The Regional Director provides strategic leadership and coordination for Labor Party chapters across an entire region, serving as the bridge between national strategy and local implementation. You'll support chapter development, facilitate regional coordination, share best practices, organize multi-state campaigns, and build the collaborative infrastructure that amplifies organizing power across state lines—ensuring the Labor Party builds cohesive regional strength for economic justice.
This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on support, working closely with state chapter leaders, national leadership, and other Regional Directors to coordinate organizing efforts across your assigned region.
Labor party Reginal Director MapRegional Assignments:
Southwest Region (Purple): California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii‍
Northwest Region (Orange): Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Alaska‍
Midwest Region (Blue): North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois
‍Northeast Region (Teal): Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, DC‍
Mideast Region (Red): Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Michigan
‍Southeast Region (Green): Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida
‍Gulf Region (Yellow): Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi‍
U.S. Territories: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic guidance and support to state chapter leaders across your region
- Coordinate regional meetings bringing together chapter leadership for collaboration and strategy
- Facilitate resource sharing and best practice exchange between chapters in your region
- Support new chapter formation and provide mentorship to chapter founders
- Organize multi-state campaigns and coordinated actions on regional issues
- Build coalition relationships with regional labor unions, progressive organizations, and advocacy groups
- Coordinate regional training sessions and skills development programs
- Track chapter health metrics including membership growth, activity levels, and organizational capacity
- Identify struggling chapters and provide intervention support and resources
- Facilitate communication between regional chapters and national leadership
- Organize regional conferences, events, and solidarity actions
- Develop regional fundraising strategies and coordinate resource allocation
- Support candidate recruitment and campaign coordination across multiple states
- Build regional communication channels including newsletters, calls, and digital coordination
- Identify regional policy priorities and coordinate advocacy campaigns
- Facilitate peer-to-peer mentorship between experienced and new chapter leaders
- Represent regional interests and needs in national strategy discussions
- Track and report on regional organizing metrics and political developments
Qualifications
- Strong leadership and strategic thinking skills with ability to see big-picture regional dynamics
- Experience in political organizing, campaign management, or movement building across multiple locations
- Excellent relationship management skills for coordinating diverse chapter leaders
- Understanding of regional political landscapes, demographics, and economic conditions
- Ability to travel within region for chapter visits, trainings, and events (frequency varies by region size)
- Strong facilitation skills for running productive regional meetings and strategy sessions
- Experience mentoring organizers or managing distributed teams
- Knowledge of coalition building and multi-organizational coordination
- Ability to balance support with accountability for chapter performance
- Strong communication skills for regular coordination across multiple states
- Understanding of how local organizing connects to regional and national power-building
- Problem-solving ability to address chapter challenges and organizational obstacles
- Commitment to the Labor Party's mission of economic justice and workers' rights
- Bonus: Existing networks in assigned region; multi-state organizing experience; familiarity with regional labor movement and progressive infrastructure
Time Commitment
This role requires 15-25 hours per week including evening and weekend availability for regional calls, chapter meetings, and events. Some regions require more travel than others based on geography and chapter distribution.
Impact
As Regional Director, you'll build the connective tissue that transforms isolated state chapters into coordinated regional power. By facilitating collaboration, sharing resources, and creating opportunities for multi-state action, you'll help the Labor Party achieve scale and impact that no single chapter could accomplish alone—proving that organized workers across state lines can build the political infrastructure to challenge corporate power and win economic justice across entire regions of America.
Note: Regional Directors work closely with the national organizing team and other Regional Directors to ensure consistent strategy while adapting to regional political realities. This role requires balancing support for local autonomy with coordination toward shared national goals.
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