Clark County Education Association
 

Political Director

Based in Las Vegas, NV

 

The Clark County Education Association (CCEA) is seeking applicants for the position of Political Director. This position will be responsible for developing and implementing CCEA’s political, policy, and legislative programs at multiple levels of engagement. Résumés will be held confidential. Excellent salary: dependent on experience and qualifications, and competitive fringe benefit, and retirement plans. Letters of application, and a resume reflecting essential qualifications and experiences must be submitted with application. 

Only candidates looking for an opportunity to grow and develop in a fast-moving organization focused on building political power need apply. 

To Apply:
Please send materials to the attention of: 

John Vellardita, CCEA 
4230 McLeod Drive, 
Las Vegas, NV 89121
email: jvellardita@ccea-nv.org

Association Overview
Clark County Education Association is the largest independent education union in the Country that represents 18,000+ Pre K-12 licensed employees in 370 schools in the Clark County School District (CCSD) which is the fifth largest school district in the USA. CCEA is also the largest educator’s union in Nevada. CCEA provides collective bargaining, contract representation, professional development, legal services, legislative advocacy and political programs to win for our members. CCEA’s record of political accomplishment in Nevada politics has resulted in significant advances for educators and public education. CCEA engages successfully in State and Local races and ballot initiatives. 

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in developing and moving legislation, lobbying and policy advocacy
• Experience in election campaigns and running ballot initiatives 
• Strategic thinker in terms of developing multi-year plans to grow program and capacity 
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and with effective writing skills
• Must be data driven, skill in gathering, analyzing and producing analytics with data to be used as a basis for developing specific political strategies 
• Ability to plan effectively and develop a variety of strategies to achieve organizational goals 

Key Job Responsibilities

• Work with CCEA’s Executive Director in developing CCEA’s legislative and policy agenda 
• Plan and manage CCEA’s election cycle in State and Local races 
• Manage CCEA’s political, community and business relationships
• Manage CCEA’s members internal political program 
• Work with CCEA’s Data Department to build political data base and analytics 
• Other duties as assigned.

In addition, the successful candidate will possess knowledge and experiences in the following areas:

• People oriented with strong interpersonal skills
• Professional appearance in interacting with members and the public
• Highly self-motivated and the ability to motivate others 
• To be detailed oriented
• Be task and results driven
• Deadline accomplished
• Creative problem solver
• Be organized in their work assignment 
• Data base skills required 
• Microsoft Office suite programs
• Have a driver’s license
• A registered vehicle with $300,000 liability auto insurance
• Willing to work extended hours as assigned 
• A team player working collaboratively to accomplish objectives 
• Working with diverse populations, personalities and viewpoints