Stronger U.S. Community Organizer (Multiple Locations)

[lmc...@strongerus.org]

Summary

 

Stronger U.S. works to advance a multi-issue economic fairness and pro-democracy agenda using an integrated citizen engagement model that focuses intensive attention year-round on recruiting and training volunteers to become “whole citizens” who participate fully in civic life as voters, issue advocates and community leaders – and who can train others to do the same.

 

As a Stronger U.S. Community Organizer you are responsible for capacity building in your turf. You will have responsibility for building a long-term grassroots infrastructure capable of executing both issue and electoral campaigns. You will manage a collaborative process of crafting the capacity building plan for your turf. You will recruit, train, and develop volunteer leaders, organizing them into teams. You are responsible for ensuring that volunteers have the coaching, training and support they need to shift the balance of power in the local community, contributing tangibly to a state, local, and federal strategy. You will work with volunteers, grasstops and political leaders in your turf on power mapping, campaign planning, digital organizing, executing their voter contact events, and executing earned media events. You must be an excellent trainer and coach and understand grassroots power building. You will receive ongoing professional development opportunities and are responsible for providing those opportunities for your volunteer leaders as well. You are also responsible for fundraising. This includes individual donor outreach, assisting with foundation outreach, grant writing, and building grassroots power through a program of grassroots fundraising.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

•     Volunteer recruitment, management, training, and coaching: Identify volunteers through community outreach methods and provide volunteers with the management, training, and coaching that they need to organize and win campaigns. You’ll travel for site visits and conduct one-to-one meetings with your volunteers, you‘ll manage in-person one-to-one and large group meetings and trainings, and you’ll run conference calls and frequent phone meetings with your volunteer teams.
  
•       Strategic planning and program development: Be part of the team that customizes the organization’s state-based agenda to your turf within the national framework. In conjunction with volunteers and your Organizing Director, figure out how grassroots organizing can meet the strategic power building goals in your turf. You will respond to policy threats as they arise and also seek new opportunities for campaign development. You will help facilitate a grassroots planning process that includes volunteers.
  
•     Community organizing training and leadership development: Conduct group training on campaign skills and one-on-one coaching and leadership development sessions with group leaders. Ensure volunteer organizers, interns, and fellows are properly trained to develop volunteer leadership and hold them accountable for conducting excellent trainings and developing a robust volunteer organization with differentiated leadership.
  
•         Communications and organizational visibility: Work to increase the organization’s media presence and name recognition through earned media events and digital organizing.
  
•      Fundraising: Build lasting relationships in the funder community and build resources for your work through foundations, major donors, event planning and other grassroots fundraising opportunities.  Manage and train volunteer organizers to develop power through a program of grassroots fundraising.
  

 

Qualifications

 

Passion for social justice, experience recruiting and managing a team.  Community organizing experience preferred but not required.  Relationship-based organizing and leadership development experience with personal story, one-to-one meetings and building volunteer teams a plus. The ideal candidate is passionate about community organizing and movement building and has a track record of accomplishment, and an ability to work effectively with all different types of people.  VAN experience, issue campaign experience and fundraising experience a plus but not required.

 

Salary and Benefits:

Salary for this position is commensurate with the relevant professional experience. Stronger U.S. offers a competitive benefits package. Eligible staff receive health insurance, paid holidays, sick days, vacation days, and the opportunity to enroll in our college loan assistance and 401(k) programs. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.

 

To Apply:

Please visit www.StrongerUS.org/Jobs

Stronger U.S. is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to a diverse workplace and a diverse movement. We will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, age, handicap, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status.