Field Organizers | Rework America Connected | Denver
Emily Booker
Rework America Connected is looking for Field Organizers to join its Colorado ground team. This new initiative, sponsored by the Markle Foundation in partnership with LinkedIn, the State of Colorado, Arizona State University and others, connects jobseekers, training providers, and employers to create a transparent, real-time digital labor market. In so doing, Rework America Connected aims to help jobseekers begin or continue on their career paths, by connecting them with sustainable careers in growing industries that are hiring based on skills. We are looking for passionate, hard working, and dynamic individuals to recruit and empower these jobseekers.
In this role Field Organizers will be responsible for engaging jobseekers, community partners, and employers, and onboarding them to the new Rework America Connected platform through the organization of community events and through direct outreach.
Responsibilities
● Reach out to jobseekers and empower them to improve their career pathways through use of the RAC platform.
● Drive traffic to the Rework America Connected online platform and to RAC events and resources.
● Recruit, train and manage volunteers to maximize reach and engagement.
● Build local relationships within targeted communities and with targeted audiences.
● Represent the RAC effort at public events and settings.
● Organize and manage execution of outreach events.
● Engage with employer partners and educational partners, and train them in the optimal use of RAC tools.
● Execute data-driven field organizing campaigns.
● Maintain accountability and metrics of success through rigorous tracking and testing of engagement.
Qualifications
● A collaborative team player who can drive to solutions and rapidly effectuate change.
● A flexible and creative problem solver. The role requires someone who is comfortable bringing structure as part of a new and evolving project and organization.
● A clear and articulate communicator with strong listening skills, who is invested in connecting with individuals from diverse backgrounds and activating them through this effort.
● Someone who is eager and able to represent the overall effort and partner organizations in public settings to engage all levels of participation with the program.
● A proactive, entrepreneurial self-starter. You don’t need someone to tell you what to do every step of the way, and you have new ideas about how to make things work even better.
● Ability to organize the logistics of events and implement them effectively.
● Ability to collect data in a regular and organized fashion, and explain to volunteers the importance of doing the same.
● Knowledge of the Denver Metro and/or greater Colorado areas that can help guide the larger team. Creative thinking around ideas for upcoming events and opportunities for visibility that are steeped in local knowledge and can engage local constituencies.
● A charismatic “people person” with a sincere passion for connecting people with inspiring jobs and helping them improve their career pathways.
● Spanish language proficiency a significant plus.
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to reworka...@gmail.com.