Bexar County Democratic Party Campaign Committee 12/13/2008

Campaign Manager Job Description for 2008

Duties and authority:

The Campaign Manager’s responsibility is to run the 2008 Bexar County Democratic general election campaign. This will be done according to a budget approved by the County Executive Committee (CEC), and according to a campaign plan which will include a county-wide campaign supporting all Democratic candidates, on which the manager will have input, this plan also to be approved by the CEC.

Duties include recruiting and managing a field director, volunteer director, finance director, and phone bank director, which are to be part-time positions.

The campaign manager’s authority to expend funds will be set by CEC resolution and will be limited by the BCDP’s continuing rules, internal control procedures, and by the campaign budget. The manager will work closely with the Treasurer and the Budget committee. The campaign manager does not have authority to borrow or to make long-term high-dollar contracts.

The campaign manager will be under the supervision of the Campaign Committee, and under the day to day oversight of the County Chair who is an ex officio member of that committee.

Qualifications:

— The campaign manager must be a decision maker, with no personal agenda, and be willing to assist all Democrats.

— This individual must have the ability to work well with others and a network of support volunteers would be desirable.

— This individual must be able to coordinate the efforts of clubs, candidates, the official Democratic Party organization, and volunteers.

— This individual must be able to organize a central political headquarters.

— This individual must have experience managing a political campaign, preferably a coordinated campaign involving multiple candidates.

— Experience should include managing paid workers, recruiting and managing unpaid volunteers, managing a phone bank, forming campaign strategy, managing generation of fund raising letters and other campaign mailings, and a track record of attracting other Democrats to work in campaigns.

— Experience in the local political arena is important.

— Required to be an experienced user of Microsoft Office, email, and Internet search engines.

The campaign manager should be prepared to work 40-plus hour weeks for four months, beginning in July 2008.

The Campaign Manager will meet most of the active Democrats in Bexar County.