified infrastructure gaps and opportunities, nurture new and emerging movement voter organizing groups, alliances, and special projects or campaigns.
- Work with MVP’s grantmaking team to administer and track grants across the state. Keep all MVP tracking systems updated and ensure all recommendations for grantmaking are current and meet legal compliance in Airtable or other systems of record.
Strengthen organizational development: In partnership with MVP’s Capacity Building team, support local groups in assessing their staffing and capacity needs, upgrading their operations, identifying opportunities and gaps, and implementing best practices.
Align with allied donors, funders, and intermediaries: Liaise and actively engage with all relevant stakeholders as appropriate: local funders, organizing networks, intermediaries, influencers, etc.
- Develop relationships with local funders, partners, and intermediaries to advise their work in the state and/or fund state plans, in partnership with MVP’s Senior State Strategy Director and State Programs Team leadership.
- Lead MVP’s engagement with the state C3, C4, donor tables, and other local alliances as appropriate.
Document, communicate, and evaluate progress: Work with state-based groups to complete compelling and legally-compliant program reports that are rooted in state plans, measure progress to goals, and continue to inspire movement-building and donor support for this work.
- Provide strategic insights to State Programs Team leadership about how MVP reporting processes can continue to evolve to meet legal compliance and other needs.
- Offer feedback and suggestions to state-based organizational leaders about their progress to goals.
- Share “what’s working” with other partners and fellow State Advisors to facilitate continued relationships and growth.
- Document and share with MVP staff stories and photos from local organizations, campaigns, and individuals that illustrate the success of your state’s strategy monthly and in key moments.
QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Note: Well-qualified candidates may not necessarily meet every single point below.
- Depth of knowledge of political and movement ecosystems in the state gained through political campaign experience and/or movement organizing experience (ideally both!).
- Experience working across diverse movements, coalitions, and constituencies.
- Passion for supporting a diverse ecosystem of grassroots organizations.
- Ability to assess state funding landscapes and grassroots groups’ capacity to grow and expand.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively verbally and in writing.
- Organizational and campaign leadership experience, preferably at the senior level.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- In-depth understanding of the funding landscape in Western states, with a particular interest in Nevada, as well as the funding needs of grassroots groups in the state.
- Some experience with, or strong desire to learn about, fundraising and grantmaking.
- Demonstrated success supporting and coaching a wide variety of leaders and organizers.
- Experience in state-based organizational leadership roles.
- Familiarity with field campaign data and tools, including Slack, Airtable, VAN, and Google Suite.
- Some experience with, or strong desire to learn about, compliance issues that guide 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and PAC work.
SALARY & BENEFITS
Salary Range: $120,000-$140,000 (based on skills and experience)
Benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Employer-paid premiums of health insurance at 100% for most individuals & 75% for family
- Dental and vision insurance coverage
- 401(k) account with partial match
- Basic life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance direct coverage
- Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account availability
- Work From Home stipend
- Wellness stipend
- Student Loan Repayment Assistance
- Access to free online courses
- Paid vacation (4 weeks), paid holidays (9 days), and office closures (fall and winter breaks)
- Two floating paid days off (to be used at your discretion)
- 18 weeks of paid Parental Leave
- Up to 4 weeks of paid Bereavement Leave
- Up to 12 weeks of Family Leave (up to 4 weeks paid)
- Sabbatical policy
OTHER DETAILS
Physical and Environmental Requirements
- Full-time, remote, exempt position
- Occasional travel for MVP team gatherings (2-5 times per year)
- Frequent travel in states throughout the West
Direct Reports
- Not applicable, although the position may evolve to require management
Accommodations
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact recruiting@movement.vote.
APPLY NOW
Deadline: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Ideally, we are looking for the Western States Advisor to start in June 2026.
Movement Voter Project isn’t just an equal opportunity employer. We are actively seeking to build a diverse and inclusive team with a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills to support the incredible diversity of grassroots organizing across the country. MVP does not discriminate based upon race/ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a veteran, formerly incarcerated or convicted persons, status as an individual with a disability, or any other characteristic.
Movement Voter Project is the public “dba” name for All Hands On Deck, Inc.
