Job Summary

People’s Budget Birmingham (PBB) is working to make participatory budgeting a cornerstone of municipal governance and to empower Birmingham residents to challenge their city government to meet this end. We envision communities where neighbors are committed to their collective liberation, where power is held and exercised at the grassroots, and where governance is accountable, accessible, and transparent to the people.

At PBB, we empower people across Birmingham through community education and organizing, ensuring neighborhoods have direct and democratic control over local resources and municipal spending while holding our government accountable and responsive to community needs. We are developing organizers that can build relationships with Birmingham constituents, practice deep canvassing and popular education methodologies, and deepen their knowledge of data tracking and tools.

The Field Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for People’s Budget Birmingham’s grassroots organizing work, setting the field direction and building the infrastructure necessary to develop a robust base of community power. This is the first full-time Field Manager role at PBB, offering the opportunity to build field organizing systems and best practices from the ground up.

The Field Manager is responsible for managing field staff, developing and implementing base-building and advocacy programs, and maintaining direct relationships with grassroots supporters and community partners. Working in close partnership with the Executive Director, the Field Manager ensures PBB’s organizing work is strategic, values-aligned, and responsive to community needs, particularly during Birmingham’s city budget cycle when rapid mobilization may be required.

This position requires someone who excels at both strategic program design and hands-on community organizing, who can coach and develop staff while remaining connected to grassroots relationships, and who understands that sustainable change comes from building lasting community power rooted in authentic relationships.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Staff Management (~35% or 11 hours a week)

• Lead and manage field organizing activities, including supervising field staff, coordinating contractors, and building organizational capacity to advance PBB’s field strategy
• Directly supervise Community Organizer(s) and other assigned field staff, providing coaching, feedback, and support for professional development
• Develop and evaluate performance expectations for field team members; this includes collaborating on workplans, conducting regular check-ins and annual performance reviews
• Support staff in achieving their professional development goals, creating pathways for leadership growth and skill development
• Mentor field staff in the development of strategic organizing plans, helping them connect day-to-day work to long-term goals
• Build and sustain an organizational culture at PBB that centers base-building, community accountability, and values-aligned organizing
• Facilitate regular field team meetings to ensure coordination, alignment, and shared learning across the team
• Recruit, onboard, and train new field staff and contractors as the organization grows

Program Development, Coordination, and Delivery (~35% or 11 hours a week)

• Develop and deploy base-building, education, and advocacy programming that advances PBB’s mission and strategic goals
• Design field programs that create accessible entry points for residents to engage with participatory budgeting and municipal budget advocacy
• Set organizing strategy and programmatic goals in collaboration with the Executive Director, Deputy Director and field staff, ensuring alignment with PBB’s Strategic Plan (2025-2027)
• Take the lead in troubleshooting organizing program challenges, adapting tactics based on what’s working and what’s not
• Coordinate across PBB’s programmatic pillars (community outreach & education, budget advocacy, research & data collection, litigation & defense) to ensure field work supports and integrates with organizational priorities
• Collaborate on grant applications that suppor…