New York State Senate Campaign Volunteer and Organizing Coordinator

[bkground...@gmail.com]

The volunteer and organizing coordinator works closely with the Field Director to identify, recruit and manage volunteers to help with various campaign activities. They help coordinate the work the volunteers, utilize their skills and talents well and provide motivation. The job requires strong interpersonal skills, patience,persistence, enthusiasm, good communication skills and the ability to work with all kinds of people.

Job Responsibilities

The Volunteer Coordinator will work to:

• Build and deploy a grassroots volunteer base, by (1) recruiting, motivating, and managing volunteers for canvassing, phone-banking, and data entry, and (2) working (either directly or through volunteers/interns) to ensure that our volunteer databases are organized and kept up-to-date;

• Represent the campaign both in person and online;

• Supervise and train campaign fellows;

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Successful applicants will demonstrate the following qualifications:

·  Strong time-management skills and work ethic; Previous experience as an organizer or campaign staffer is encouraged;

·  Ability to motivate volunteers to reach goals;

·  Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills;

·  Ability to adapt quickly and accomplish goals as set forth by the campaign;

·  Results-oriented, dependable, and proactive;

·  Working knowledge of local politics and strong relationships with community members

To apply, please send resume to bkground...@gmail.com or text or call us at 347-770-0150. Please include "Field Operations Director" in the subject line.