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Join Our Team To Boost Voter Turnout!

Campaign Managers

Hiring Organization: The Dais and the Democratic Engagement Exchange at Toronto Metropolitan University
Contract Period: Thursday, January 30 to Friday, April 4, 2025
Hours: Full-time (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m)
Pay: $330 per day, approximately $15,500 over the contract period
Location: Remote, with occasional travel to campuses in your region
Reports To: Project Manager

The Dais and the Democratic Engagement Exchange at Toronto Metropolitan University are building a team of people to increase voter turnout on campuses across Ontario - will you join us?

We want to address a critical challenge: the record-low voter turnout in Ontario’s last provincial election and the ongoing decline in youth participation. 

In 2025, we will launch a brand new initiative to visit college and university campuses across Ontario to inspire students to vote! We are hiring 5 Campaign Managers, 10 Campus Engagement Leaders, and 50 Voting Ambassadors to help make it easier for young people to get involved in voting, and to build a strong culture of democratic participation that continues beyond the next election. To learn about all of the roles in this project, visit dais.ca/jobs/elections-project/. 

The five Campaign Managers will oversee our voter engagement initiatives in regions across Ontario. This role involves supervising Campus Engagement Leaders and Voting Ambassadors, organizing outreach activities, and ensuring the success of the campaign in your region. This fast-paced role requires excellent time management and execution skills to meet tight deadlines and manage a busy workload.

You'll lead one of five regional groups, each focused on voter engagement within a specific geographic area of Ontario:

• North: Covering Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay, North Bay, and Sudbury

• East: Covering Peterborough, Belleville, Kingston, and Ottawa

• West: Covering Windsor, Sarnia, Kitchener, London, St. Catharines, Niagara, Guelph, and Waterloo

• GTA East: Covering Toronto, Oshawa, and Barrie

• GTA West: Covering Toronto, Hamilton, Mississauga, and Brampton

Join us today if you're ready to inspire change and strengthen democratic participation!

What You'll Do:

• Attend a two-day in-person training session in Toronto on Thursday, January 30 and Friday, January 31. Travel and accommodation will be provided for those travelling from outside the GTHA.
• Supervise and support a team of Campus Engagement Leaders and Voting Ambassadors, ensuring campaign targets are met.
• Plan and execute voter engagement events to create a full calendar of campus events for Campus Engagement Leaders and Voting Ambassadors to attend throughout March. 
• Conduct outreach to campus stakeholders, arranging materials and event schedules.
• Oversee event logistics, address escalated issues, and monitor campuses for disruptions.
• Track expenses, staff hours, and engagement metrics.
• Attend on-campus activations occasionally, as required
• Represent the project professionally and remain non-partisan

What You'll Bring:

• Experience in campaigning or community engagement, whether as a volunteer or in a paid role.
• Experience supervising, coaching or directing staff or volunteers.
• Strong leadership skills with a knack for solving problems.
• Excellent organizational skills, time management, and the ability to work efficiently under pressure and on tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with Ontario’s post-secondary institutions.
• A commitment to non-partisan voter engagement
• Ability to engage diverse communities effectively.
• Bilingualism (English and French) is an asset for East Ontario and North Ontario roles.
• Access to a car and the ability to travel occasionally to campuses is an asset. Mileage is reimbursed at $0.57 per kilometre.
• Capacity to stand for several hours and lift up to 30 pounds as part of event setup and execution - only on occasion