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# Director of Coalition Alignment & Governance Strategy at Working Families Party

- **Company:** Working Families Party
- **Location:** California
- **Compensation:** $86k–$145k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-11
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/workingfamilies/2197b1d5-504f-4803-8fb2-ef62d7246507

## Job description

## About the Working Families Party

The Working Families Party (WFP) is the progressive party for the multiracial working class, fighting for a nation that works for the many, not the few. We recruit, train, and support transformational candidates up and down the ballot — and run them to win.

We believe that no matter where we come from or what our color, most of us want the same things. We want to earn enough to thrive, not just survive, and leave a better future for our kids. We want healthy food and clean water, safe neighborhoods and a safe world. We want to be free.

The Working Families Party is regular people coming together across our differences to make a better future for us all. We’re a multiracial party that fights for workers over bosses and people over the powerful. We want an America which realizes the promise – unrealized in our history – of freedom and equality for all.

## ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Party Governance and Regional Alignment

- Collaborate closely with the State Director, CA WFP Officers, and State Steering Committee to develop and implement statewide political, organizational, and governing strategies.

- Serve as the primary staff lead for the California State Steering Committee, including agenda development, meeting facilitation, follow-up, implementation tracking, and leadership development.

- Manage regional steering committees as assigned by the State Director

- Staff the work of the CA WFP Officers and provide strategic support related to governance, party growth, regional alignment, and organizational development.

- Ensure strong alignment between statewide priorities and Regional Committee strategies, programs, and decision-making processes.

- Build systems that improve communication, coordination, accountability, and collaboration between regional and statewide leadership bodies.

- Support the ongoing development of democratic governance structures that strengthen participation, accountability, and strategic decision-making across the organization.

- Manage the annual dues collections from coalition members.

- Coordinate communication, workflow, and strategic alignment between State Steering Committee members, Regional Committees, staff, and organizational partners.

Governance and Elected Leadership Strategy

- Lead the development and execution of California WFP's statewide co-governance strategy.

- Plan and execute annual statewide governance and co-governance convenings.

- Support the planning and facilitation of regional governance and co-governance gatherings throughout the state.

- Build and maintain strong relationships with elected officials, candidates, labor leaders, movement organizations, and coalition partners.

- Coordinate regular engagement opportunities for elected officials, including statewide elected official meetings, issue-based governing discussions, and strategic planning sessions.

- Develop and facilitate a monthly statewide elected officials call focused on policy priorities, governing opportunities, movement alignment, and shared strategy.

- Coordinate issue-based co-governance campaigns that connect elected officials, movement organizations, and party leaders around common priorities.

- Work closely with regional leadership and elected champions to establish regional co-governance tables and governing structures.

- Support elected officials in building stronger relationships with movement organizations and community leaders throughout California.

Staff Management and Organizational Leadership

- Supervise staff as assigned by the State Director.

- Support cross-department coordination to ensure organizing, electoral, governance, communications, and development work are aligned with statewide priorities.

- Participate as a senior leader in organizational planning, staff development, and strategic decision-making.

- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and political alignment across staff teams.

Political Strategy and Coalition Building

- Maintain strong relationships with labor unions, community organizations, member leaders, donors, elected officials, and movement allies.

- Identify opportunities to strengthen California WFP's political infrastructure, coalition relationships, and governing power throughout the state.

- Represent California WFP in coalition spaces, governance tables, and strategic political discussions as assigned by the State Director.

- Support the development of long-term political strategies that connect electoral success to governing power and durable movement-building.

- Work across departments and stakeholder groups to ensure California WFP functions as an integrated statewide political organization.

- Lead special projects and strategic initiatives as assigned by the State Director.

## SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

- Organizational Leadership: At least 8 years of  experience serving as an advisor, strategist, or senior leader within political, labor, advocacy, or democratic organizations. Proven ability to build alignment across diverse stakeholders and translate strategy into action.

- Governance and Coalition Management: Deep experience managing coalitions, steering committees, boards, elected leaders, or other governing bodies. Strong understanding of relationship building, consensus development, and organizational decision-making.

- Exceptional People Leadership: Proven experience managing staff; setting expectations; developing talent; leading performance management; and building strong, trust-based relationships across lines of difference.

