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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: NATIONAL FIELD DIRECTOR
American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC)

Reports to: Campaign Director
FLSA Status: Full Time – Exempt
Location: Remote; (based anywhere in the United States; 25-40% domestic travel required)
Date: August 28, 2025

POSITION SUMMARY

The American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC) is looking for a seasoned, politically astute, and deeply passionate individual to serve as our National Field Director to partner on ABIC’s issue campaigns. This individual will directly supervise field team members and report progress to the Campaign Director. The position includes driving ABIC’s Field program and supporting team members in growing, building, and activating ABIC’s base of employer supporters and community partners pushing for common sense immigration solutions.

ABOUT AMERICAN BUSINESS IMMIGRATION COALITION

ABIC is active in 21 key states and communities across the country, engaging activists, advocates, business leaders, Republican and Democrat lawmakers on the urgency of passing immigration reform that boosts our economy, creates American jobs, eases the labor shortage, and supports families. The goal of our bipartisan coalition of over 1700 diverse businesses and business associations is to provide a strong and effective voice seeking sensible immigration reforms to grow our economy and strengthen American families.

ABIC members include CEOs, retired CEOs, business associations, small business owners as well as hospitals and universities. ABIC works in partnership with diverse businesses and advocates to support policies at the state and federal levels. In addition, ABIC organizes committees of business leaders from sectors of the economy that rely on the immigrant workforce such as agriculture, construction, hospitality, and health care.

For more information, visit https://abic.us.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Build a Relational Organizing and Campaign-Oriented Field Program

  • Lead field team efforts to build and activate ABIC’s base of employer supporters and community partners pushing for common sense immigration solutions, including but not limited to:

    • Working with the Campaign Director and field staff to identify campaign opportunities by state or by sector of the economy and ensure field activities effectively advance campaign priorities

    • Managing and helping to build out a strong team of 5-10 field organizers

    • Establishing a clear recruitment pipeline and ladder of engagement for ABIC’s supporter base

    • Ensuring the field team is consistently recruiting new employers and leaders and moving them through that ladder of engagement from initial engagement to growing into leadership roles

    • Consistent and clear tracking of one-on-one relational meetings and ensuring the field team is maintaining the necessary data

    • Building an infrastructure of key regional and sector-based leadership teams

    • Overseeing the execution of critical campaign activities that are led by the field team including setting metrics and managing quality control on team-wide field activities including roundtables, summits, fly-ins, sign-on letters, etc.

    • Identifying and driving creation of recruitment materials and strategies

    • Mentor and arrange training for field team members

Team Management

  • Work with staff in human resources to develop a set of core competencies each field position needs to possess to be successful

  • Design, build and implement a comprehensive training and onboarding process that develops these core competencies at different levels

  • Engage field staff in development, assessment, and adjustment of strategy to advance ABIC campaigns

  • Communicate and collaborate with the field team and other departments to ensure efficient program execution

  • Lead subsections of organizational planning processes, including pieces of program strategic plans and state team campaign/work plans

  • Strategize and oversee multiple campaigns and budgets

  • Support development, growth, and morale of field team members

Political Strategy & Campaigning

  • Offer and build out creative and effective field strategies to execute campaigns and help the team pivot as needed

  • Build and maintain a cadre of key relationships with employer members, bipartisan lawmakers, and allies

  • Regularly identify opportunities for effective partnerships

  • Represent ABIC in external meetings, conferences, discussions

  • Take on other tasks as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Deep experience with relational organizing strategies including recruiting leaders, leadership development, building teams, and driving campaign actions

  • Skills in training, mentoring, and developing field organizers

  • Significant issue, political, or electoral campaigning experience (minimum six years in a senior management role or two election cycles)

  • Proven commitment to ABIC’s mission and understanding of immigration and economic development

  • Experience organizing unlikely allies, businesses, rural and faith leaders, and willingness to work with elected officials from both parties

  • Strong understanding of national and state political landscapes

  • Experience managing teams, morale, and providing feedback

  • Independent and strong leader with coalition-building ability

  • Strategic and campaign planning skills with commitment to transparency and communication

  • Experience developing, writing, and executing successful campaign plans

  • Proficient with data, polling, technologies, and best practices in the field

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

  • Salary Range: $105,000 – $120,000

  • Benefits include health insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, and standard holidays

EEO STATEMENT

ABIC is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for employees. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

HOW TO APPLY

Please email your resume and cover letter to info@americanbic.biz and include “ABIC National Field Director” in the subject line.
The position will remain open until filled.