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This sounds like a bunch of ladder climbing and individual careerism that is taking focus away from whatever the org is supposed to be doing.
Like, just do the thing that the org is supposed to be doing, fuck everything else. If you lose the election lose with grace and be willing to help do whatever the mission of the org is.
Ugh that's the thing though, I've only been focused on doing what's best for the movement
Have you?
I understand that you're trying to be non specific when discussing the issue to us, but, none of your post discusses what you're doing for the org. It's all about how you feel slighted that some else is encroaching on your perceived turf. It's been about you.
Right but, surely if it's a disagreement over tactics or what the org should focus on, or how to do it, that could still be discussed as the main point of contention or disagreement between you and this other faction in non specific terms, or in a way that is not identifying. But that's not what came across in your post
I don't have the full details but this just still sounds like a silly ego/turf war to me.
Like, if there's enough work to be done where this other person is able to shoehorn themselves in, but there's still work that has to be done that you need to do, then fine? Yes it's rude that they're doing it this way, and hopefully they've completed the work for the official job title that they have, before they come down and start doing your work? Otherwise you need to mention it to someone superior to you that this person is doing your work instead of the work they are officially responsible for.
I just think that people will know who is doing what and recognize you for your work that you are doing. If they don't? Well fuck em, you know you did the work and that is what is most important.
Working in an org means working with other people even if you don't always see eye to eye
This might not be the first thing you try, but what about asking outright if he wants your position? If he says yes, you have your answer and you can work from there, maybe even indicating that you’d be willing to step aside if he’s willing to be an adult about it and have a conversation about your ongoing participation in the org.
If he says no, then either he’s telling the truth and it’s not a problem, or you’ve gotten him to lie to your face.
If you can have the conversation with witnesses (I don’t know enough about what you’re doing to know how you’d do that) then it would look bad for him if he said he wasn’t interested and then immediately turned around and did the opposite of what he indicated. Meanwhile, you’re just trying to operate in the spirit of transparency for the good of the organization.
Ultimately, if this situation is going to be decided by naked factionalism regardless, then you’re probably not going to outmaneuver him. Frankly, that doesn’t speak well to the future of the org. If, however, the people there are actually interested in doing the work and not the factional nonsense (or at least if they don’t want to be associated with factional nonsense) then they probably won’t be impressed with someone operating in obvious bad faith.
Take with a grain of salt, I could be reading the situation way wrong.
If he says yes, you have your answer and you can work from there, maybe even indicating that you’d be willing to step aside if he’s willing to be an adult about it and have a conversation about your ongoing participation in the org
Thanks for this answer, it reaffirms the most likely path I've been considering which is that if he does eventually come out and explicitly express interest in my position, I think the best thing to do for all parties involved is for me to not compete against him and support him in his endeavours
split the org