Huntingdon Conservative Association is looking to appoint a Campaign Manager or Organising Secretary.

The successful applicant will be someone enthusiastic and ambitious, who thrives on a wide-range of competing challenges. Political and campaigning priorities can change quickly, so working hours will of necessity be varied and flexible. This is a “rolling-up-the-sleeves”, do whatever needs to be done, frontline campaigning role.

The varied role of a constituency-based Campaign Manager or Organising Secretary includes responsibility for the following:

• Developing an on-going programme of incumbency activities with the local MP
• Recruiting volunteers and building campaign teams
• Driving an on-going voter contact programme, including phoning and door-to-door canvassing
• Organising political meetings and events
• Co-ordinating a comprehensive fundraising programme
• Producing local Party literature and building delivery networks
• Maintaining and expanding a presence on multiple social media platforms
• Executing a full ‘get out the vote’ operation on polling day
• Working with Association Officers in producing and delivering a campaign plan for the Constituency

A Campaign Manager must:

• Be a self-starter
• Be well organised, professional and punctual
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Be able to lead and motivate colleagues and activists
• Able to work within a team and autonomously and take responsibility for fulfilling tasks and meeting deadlines
• Sympathetic to the aims and values of the Conservative Party
• Flexible approach to out of hours working patterns

 A full training programme will be provided by CCHQ.