Director, Organizing
Remote
Full Time
Engagement - Internal Applicants ONLY
Manager/Supervisor
Director, Partner Success
This role is open to Sandy Hook Promise Staff & Volunteers ONLY.
About Sandy Hook Promise
Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) envisions a future where all children are free from school shootings and other acts of violence. As a national nonprofit organization, SHP’s mission is to educate and empower youth and adults to prevent violence in schools, homes, and communities. Creators of the lifesaving, evidence informed Know the Signs prevention programs, SHP teaches the warning signs of someone who may be in crisis, socially isolated, or at-risk of hurting themselves or others and how to get help. SHP also advances school safety, youth mental health, and responsible gun ownership at the state and federal levels through nonpartisan policy and partnerships.
SHP is led by several family members whose loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.
Commitment to Belonging, Community, Engagement, and Respect
SHP strives to ensure its culture and work environment reflect the values of belonging, community, engagement and respect. We actively seek to understand and respond to the diverse perspectives and lived experiences of individuals across socioeconomic backgrounds, rural and urban communities, and diversity of thought, in addition to traditional protected categories. We are committed to ensuring that every SHP employee feels heard, valued, and a true sense of belonging. SHP encourages individuals who share our commitment to these core values and to our mission to apply.
About the Role
This role is open to Sandy Hook Promise Staff & Volunteers ONLY.
The Director, Organizing will lead a nationwide strategy to grow and support Sandy Hook Promise’s network of Promise Leaders, aligning grassroots organizing efforts with the organization’s mission and strategic priorities. This role focuses on strengthening team leadership, fostering cross-department collaboration, and ensuring that organizing work is community-centered, data-informed, and responsive to advocacy opportunities. The ideal candidate brings deep organizing experience, strong strategic insight, and a commitment to prevention, equity, and collective impact.
Location
We are a U.S. based organization and most of our staff work remotely. This role will require 40% travel (on an as-needed basis).
Job Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to)
- Operationalize a nationwide Promise Leader organizing strategy.
- Evaluate and adjust this strategy as needed to respond to SHP's overall organizational strategy, the specific support needs of internal partners such as Programs, Policy, and Marketing,
- Manage four regional organizers and one digital organizer.
- Drive the organizing team’s cross-organizational collaboration.
- Is responsible for national and priority state Promise Leader organizing and mobilization goals.
- Manage all systems required for executing, tracking, and evaluating organizer work and results.
- Deep alignment with Sandy Hook Promise’s mission and core values.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in organizing, including leadership and team supervision.
- Proven ability to apply organizing strategies to advance advocacy and policy goals.
- Skilled in managing and prioritizing complex organizing efforts across multiple staff, regions, and initiatives, with a focus on tracking and evaluating progress.
- Experience collaborating across departments to design and implement integrated organizing campaigns.
- Comfortable using contact management tools such as Salesforce and EveryAction.
- Performs other duties as required.
This role is open to Sandy Hook Promise Staff & Volunteers ONLY.
The salary range for this position is $93,000-$103,000.
(SHP follows a strict internal rubric to help guide salary placement and ensure equitable pay amongst new hires and current staff. New hires should expect to be brought on at the start of the range, except in extenuating circumstances.)
- SHP offers a competitive benefits package, including:
- Unlimited PTO
- Flexible schedules
- Paid holidays and 10 days sick leave
- Paid parental leave
- Health, dental, and vision
- Employer paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability
- 401k match
- Professional development stipend
- Wellness & mental health support
- Employer Paid Employee Assistance Program.
Additional Instructions
- Internal staff and volunteers have until July 1, 2025, to submit their application. Please contact HR once you have applied.
- Surveys are automatically sent out post application. Please fill these out within the first few days to ensure a quicker response from SHP.
SHP is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We strive to be an employer of choice: where a diverse mix of talented people want to come and do their best work. SHP does not make employment related decisions based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We are focused on promoting multiculturalism and inclusion so that all SHP employees feel valued and respected. We believe deeply that a diverse workforce comprised of people of all beliefs, backgrounds, and life experiences who seek to prevent gun violence and stop the tragic loss of life will make SHP a stronger, more effective organization.
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