Robin Kelly for Senate is searching for a Finance Assistant for the 2026 election cycle to assist with Congresswoman Kelly’s fundraising program. This is an entry-level role. This position is based in Chicago, and the employee will be expected to regularly staff the Congresswoman in-person.
Responsibilities:
Assist with all elements of the fundraising events program, including but not limited to creating event invitations, updating event trackers, making fundraising phone calls and sending invitation emails, writing event memos, and staffing fundraising events.
Conduct research on prospective donors to support the campaign’s call time and events program.
Assist with contribution processing in-state; checking the campaign PO Box daily and preparing contributions for processing.
Other duties as assigned, which may grow over the course of the cycle depending on the employee and campaign’s needs and demonstrated strengths.
Qualifications:
Self-starter with a strong work ethic who is willing to work weekends and evenings in a fast-paced campaign environment, with a high level of attention to detail
Experience with fundraising or political campaigns is preferred, but not required
Excellent computer skills, especially Excel and Google Spreadsheets
Familiarity with NGP, ActBlue, and call time software preferred but not required
Salary: The salary for this role is $4,500 per month.