Campaign Organiser (Melksham & Devizes)

Working For: Melksham & Devizes Liberal Democrats

Location: Hybrid

Salary: £26,500

Length of Contract: Fixed term contract until 2 months after the next General Election with 3 months probation

Job Details

Purpose of the job:

The Liberal Democrats are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated person who can play a key role in building volunteer infrastructure, creating leaflets and organising doorstep activity – doorstep activity – to support our fast-paced campaign. This job is pivotal to our success in the May 2029 Local Elections and the next General Election.

As Campaigns Organiser, you will be communicating with volunteers about upcoming campaign activities, recruiting and triaging new volunteers, designing and arranging distribution for campaign leaflets, coordinating constituency doorknocking efforts, and working together with respective campaign teams to steer our campaigning efforts.

Each of these tasks will require strong communication skills, a welcoming attitude, and the confidence to work with and engage volunteers.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated by hitting targets, and proactive in keeping the pace of the campaign, getting stuck in on a range of different tasks and getting things done.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead the volunteer recruitment and capacity building/retainment processes in Melksham and Devizes to ensure we have a motivated and well-trained volunteer network of deliverers, canvassers and clerical helpers. 
• Contribute to the literature schedule planning and provide key input to copy editing, design, proofing and approval, and print and distribution of regular artworked leaflets.
• Plan and coordinate member and volunteer training, volunteer and capacity-building action days and constituency events. 
• Coordinate and support membership recruitment and engagement strategy.

Person specification

Essential

• A willingness to recruit, mobilise and manage volunteers effectively.
• Demonstrate a can-do attitude and resilience in pressured/difficult situations.
• Ability to work unsupervised and effectively prioritise from a wide variety of tasks.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Sympathetic to Liberal Democrat aims and values.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the local area, its politics and local communities.
• Ability to produce effective political literature.
• Good digital skills and willingness to learn new software/apps and media: social media, ability to update web sites, ability to use a variety of specialised software e.g. desktop publishing, video subtitling.
• Ability to spot issues with campaigning potential.
• Possession of driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Closing Date: 1st October 2026 - Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted on a rolling basis. We therefore reserve the right to close the advert early if a suitable candidate is appointed.

Interview/Start Dates

ASAP

Application Details

• A full CV and including contact information
• A covering letter of no more than two pages setting out why you want the job and how your experience and skills are relevant to it.

To be considered for this position, please submit your application to Emma Sandrey at emma.sandrey@libdems.org.uk (Campaigns Manager Western Counties)

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 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.

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