Following Sarah Dyke’s spectacular by-election win in the recent Somerton & Frome by-election, the local Lib Dems are looking for a Campaign Manager to drive our campaigning operation and help Sarah fight for our corner of Somerset and lead our campaign in Glastonbury & Somerton.


With a General Election potentially 6 months away, this will be an exciting, fast-paced role - with the opportunity to really change things. You will work to grow, manage and inspire our team of local volunteers, building on the recent by-election campaign. Working with the LDHQ Campaigns Manager, you will lead production on all our printed literature, ensuring it works hand-in-hand with our digital campaigning.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for delivering the constituency campaign plan, as agreed between the LDHQ Campaigns Manager, the MP/PPC and the local Lib Dem party
• Building campaigning and organisational capacity – including recruiting members, donors, deliverers and poster sites

• Building and managing a team of constituency volunteers who oversee all aspects of capacity building and campaigning
• Designing and delivering an ongoing programme of doorstep communication with voters
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Assisting with the design, production, print, and coordination of delivery of campaign literature
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Maintaining relevant databases
• Organising events
• Maintaining and updating social media, website and other digital infrastructure
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Supporting fundraising and assisting with fundraising campaigns and events as required
• Attending relevant conferences, training and other meetings as required

Person specification

The following criteria are considered essential:

• Exceptional personal organisation
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead, mobilise and manage volunteers
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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
• Familiarity with current issues within UK politics and sympathy with the values and principles of the Lib Dems

The following criteria are considered highly desirable:


• Experience of delivering effective Liberal Democrat campaigns.
• Experience of Liberal Democrat software and databases
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Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle