A competitive city council race is hiring field organizers to build and manage a field program in Brooklyn, NY beginning immediately.
A successful candidate will be a dynamic individual possessing a breadth of organizing experience and demonstrating a range of professional skills. S/he will be passionate about building people-powered, community driven campaigns.
Responsibilities Will Include:
· Voter contact including door-to-door and phone canvass
· Data system maintenance
· Drafting neighborhood-level field plans
· Building relationships with grasstops leaders and activists
· Recruiting, training and managing interns and volunteers
· Tracking and reporting progress to goal in real time
· Self-assessing progress-to-goal and next steps
Required Skills and Qualities:
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Minimum one cycle organizing experience
· The ability to develop volunteers and interns and create a team environment
· Mastery of basic office programs including the Microsoft Office suite, Excel and, in particular, file share programs
· Excellent written and oral communication skills
· Excellent time management and task organizing skills
· The ability to solve problems
· The ability to self-assess
· The ability to lead and to develop team members
· Self-motivation and the commitment to see a task through regardless
Job Requirements:
· Willingness to relocate
· The ability to travel independently
· The ability to work extended hours
Email resume to Shadd...@gmail.com