Deadline Friday: Raiz Program Manager at Community Outreach Group/Planned Parenthood (DC/remote)
Katie Ellis
Position: Raíz Program Manager Organization: Community Outreach Group Location: Flexible Organization Overview Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is the nation's leading sexual and reproductive health care provider and advocate. Planned Parenthood has long been committed to increasing civic engagement in the Latinx community — the nation’s fastest growing demographic and one that faces many obstacles to health care access. The Community Outreach Group is a part of Planned Parenthood, but a separate organization that supports Planned Parenthood with short-term staffing and large-scale advocacy campaigns. The Community Outreach Group staffs the Raíz program for Planned Parenthood. Program Overview |
The Raíz program is Planned Parenthood’s national effort to work in solidarity with the Latinx community on fights for reproductive health, sex education, and access to care. Raíz staff partner with affiliates in key cities in Arizona, Nevada, and Texas to build volunteer capacity and power within Planned Parenthood’s Latinx supporters, while engaging in campaign of strategic importance to affiliates in those cities. In the first two years of the Raíz program, organizers have worked on enrolling consumers in the Affordable Care Act, registering voters, expanding Medicaid, passing comprehensive sex education, protecting access to care, and working in coalition with partners around other issues that impact Latinxs. The Raíz organizing model is centered in the lived experiences of Planned Parenthood patients, produces culturally-relevant programming, partners with Planned Parenthood education programs, aligns affiliate and national-office priorities, builds leadership among Latinx supporters, and supports allied organizations in intersectional campaigns. |
Position Overview
The Community Outreach Group seeks a Raíz Program Manager to oversee existing elements of the Raíz program, while identifying opportunities to expand or deepen the work. The Raíz Program Manager will oversee 9 current staff across 3 states (Arizona, Nevada, and Texas), and coordinate with the national office and affiliate partners to ensure alignment to program goals.
This position is temporary through June 30, 2016, with a possibility of extending.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
Work with a team of passionate, committed organizers driving the work in their home cities;
Develop strategic campaign plans that deliver on immediate wins while building long-term capacity;
Collaborate with Planned Parenthood’s organizing team to integrate Latinx leadership into national organizing campaigns;
Organize trainings, workshops, and conferences to develop the Raíz team and build capacity for Latinx organizing across the Federation;
- Articulate a vision and build support for the next phase of the Raíz program.
Key functions:
60% People Management: Directly supervise the work of 6 Raíz Organizers + a Deputy Program Manager (who supervises 2 additional organizers). Conduct weekly team and 1:1 meetings, develop work plans in consultation with affiliate partners, and hold organizers accountable to quantitative and qualitative goals. Identify opportunities for ongoing training, professional development, and leadership development among current staff cohort. Recruit and hire additional Raíz staff as needed.
- 40% Program Coordination: Partner with national office and affiliate staff to identify goals and priorities, and develop strategic campaigns that balance those priorities while developing leadership and power among Latinx supporters. Seek and identify opportunities to build new relationships and grow the program. This will include building a case for continued funding after June 2016.
Qualifications
Successful applicants to this role will have the following qualifications:
Deep experience living or working within the Latinx community
Strong leadership qualities and experience managing staff
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Approximately 5 years of experience in political or issues-based organizing
Ability to develop a campaign plan by identifying goals, developing strategy, choosing tactics, and evaluating progress
Strategic mindset with flexibility to quickly adjust tactics
Flexible and self-motivated to identify priorities and complete work without being micro-managed
Experience managing to a budget
- Ability to navigate complex structures and balance the needs of multiple stakeholders
We especially encourage applicants with the following qualifications:
Bilingual in English and Spanish
Experience with VAN
Proven track record of managing remote-based employees
Experience in at least one of the target states
Experience in more than one of the following: issue, political, or community-based organizing
There is no formal education requirement for this position.
Compensation
This is a full-time, exempt, senior-level position with the Community Outreach Group, with an annual base salary of $78,000. Full-time exempt employees are also eligible for a cell phone reimbursement up to $75/month, and employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance.
This is a grant-funded position with an expected end date of 6/30/16.
To Apply
Please email jo...@communityoutreachgroup.net with your resume and a paragraph explaining why you are a fit for this role.
We strongly encourage women, people of color, working-class, LGBTQ, and differently-abled people to apply.
The Community Outreach Group, LLC is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Community Outreach Group, LLC is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.