- Co-Governance and Political Strategy: Experience working with elected officials, candidates, labor unions, and community organizations to advance shared governing, policy, or political priorities. Knowledge of California's political and movement ecosystem preferred.

- Superior Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to facilitate complex conversations, navigate competing interests, and translate political and organizational priorities into clear guidance, decisions, and systems that support alignment and execution.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor, or take over sponsorship of, employment visas at this time.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Working Families Party is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to economic and social justice. Women, people of color, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and members of other historically disenfranchised populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to apply for or perform the essential functions of the job should contact us at jobs@workingfamilies.org with the subject line "Application Accommodation" to request such an accommodation.

## About Working Families Party

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The Working Families Party (WFP) is a progressive political party in the United States that fights for the multiracial working class by recruiting, training, and electing people-powered candidates.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Nonprofit Political Organization)
- **Headquarters**: Brooklyn, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 1998
- **Founders**: Bertha Lewis, Dan Cantor (merger of the New Party, Citizen Action, and ACORN)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Political Organizations, Electoral Campaigning, Advocacy
- **Target customers**: Voters, activists, working-class individuals, unions, community organizations (B2C and B2B with partner groups)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To build a nation that works for the many, not the few – fighting for higher wages, fair criminal justice, and getting money out of politics.

## Products & Services
- **Candidate Recruitment & Training**: WFP identifies and trains progressive candidates for offices from city council to U.S. Senate.
- **Electoral Campaigns**: Runs field organizing, messaging, and get-out-the-vote operations, sometimes in Democratic primaries, sometimes on the WFP ballot line.
- **Coalition Building**: Partners with unions, community organizations, and social movements to advance a shared legislative agenda.
- **Membership Program**: Offers a dues-paying membership ($10/month or $120/year) that gives supporters a direct role in party governance.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (nonprofit)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of USD $3,653,167 (most recent data); Membership of 69,622 (December 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Unions, community organizations, and social movements; the party is governed by its members and partner groups.
- **Growth Signals**: Active hiring for multiple senior roles (Chief Development Officer, Director of Engineering, state directors, organizers); expanding into new states like Massachusetts and Rhode Island; 152 employees with offices in five U.S. locations.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Fusion Voting Strategy**: WFP cross-endorses candidates on its own ballot line in states where fusion voting is legal, giving working-class voters a distinct progressive option without "spoiling" the election.
- **Multiracial Coalition**: Deliberately built as a multiracial party, uniting diverse communities around shared economic and social justice goals.
- **Proven Track Record**: Over two decades of electing transformational leaders and winning major policy victories (higher wages, criminal justice reform, money-in-politics reform).

## Strategic Focus
- **State Chapter Expansion**: Currently building new state chapters (e.g., Massachusetts, Rhode Island) and deepening existing ones (California, New York, Oregon).
- **Electoral Power**: Recruiting and running candidates up and down the ballot, with a focus on local and state races that build long-term movement infrastructure.
- **Data & Technology**: Investing in engineering and data infrastructure to better target voters and measure campaign effectiveness (recently hiring a Director of Engineering).

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Culture**: Staff are deeply committed to progressive change and working in a unionized, inclusive environment.
- **Comprehensive Benefits**: Health/dental/vision (first of month after hire), FSA, life insurance, 401(k) with immediate vesting, generous vacation (including comp time, sick days, personal days), paid parental leave (up to 12 weeks), sabbatical after 4 years, short-term disability, and $400/year professional development fund.
- **Remote/Hybrid Options**: Many roles are fully remote; some are hybrid (e.g., California organizer roles). Utility reimbursement of up to $175/month for home office costs.
- **Unionized Workplace**: Employees are represented by the New York Metropolitan Area Joint Board, Workers United union.
- **Employee Reviews**: 3.5/5.0 on employer rating (56 reviews). Culture scored highest (3.8), work-life balance 3.1, compensation 2.7, career 2.8.

## Sources
1. [workingfamilies.org - Jobs](https://workingfamilies.org/jobs/)
2. [workingfamilies.org - About](https://workingfamilies.org/about/)
3. [workingfamilies.org - Home](https://workingfamilies.org/)
4. [jobs.lever.co/workingfamilies](https://jobs.lever.co/workingfamilies)
5. [linkedin.com/company/working-families-party](https://www.linkedin.com/company/working-families-party)

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