West Finance Director

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Position Summary: 

• The West Finance Director oversees the major donor fundraising efforts in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The Finance Director creates and implements a region-specific finance plan and supports the execution of principal and surrogate travel and fundraising events. The Finance Director is responsible for identifying, cultivating, and maintaining relationships with the top donors in their region.
• The West Finance Director is based in Washington, DC or the San Francisco Bay Area and reports to the National Finance Co-Directors at the Democratic National Committee.

Responsibilities: 

• Plan, schedule, and execute fundraising travel in their region including donor meetings and finance events.
• Develop a comprehensive cycle finance plan that aims to exceed regional goals.
• Practices excellent donor stewardship of donor portfolio.
• Regularly performs research to identify prospective supporters.
• Oversees day-to-day activities and operations of the West finance team.
• Set and execute a calendar of regular programming, including calls, events, meetings, and political activities.
• Write and disseminate regular communications to National Finance Committee members and potential donors.
• Other duties as assigned to support the department and the DNC's mission.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent work experience.
• 3-4 cycles of political fundraising experience.
• Strong and engaging interpersonal skills.
• Management experience.
• Detail oriented and proficient in Excel and Google Suite.
• Working knowledge of NGP database.
• Experience working on campaign or political committee fundraising teams for 2-3 cycles preferred.
• Experience managing events and staffing principals.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Some travel required.

Skills:

• Experience working in the political fundraising area, with emphasis on West fundraising is preferred.
• Experience collaborating with teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication and organizational skills.

Travel: The West Finance Director position will require travel, which could be up to 30% of the time.

Salary: The starting salary for the West Finance Director position is $120,000, on an annualized basis, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

This is a full-time, exempt position, that may require work on weekends. This position can be based in either California or Washington, DC.

Due to federal campaign finance rules, only U.S. citizens or U.S. green card holders are eligible for this role. See 52 U.S.C. 30121; 11 C.F.R. 110.20(i).

The Democratic National Committee (DNC), is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The DNC is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. The DNC will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.

Benefits:

• The DNC offers a generous benefit package, including:
• Generous paid time off, including federal holidays and open leave
• Health and dental insurance for employee and dependents; 90% paid by the DNC, 10% paid by employee
• Supplementary vision plans available to employees for purchase
• Up to a 5% employer match DNC 401(k) plan
• Pre-tax flexible spending account benefits available to employees and dependents