Progressive Turnout Project

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Position: Compliance Assistant Location: Remote (preference for Chicago, IL applicants) Hourly Wage: $16 - $23 Type of Role: Part-time, up to 30 hours per week Start Date: ASAP End Date: 11/30/2026 Position Summary: The Compliance Assistant plays a vital role in supporting the organization’s financial integrity by assisting with the day-to-day fundraising operations. This position requires someone that is highly detail-oriented and organized when confronted with large amounts of data. The role helps ensure accurate recordkeeping, reporting, auditing, and data coordination across fundraising and business operations. Additionally, the role is instrumental in responding to external inquiries from stakeholders and donors. This includes following up with email and voicemails, responding to frequently asked questions, and elevating important or urgent concerns to the President, Treasurer, or other PTP staff. This is a part-time, hourly position, and may be remote from anywhere in the US. Employees may work up to 30 hours per week, with hours are available during evening or weekends, though a consistent and regular schedule is expected. There are no formal education requirements for this position. People of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Responsibilities: Database and Records Management Maintain and regularly update the organization’s fundraising database, ensuring accuracy and completeness of donation records. Reconcile fundraising data with contribution records to ensure compliance with Federal Election Commission (FEC) regulations. Manage and organize digital and physical files related to contributions and disbursements, ensuring easy accessibility for audits and reporting purposes. Reporting, Auditing, and Compliance Support Conduct periodic internal audits of fundraising and financial data to ensure accuracy Monitor contribution limits and donation sources to flag potential compliance concerns. Help maintain audit-ready records, identifying and resolving discrepancies in coordination with the Executive and HR/Business Operations teams. Donor and Supporter Inquiries Manage and respond with kindness, compassion, and precision to donor and supporter inquiries via email and phone Elevate important or urgent concerns from stakeholders and donors to appropriate PTP staff Complete donor research and maintain donor records as needed to resolve concerns presented by supporters Additional Responsibilities Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant campaign finance and nonprofit compliance regulations Create procedure documents and clarify processes as needed Qualifications 1–2 years of relevant administrative, compliance, or political operations experience preferred. Experience with CRM systems or fundraising databases (e.g., NGP VAN, EveryAction) Strong attention to detail, time management, and organizational skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Google Workspace, and data entry protocols. Nice-to-haves (Not Required): Familiarity with campaign finance or nonprofit regulatory frameworks (e.g., FEC, IRS 527/501(c)4 rules) Questions about the position may be directed to info@turnoutpac.org About PTP: Progressive Turnout Project is dedicated to mobilizing the Democratic Party and defending democracy. Since 2015, Progressive Turnout Project has helped 137 Democrats win races and increased voter turnout in elections by up to 10.4%. Our voter turnout initiatives are solely focused on motivating Democrats to exercise their right to vote. All our work at Progressive Turnout Project is to build power for the long term. Through data-driven research, we design, test, and deploy specialized voter turnout programs. We’re here to share resources, implement strategy and offer our expertise for the advancement of Democrats (and democracy itself), cycle after cycle. Progressive Turnout Project is committed to building a staff that reflects the diverse communities that make up our country and the progressive movement. PTP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it is PTP’s policy to recruit, hire, train, promote, and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to age, color, creed, disability, economic status, ethnic identity, gender identity, national origin race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veterans status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.