Civic engagement manager

Job Status: Full-time

Location: Remote work from home environment, Kansas-based, preferably Wichita or NE Kansas

Work Schedule: Typical daytime office hours with some evening/weekends required

Reports to: Deputy Director

Travel: Regular statewide travel and occasional national travel for conferences, meetings and presentations

Positions Supervised: Will supervise volunteers, may supervise staff and interns as time and work allows

Position Summary: The Civic Engagement Manager will lead Kansas Appleseed’s civic engagement campaign to build grassroots power and drive community-centered advocacy efforts. This includes managing get-out-the-vote (GOTV) efforts, educating and mobilizing communities around policy issues, and leading opposition to efforts that threaten equity and justice in Kansas.

Essential Duties: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Civic Engagement & Voter Mobilization

  • Develop deep understanding and expertise on civic engagement and creating healthier communities
  • Develop and execute voter registration, education, and GOTV strategies, especially among historically disenfranchised communities.
  • Lead nonpartisan voter engagement campaigns across key Kansas communities.
  • Connect and engage with individuals, schools, government agencies, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, statewide coalitions and others to create a sustainable statewide network of supporters to advocate for healthier communities. 

Grassroots Advocacy

  • Coordinate Kansas Appleseed’s grassroots strategies on changes to election laws, voter suppression efforts, and ballot initiatives.
  • Support the development of year-round grassroots leadership and advocacy capacity in Kansas communities.
  • Facilitate community meetings, listening sessions, trainings, and public education events.
  • Engage directly with impacted individuals to build local leadership.
  • Create campaign materials, messaging guides, and advocacy toolkits.
  • Coordinate digital advocacy and outreach for Kansas Appleseed’s policy initiatives.

Reporting & Evaluation

  • Provide research, writing, and other support for Kansas Appleseed’s advocacy agenda as needed.
  • Contribute to other outward-facing communications, including developing social media content, op-eds, articles, in-person presentations, etc. 
  •  Participate in quarterly internal evaluation meetings to discuss progress to date, successes, lessons learned, priorities going forward.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Highly organized and reliable; able to work independently, think strategically, and achieve outcomes. 
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, including an ability to engage with individuals from all backgrounds. 
  • Adept professional judgement and ability to be diplomatic in sometimes contentious settings. 
  • Experience in one or more of the following areas: community organizing, grassroots mobilizing, nonprofit policy advocacy, voter engagement, coalition development and management. 
  • Experience recruiting and managing volunteers. 
  • Bachelor’s degree.

Candidates must be available for evening and weekend commitments. Candidates will need a personal vehicle, valid driver’s license, and insurance as the position requires frequent in-state travel. Travel expenses will be reimbursed.

Pay and Benefits: $65,000 per year. Employer-paid medical, vision, and dental insurance, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, 3% match to organization-sponsored IRA, vacation (three weeks), health leave (two weeks), 17 paid holidays, work from home and cell phone stipends. 

We strongly encourage people from historically underrepresented communities to apply. Kansas Appleseed believes diversity and inclusion strengthen our communities and workplaces. Kansas Appleseed does not discriminate based on race, gender identity, religion, age, ethnicity, disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, or citizenship status.

About Kansas Appleseed

Kansas Appleseed is a nonprofit, nonpartisan justice center dedicated to building a thriving, inclusive, and just Kansas through policy change and community empowerment. We center the voices of impacted communities to dismantle structural injustice, expand opportunity, and protect the rights and well-being of all Kansans.

Application procedure: Please send a resume and cover letter to applications@KansasAppleseed.org. Please put “Civic Engagement Manager” in the subject line of your email. Applications received by July 25, 2025, will receive priority consideration.