JOB: Run Warren Run Field Organizers, MoveOn.org (Iowa or New Hampshire)
Julia Silbergeld
Run Warren Run
Field Organizers
Full time • Starts ASAP • Competitive Pay • Excellent Benefits
Iowa or New Hampshire
MoveOn.org, the 8-million-strong grassroots progressive organization, just launched an audacious campaign: Run Warren Run, a massive drive to urge Elizabeth Warren to run for president. Starting now, we’re building a crack team of brilliant organizers to build a grassroots brushfire that can’t be ignored.
This is not an easy job. You’ll be building the foundation of a presidential campaign for someone who says she’s not running for president. But this is an amazing job. A potentially world-changing job. Because this moment was made for Elizabeth Warren.
The defining fights of Warren’s life new define American politics: inequality, the corrupting power of big money, and a system rigged to benefit the powerful, leaving the middle class and working families behind. Warren only ran for the U.S. Senate after a grassroots “draft Warren” campaign showed her that she’d have the support she needed, and convinced her that joining the race was the best way for her to make a difference. Your job is to show her that the same thing is true today, on a larger stage. You will build a grassroots army in Iowa or New Hampshire that shows Elizabeth Warren that if she runs, she could win—and that she’ll have a movement by her side.
Here’s what you’ll do:
● Work with the best grassroots volunteers and develop their leadership. MoveOn has more than 55,000 members across Iowa and 47,000 across New Hampshire--you’ll organize them
● Build coalitions and recruit local allies
● With your team of fellow organizers, recruit action leaders in each of Iowa’s 99 counties or across New Hampshire precincts, and mobilize hundreds of volunteers.
● Build, coach, and support teams of volunteer leaders across a set of Iowa counties.
● Conduct 1-to-1 meetings; plan and execute trainings; support leaders to become organizers themselves.
● Host regular visibility events, house meetings, and creative days of action.
● Field organizers will bear primary responsibility for execution of the field plan in their assigned region.
● Manage campaign data collection and results reporting as needed.
Desired skills and experience:
● Proven recruitment skills, with experience identifying, training, and motivating teams of grassroots volunteers and leaders.
● Ability to delegate work and responsibility in rapid-response environments while intentionally developing the skills of individual volunteer leaders.
● Disciplined professionalism. Ideal candidates will be timely, hardworking, and ready to work long hours in fast-paced environments to get the job done.
● Strong relational skills.
● Consistently able to convey a professional tone to volunteers, supporters, voters, and fellow staffers.
● Experience as a trainer. Able to craft and lead engaging agendas for staff and volunteers.
● Can share an inspiring vision for this campaign and for our democracy, and use this to motivate others to take action.
● Knowledge of the local political landscape
● Experience with basic online organizing principles, and able to integrating virtual systems to drive on-the-ground campaign goals.
● Effective computer and remote working skills
● Self-motivated and able to be effective working independently
Logistics
● Iowa Locations: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, or Iowa City, Iowa
● New Hampshire Locations: Concord or Manchester, New Hampshire
Duration: Hiring immediately; interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. The goal is to draft Elizabeth Warren into the presidential race, and we’re looking for organizers who are in it to win it. Deadline to apply is Monday, December 22, 2014.
Salary and benefits: Salary is very competitive plus excellent benefits including benefits such as health and dental insurance, 4 weeks accrued paid vacation time per year, accrued paid sick time, and reimbursement of personal office expenses.
To Apply: Click here to submit your application, resume, and a cover letter. In the cover letter, which should be concise, please share a story about working with volunteers to pull off an action. Deadline to apply is Monday, December 22, 2014.
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