Regional Campaigns Director

Planned Parenthood is the nation’s leading provider and advocate of high-quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health care for all people, as well as the nation’s largest provider of sex education. Planned Parenthood organizations serve all people with care and compassion, with respect, and without judgment, striving to create equitable access to health care. Through health centers, programs in schools and communities, and online resources, Planned Parenthood is a trusted source of reliable education and information that allows people to make informed health decisions. We do all this because we care passionately about helping people lead healthier lives.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that supports the independently incorporated Planned Parenthood affiliates, which operate non‑profit health centers across the U.S. PPFA also works to educate the public on and advocate for issues of sexual and reproductive health. Formed as the advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a separate non‑profit membership organization tax‑exempt under section 501(c)(4). The Action Fund engages in educational, advocacy, and limited electoral activity, including grassroots organizing, legislative advocacy, and voter education in furtherance of the Planned Parenthood mission.

Purpose

The Regional Campaign Director (RCD) serves as the lead strategist for advancing Planned Parenthood’s advocacy, electoral, and policy campaigns within an assigned multi‑state region. Working in close partnership with local Planned Parenthood advocacy and political organizations, the RCD develops, adapts, and implements campaign strategies that advance sexual and reproductive healthcare and rights (SRHR), defend Planned Parenthood from legislative and political attacks, and build durable political power. The RCD works with internal and external partners and collaborates with colleagues nationally as well as local PP organizations to adapt campaign models for specific state and local PP advocacy and political organizations, build political power, and win campaigns.

Engagement

• Collaborates with, supports, and if needed, trains and persuades local PP advocacy and political organizations in building, adapting, and managing state and federal campaigns, including elections.
• Works with affiliates to create new centers of state power and influence, maximizing catalyzing moments to drive a powerful and winning message nationally, and fight national attacks.
• Leads collaboration between local PP organizations and PP national office departments to build capacity of local PP organizations to develop and conduct multi‑year campaigns to influence state and federal policy goals.
• Adapts national office resources (technical assistance, training, coaching, grant support) for local, state, and regional use and influence.
• Conducts strategic planning with local PP organizations to create conditions that would support an expanded Planned Parenthood health care footprint, ambitious goals for supporter growth, and public policy accomplishments.
• Ensures the successful implementation of the strategic plan by providing campaign and organizing expertise and technical support, skills training and management, on‑the‑ground assistance, and connecting the local PP organizations to appropriate national office resources.
• Provides direct legislative, organizing, advocacy, judicial, and other campaign support and management, rapid response assistance, and crisis management to local PP organizations as appropriate and legally compliant.
• Works as a team player in a high‑pressure work environment.
• Contributes to national and affiliate development of comprehensive organizing strategies and long‑term planning.

Delivery

• Serves as lead strategist and ensures the successful implementation of strategies in the states to which they are assigned.
• Coordinates affiliates to align on campaign priorities, mobilize supporters, and execute joint actions that advance regional and national goals.
• Acts as a critical link between the PP national office and local PP organizations to leverage national resources for local public affairs efforts, and keeps the national organization engaged on local priorities, needs, and activities.
• Maintains current and accurate files, tracks affiliate activity to provide regular reports, and monitors work‑related financial expenditures.
• Understands local PP organization/partner capacity, assesses resource needs, and recommends campaign and capacity grant needs.
• Adapts national days of action and organizing moments for affiliates based on state environment and operational and political interests.
• Defines campaign goals for all campaigns and works directly with affiliates as assigned to implement campaign plans, writing plans as needed.
• Works across teams to nationalize state campaigns when opportunities can be catalyzed for the broader movement and helps set national goals for state responses to national threats.
• Guides strategies to bolster actions in states with pro‑SRH elected leadership and coordinates joint responses with Planned Parenthood affiliates.
• Builds toolkits, templates, workbooks, and other resources for affiliates and their advocacy and political organizations to build capacity for meaningful organizing programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Minimum 7–10 years of related advocacy and electoral campaign experience in organizing and management.
• Minimum 3–5 years experience as a regional/multi‑state campaign manager or director (or comparable).
• Demonstrated success developing and executing integrated advocacy, legislative, electoral, and organizing campaigns.
• Strong project management and operational planning skills, including experience managing complex campaigns across multiple timelines and stakeholders.
• Impeccable organization and strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Excellent diplomatic judgment and strong interpersonal skills, including a track record of creating and maintaining strong relationships and managing conflict creatively.
• Must be able to motivate and lead teammates and colleagues who are not direct reports and across divisions and geographies.
• Ability to recognize and respond to problems with potential solutions and facilitate negotiated agreements in a highly professional, confidential, and sensitive manner.
• Strong communicator who can show progress toward goals and translate complex political strategies to varying audiences and channels.
• Ability to identify priorities, work independently, and develop systems for addressing issues or requests.
• Applies a strong race‑equity lens and experience in project management design, decision, analysis, and engagement.
• Able to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
• Passionate about the mission of Planned Parenthood and the role of health provision and advocacy.
• Working knowledge of voter databases (VAN) is preferred.
• Self‑starter with a high level of creative initiative.
• Ability to incorporate resilience best practices into project plans.

$105,000 – $110,000 a year.

Travel

50–75% domestic travel to various states, as well as attending national meetings/conferences.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America participates in the E‑Verify program. Planned Parenthood Federation of America is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a non‑discriminatory work environment, and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Planned Parenthood is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect, integrity, customer focus, and innovation.

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