Alabama Democratic Party: Executive Director
Job Post, Baltimore, MD, United States
Alabama Democratic Party: Executive Director
LOCATION: AL
SALARY: $60,000 / Yearly
COMPANY: Alabama Democratic Party
DEPARTMENT: Finance
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Party
CONTACT: mark@aldemocrats.org
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS To apply, please submit resumes to Mark Onarato at mark@aldemocrats.org
JOB DESCRIPTION The Alabama Democratic Party is seeking a full-time, permanent Development Director. The Alabama Democratic Party’s goals in the 2026 cycle are to elect Democrats in races up and down the ballot, with specific focus on the new Congressional map. This role will also take on some responsibilities for Special Projects fundraising as well, ensuring that both party and electoral programs have a clear path toward success.
Development Director The Development Director’s role will be to execute a fundraising strategy targeted at equipping the Alabama Democratic Party’s Coordinated Campaign with the financial resources necessary to be successful across the state. The Development Director will also work laterally with other Department leads to ensure Special Projects fundraising stays on track to achieve those goals. Finally, the Development Director will train candidates, as needed, on successful fundraising strategies for their respective campaigns.
Compensation This role will be compensated at $5,000 per month.
Essential Job Functions
Manage and execute a strategic statewide finance plan which includes soliciting contributions +$5,000, planning fundraising events, partnering with organizations, staffing call time, soliciting small-dollar grassroots funding, and sending direct mail programs
Execute and manage donor research and expand donor networks
Create call sheets and manage party leadership call time
Work with the State Democratic Executive Committee’s Fundraising Caucus to develop targeted donor group lists
Oversee the planning and execution of large-scale events, as well as regional mid-sized events
Work with and staff surrogates to plan fundraising events
Manage follow-up on all correspondence and pledges from donors
Manage NGP donor database
Manage donor thank you program
Assist in development of yearly budget, implementation, and goal tracking.
External Relationships: Regularly work with Coordinated Table partners, from candidate campaigns, to labor leaders, to national Committee partners to keep them up to date on finance matters
Help Democratic leadership manage large donor conversations with major national funders
Work with digital vendors to create a digital fundraising plan.
Professionalizing Campaigns: Mentor state party candidates with all levels of electoral experience in the creation of budgets appropriate for the size of their campaigns
Assist in staffing call time for state party candidates when needed, and coach candidates on their call time pitch
Work with the state party Executive Director and Director of Communications to create mail and digital budgets for state party candidates
Assist with campaign compliance questions from state party candidates, as needed
Work with mail and digital vendors to create plans for targeted districts and campaigns
Minimum Qualifications
Two-to-three cycles of campaign experience, with at least one cycle of finance experience
Excellent attention to detail and a high level of personal organization
Experience planning and executing events
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Disciplined time management skills
Experience managing call time
Experience in planning and executing budgets
Knowledge of NGP, Google Sheets, and ActBlue, with Honeybook preferred but not required
Ideal candidates will have
Multiple cycles of finance experience
Experience in highly contested campaign environments
Working knowledge of Alabama campaign finance laws
To apply Please submit resumes to Mark Onarato at mark@aldemocrats.org
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SALARY: $60,000 / Yearly
COMPANY: Alabama Democratic Party
DEPARTMENT: Finance
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Party
CONTACT: mark@aldemocrats.org
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS To apply, please submit resumes to Mark Onarato at mark@aldemocrats.org
JOB DESCRIPTION The Alabama Democratic Party is seeking a full-time, permanent Development Director. The Alabama Democratic Party’s goals in the 2026 cycle are to elect Democrats in races up and down the ballot, with specific focus on the new Congressional map. This role will also take on some responsibilities for Special Projects fundraising as well, ensuring that both party and electoral programs have a clear path toward success.
Development Director The Development Director’s role will be to execute a fundraising strategy targeted at equipping the Alabama Democratic Party’s Coordinated Campaign with the financial resources necessary to be successful across the state. The Development Director will also work laterally with other Department leads to ensure Special Projects fundraising stays on track to achieve those goals. Finally, the Development Director will train candidates, as needed, on successful fundraising strategies for their respective campaigns.
Compensation This role will be compensated at $5,000 per month.
Essential Job Functions
Manage and execute a strategic statewide finance plan which includes soliciting contributions +$5,000, planning fundraising events, partnering with organizations, staffing call time, soliciting small-dollar grassroots funding, and sending direct mail programs
Execute and manage donor research and expand donor networks
Create call sheets and manage party leadership call time
Work with the State Democratic Executive Committee’s Fundraising Caucus to develop targeted donor group lists
Oversee the planning and execution of large-scale events, as well as regional mid-sized events
Work with and staff surrogates to plan fundraising events
Manage follow-up on all correspondence and pledges from donors
Manage NGP donor database
Manage donor thank you program
Assist in development of yearly budget, implementation, and goal tracking.
External Relationships: Regularly work with Coordinated Table partners, from candidate campaigns, to labor leaders, to national Committee partners to keep them up to date on finance matters
Help Democratic leadership manage large donor conversations with major national funders
Work with digital vendors to create a digital fundraising plan.
Professionalizing Campaigns: Mentor state party candidates with all levels of electoral experience in the creation of budgets appropriate for the size of their campaigns
Assist in staffing call time for state party candidates when needed, and coach candidates on their call time pitch
Work with the state party Executive Director and Director of Communications to create mail and digital budgets for state party candidates
Assist with campaign compliance questions from state party candidates, as needed
Work with mail and digital vendors to create plans for targeted districts and campaigns
Minimum Qualifications
Two-to-three cycles of campaign experience, with at least one cycle of finance experience
Excellent attention to detail and a high level of personal organization
Experience planning and executing events
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Disciplined time management skills
Experience managing call time
Experience in planning and executing budgets
Knowledge of NGP, Google Sheets, and ActBlue, with Honeybook preferred but not required
Ideal candidates will have
Multiple cycles of finance experience
Experience in highly contested campaign environments
Working knowledge of Alabama campaign finance laws
To apply Please submit resumes to Mark Onarato at mark@aldemocrats.org
#J-18808-Ljbffr