NextGen America-Regional Organizing Director-Iowa

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Raquel Barajas

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Dec 5, 2019, 12:50:32 PM12/5/19

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SUMMARY:

NextGen America is seeking passionate and hardworking candidates to join our youth organizing program in Iowa, working to engage young people in local and national fights both at the ballot box and in government. This role will be focused organizing in one of several regions in Iowa as part of this ambitious effort.

In Iowa, this effort will focus on organizing young people in targeted cities, regions, and campuses to be more politically active. Our work will engage young voters in the state legislative process, in actions to hold federal and local office-holders accountable, in voter registration efforts, and build towards a massive 2020 electoral program. Our 2019 electoral program will include traditional electoral organizing tactics such as door knocking, phone banking, peer-to-peer text banking, and more. In addition, the regional campus organizing director will manage fellows and volunteers on campus. This role reports to the Organizing Director in Iowa.

We are an equal opportunity employer., and we encourage people of diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply. We value and are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion as an organization--in theory and in practice, and our culture reflects that value and commitment. We are committed to furthering issues like climate change, health care, and immigration from a progressive perspective, and we seek to engage the public in these areas as well as others. We also recognize the urgency of confronting institutional racism and inequity within our political system and strive to make positive changes within our system as a result.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Recruit and train organizers to organize effectively and efficiently on their campuses and in their communities
Manage organizers to hit their goals
Promote and execute events worthy of press and media
Develop relationships and partnerships with local community, student groups, and campus administrations in order to hit goals
Execute campaign plans and effective organizing tactics including traditional grassroots voter contact coupled with creative earned media actions, as well as event planning and turnout
Meet all data and field reporting deadlines

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

Experience organizing and managing organizer, volunteers, and fellows
Driven with a strong work ethic
Weekend and irregular work hours required
Ability to adapt to evolving priorities and manage several tasks simultaneously
Very well organized; excellent written, verbal and presentation communications skills
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with colleagues and outside organizations and multi-task without sacrificing quality of work
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Ability to foster a cooperative, team-oriented work environment
Experience working with VAN or Votebuilder
Experience with electoral organizing
Experience organizing in communities of color

Bonus points for:

Previous student, youth, or campus organizing experience
Experience with EveryAction
Prior training in anti-oppression, equity and inclusion organizing

COMPENSATION:

NextGen America offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience and a very comprehensive benefits package.

ABOUT NEXTGEN AMERICA:

NextGen America acts politically to prevent climate disaster, promote prosperity, and protect the fundamental rights of every American. Since our founding as NextGen Climate in 2013, we’ve worked to fight climate change by advancing the transition to a clean energy economy. We’ve supported candidates who support climate action. We’ve fought to halt the Keystone XL pipeline and registered more than 1 million voters nationwide. Now, the same values that drive our work on climate are under unprecedented attack from all directions. We’re proud to step up the fight for immigrant rights, affordable health care, prosperity, and equality.