NOW HIRING Target start in early July 2026

Campaign Manager

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Priority consideration given to applications received by June 17, 2026.
Process: 30-min phone interview, 60-min panel interview, reference checks.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Campaign Manager serves as the operational backbone of Minnesota: The Land of Neighbors. This person ensures that four distinct organizations — each with its own leadership, culture, and priorities — function as a unified team. The Campaign Manager (CM) stewards all cross-organizational coordination, supports the backbone team in managing relationships with funders and advisors, owns the budget and financial reporting, and keeps the campaign on track against an ambitious timeline.

This is not a support role. The CM is a senior practitioner who exercises independent judgment, manages up and across organizational lines, and serves as a trusted partner to the campaign's leadership. The right person brings both operational rigor and genuine belief in the campaign's mission.

ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN

Minnesota: The Land of Neighbors (informally, the Minnesota Neighbors Campaign) is a statewide civic campaign to inspire and equip Minnesotans to work across differences, rooted in the shared values that already bind us together. A coalition of Minnesota foundations has contracted a four-organization backbone team — Civic Bridgers, Braver Angels, Common Ground USA, and Media Minefield — to develop and deliver this campaign.

The campaign launches in summer 2026, with listening sessions across 8-10 Minnesota communities, two major marketing pushes in summer and fall 2026, and sustained engagement through 2027.

Position Summary

  • Position Type: Full-Time Contract (1099 contract through Civic Bridgers)

  • Duration: 12 months, with strong expectation of renewal pending Year 2 funding

  • Location: Minnesota-based; hybrid with statewide travel

  • Reports To: Civic Bridgers Executive Director; accountable to full Backbone Team

  • Compensation: Monthly retainer of $8,500

This is a full-time role. The Minnesota: The Land of Neighbors campaign involves four backbone organizations, a funder coalition, an advisory group, and a rapidly growing coalition of statewide partners — all operating under an aggressive launch timeline. The Campaign Manager is the connective tissue that holds this campaign together.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Backbone Team Coordination

  • Facilitate frequent (at least weekly) Bridgers team meetings: agenda-setting, facilitation, follow-up, and decision documentation

  • Track action items and accountabilities across all four backbone organizations

  • Identify when workstreams are misaligned or at risk and surface issues proactively to leadership

  • Serve as primary point of contact for day-to-day coordination between organizations

  • Maintain shared project management systems (task tracking, shared drives, documentation)

  • Manage relationships with key vendors, including but not limited to evaluation and public relations

Stakeholder Communication & Cadence

  • Design and maintain communication cadences for all key stakeholder groups: Backbone Team, advisory group, coalition partners, and funders

  • Contribute to campaign design and communication products

  • Establish and maintain systems for tracking full coalition engagement and communication

  • Backbone Team: facilitate frequent meetings with the Backbone Team and distribute written status summaries to keep all four organizations aligned between meetings

  • Advisory group: manage calendar, meeting logistics, materials, and follow-up; develop a regular touchpoint structure that respects advisors’ time while keeping them meaningfully engaged

  • Coalition partners: coordinate partner updates in collaboration with relevant Backbone Team leads; build and maintain onboarding processes and engagement tracking for new and existing partners

  • Funders: prepare quarterly progress reports and financial summaries in coordination with Civic Bridgers leadership; maintain relationship logs and flag upcoming reporting deadlines

Legal & Agreements

  • Draft, track, and manage MOUs between backbone organizations and coalition partners

  • Coordinate with legal counsel as needed on agreement review

  • Maintain a living contracts log with execution status, renewal dates, and key terms

  • Ensure all partner agreements are aligned with funder requirements and campaign governance

Budget & Financial Management

  • Maintain the campaign master budget in coordination with Civic Bridgers finance staff

  • Track expenditures across organizations and reconcile against approved allocations

  • Prepare monthly budget-to-actual reports for Backbone Team and quarterly summaries for funders

  • Support invoice processing and inter-organizational reimbursement workflows

  • Flag budget variances and support reforecasting as the campaign evolves

Implementation Planning & Tracking

  • Own and maintain the campaign master workplan across all phases (listening, launch, activation, evaluation)

  • Coordinate Phase 1 listening session logistics: community scheduling, partner outreach, staffing needs

  • Track milestones and deliverables against the quarter-by-quarter workplan

  • Prepare campaign status summaries for internal and external audiences

  • Manage campaign launch logistics in coordination with Media Minefield and Common Ground USA

Coalition & Partner Administration

  • Maintain the coalition partner database: contact information, tier, status, engagement history

  • Coordinate onboarding for new coalition partners, including agreement execution and introductory materials

  • Support coalition communication cadence in coordination with relevant backbone team leads

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

  • 5+ years of project management experience, preferably in a multi-organization or coalition context

  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate across organizations without direct authority

  • Track record of high fidelity and follow-through on processes and deliberables

  • Experience managing complex budgets ($500K+) and producing financial reports

  • Strong facilitation skills; able to run productive meetings across organizations with different cultures, find points of convergence amid conflict, and stay on pace while navigating disagreement

  • Experience drafting and managing MOUs, contracts, or partnership agreements

  • Excellent written communication; can produce clean reports, summaries, and correspondence quickly

  • Minnesota-based with working knowledge of Minnesota's civic and nonprofit landscape

  • Genuine commitment to the campaign's mission: bridging divides and strengthening Minnesota's civic culture

Strongly Preferred

  • Experience in civic engagement, narrative change, or statewide campaign contexts

  • Familiarity with multi-funder philanthropic relationships and reporting

  • Comfort with multipartisan environments; the campaign's team and audience span the political spectrum

  • Experience working with advisory groups or boards

  • Existing relationships across Minnesota regions (metro and Greater MN)

A Note on Fit

Minnesota: The Land of Neighbors is a genuinely multipartisan campaign. The Campaign Manager will regularly work alongside colleagues and partners who hold a wide range of world views, political views, and lived experiences. We are looking for someone who embodies the campaign's values — curiosity about others, commitment to shared aspirations, and the ability to build trust across differences — not just someone who manages the logistics. If you believe Minnesota is stronger when its people can work together across disagreement, this role is for you.

To Apply

Send a resume and a brief cover letter (no more than one page) describing your project management approach and why this campaign's mission matters to you through the form below. Applications should be directed to Civic Bridgers.

The role is available immediately, with campaign launch targeted for late June/July 2026.

TO APPLY

Equal Opportunity Employer

Civic Bridgers is an equal-opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind in any part of our business and partnerships. Building an inclusive team is key central to our values and mission, and essential for our success. We humbly strive to ensure that the Civic Bridgers team environment is intentionally inclusive and reflective of the communities we serve. We hire talent with a transparent and equitable process for all who apply. All employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, medical history, or any other protected status. We believe our differences make us stronger and encourage all interested candidates to apply. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact info@civicbridgers.org.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact info@civicbridgers.org.