Campaigns Manager (South West)

Responsible to: Head of Campaigns & Elections (UK)

Salary: From £36,073.36, dependent on experience

Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Tenure: Fixed term until the General Election + 3 months

Location: Home-based, at a location commutable around the Western Counties and Devon & Cornwall regions

Closing date: Friday 7th August

Purpose of the Job

After a historic 2024 General Election and successive local election gains, we’re looking for a driven and strategic Campaigns Manager to turn that momentum into sustained electoral growth across the Western Counties of Somerset, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Dorset and Bristol, as well as Devon & Cornwall.

This is a senior regional role focused on winning. You will work with MPs, candidates, councillors, volunteers and staff to build professional, disciplined and ambitious campaigns that convert strong local foundations into electoral success.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and deliver winning campaigns in priority areas across the regions, directly managing key contests where required and ensuring campaigns are professional, compliant and strategically focused.
• Work closely with MPs, candidates, councillors and local party teams to run structured campaign planning meetings, set clear objectives and drive progress against voter contact, fundraising and organisational targets.
• Build sustainable, self-sufficient campaign teams in held seats by strengthening volunteer recruitment, leadership capacity, and local fundraising.
• Develop campaign-ready infrastructure in emerging priority seats, including clear strategy, messaging frameworks, data-led targeting and measurable growth plans.
• Support and develop local organisers and campaign staff through mentoring, training, and, where agreed, line management, helping to grow a confident and capable regional team.
• Embed best practice in data, digital campaigning, literature production and compliance across the region.

Person specification

We are looking for a strategic campaigner who understands what it takes to win competitive elections and can help others raise their game.

You may have developed your experience within a political party, an advocacy organisation, a membership body, a trade union, a charity, or a comparable campaigning environment. What matters most is a track record of delivering results in high-pressure, target-driven campaigns.

• Experience in managing or playing a senior role in complex campaigns with measurable outcomes.
• A strong understanding of political messaging and how to translate strategy into compelling communications across print, digital and direct voter contact.
• The ability to analyse data and voter insight to inform targeting, messaging and resource allocation.
• Strong leadership skills, with experience motivating volunteers or staff, building effective teams and building positive relationships with stakeholders.
• Sound political judgement and an instinct for what resonates with voters.
• The confidence to challenge constructively, set high standards and hold teams accountable for delivery.
• The ability to work independently across a large region, prioritising effectively and responding calmly to unexpected developments.

You will be someone who combines strategic thinking with practical delivery, and who enjoys working with teams at different stages of development — from well-established strongholds to emerging growth areas.

• Significant experience in campaign management or comparable project leadership in a political or advocacy context.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to shape persuasive messaging.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience working with volunteers and/or distributed teams.
• Confidence using data, CRM systems and digital campaign tools to support targeting and reporting.
• The ability to operate effectively across a large geographic area, with a full clean driving licence and access to a car.
• Sympathy with the aims and values of the Liberal Democrats.

• Experience in managing staff, including remote management.
• Experience of electoral campaigns.
• Experience in fundraising strategy and delivery.
• Experience using tools such as Fleet, Lib Dem Connect, Lighthouse, Affinity Publisher (or similar design software), and Typeform, or the ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Experience designing or delivering training and mentoring programmes.

Please read through the job requirements in full before applying, take a few minutes to complete our Equality and Diversity Monitoring Forms, and then proceed with your application.

• A full CV of no more than two pages, including a telephone number and email address
• A covering letter (no more than one A4 page) setting out why you want the job and how your experience and skills are relevant to it

To be considered for this position, please submit your application to [email protected].

We will review applications as they come in and reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.

Please note: We will not be able to employ you if you are not eligible to work in the UK. We will not be able to obtain a work permit on your behalf.

Applicants are encouraged to inform us if any reasonable adjustments are needed at any stage of the recruitment process.

Please provide details of your current salary and two referees, including one from your current employer. If you would prefer us not to contact them until a later stage of the selection process, please let us know.

We will not notify applicants if their application has been unsuccessful at the shortlisting stage.

The Party believes it is essential to foster equity, equality, diversity, and inclusion within our workforce. We want our employees to thrive in an environment where everyone is welcome and supported to achieve their potential. It is important to celebrate what makes us unique and to feel valued, appreciated, and free to be who you are.