Campaign Organiser (South West Hertfordshire)

Job Title: Campaign Organiser for the South West Hertfordshire Constituency        

Responsible to: Campaign Manager for the East of England                

Salary: £26,000-£28,000 per annum, depending on experience 

Benefit: 4% pension contribution        

Hours: Full time FTE (37.5 hours per week)         

Tenure: Permanent 

Location: Initially based remotely, with frequent flexible working across the constituency. Access to a shared office and printing facility in Leavesden.

Closing date: Thursday 20 August, 23:59pm

Purpose of the job

Do you want to make the world around you a better place to live? Do you want to see your values making a real difference in peoples’ lives? Do you want to play a leading role in one of the big news stories at the next General Election? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, this role may be the perfect opportunity for you!

Local parliamentary candidate Matt Sanders and the South West Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated person who can take a leading role in campaigns, produce campaign material, manage a team of volunteers, and build campaigning capacity across the South West Hertfordshire constituency.

South West Hertfordshire is a top target seat for the Liberal Democrats following our strong second place in 2024, and in this role you would be working to deliver campaigning activity and build the infrastructure and organisation necessary to elect Liberal Democrat councillors in 2027 and a Liberal Democrat MP at the next General Election.

The constituency consists of all 13 current wards of Three Rivers District Council, along with the Kings Langley ward of Dacorum District Council. Liberal Democrats run both of these councils, as well as Hertfordshire Council Council. From May 2028, Hertfordshire’s existing councils will be abolished and replaced with new unitary authorities. Local elections are scheduled for May 2027. This means that work will need to progress quickly to help secure a Liberal Democrat majority in the new South West Hertfordshire Unitary Authority.

The job will provide the opportunity to build a wide range of highly desirable skills - from fundraising and volunteer management, to graphic design and communications - giving the successful applicant a strong platform for career and personal development. You will have access to a large programme of training and resources, as well as coaching and mentoring from an experienced regional Campaign Manager and peer-to-peer mentoring with senior local leaders and campaigns staff from other parts of the country. This will set you up well for future careers in politics, campaigning, communications and many other fields.

Job Description:

• Take responsibility for delivering the local and constituency campaign plan to the agreed budget.
• Play a leading role in developing the local and constituency’s campaign strategy and messaging; ensure that the agreed strategy and messaging is executed at all levels.
• Build campaigning and organisational capacity – including recruiting members, donors, deliverers and poster sites. 
• Oversee a team of constituency volunteers, and build strong personal relationships with key stakeholders and activists.
• Design and deliver a programme of doorstep communication with key voters.
• Together with the HQ Campaign Manager and HQ literature team, lead on the design, production, print, and coordination of delivery of campaign literature.
• Together with the HQ Campaign Manager, review campaign data to inform decisions and strategy.
• Ensure that relevant databases, websites and social media channels are updated and maintained, with any replies fed to councillors/activists.
• Organise events, and support fundraising campaigns.
• Attend relevant conferences, training, campaign sessions and other meetings.
• Provide casework assistance to the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council as required.
• Some weekend/evening work as required, especially at key election periods, with time off in lieu.

Person Specification:

The following criteria are considered essential:

• Strong personal organisation.
• Ability to work on multiple projects at once.
• 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 to manage own workload and problem solve.
• Sympathy with the values and principles of the Liberal Democrats.
• Comfortable using Excel and/or Google Sheets. 

The following criteria are considered highly desirable:

• Previous involvement with Liberal Democrat campaigns.
• Willingness to learn to use office based printing and associated equipment.
• Experience of desktop publishing and design.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Starting date: ASAP.

How to apply:

Please read through the job description to learn more about the role before applying and take a few minutes to complete our Equality and Diversity Monitoring Forms (information from which is confidential and not shared with the panel), then proceed with your application. 

Please submit:

• A full CV of no more than two pages, with full employment history, 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 it.

• Details of two referees, including one from your current or most recent employer (if applicable).

to Spencer Caminsky - spencer.caminsky@libdems.org.uk - with the subject line: ‘Application - SW Herts Organiser’. 

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.

The  Party  believes  it  is  essential  to  foster  equity,  equality,  diversion  and  inclusion  within  our workforce.  We  want  our employees  to  thrive  in  an  environment  where  everyone  is  welcome and  supported  to  achieve  their  potential.  It  is  important  to  celebrate  what  makes  us  unique  and that  you  feel  valued,  appreciated  and  free  to  be  who  you  are.