Organizer for Replace NAFTA campaign (Temporary)

[Rose Espinola]

Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch is hiring a temporary organizer for our Replace NAFTA campaign. Pay will be $22.93/hour. We have a great organizer who had to take a temporary leave, and are looking for somebody to fill in. This position is based in DC. 

I'm the National Field Director at Global Trade Watch, and glad to answer any questions.

More on the campaign:

The Replace NAFTA campaign is organizing to replace NAFTA with a deal that puts people before multinational corporations. With over 60,000 members, we first collected over 50,000 comments for the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in June. The USTR’s on-line comment form crashed as an unprecedented number of people submitted their views. Then in August, when the USTR declared that negotiating text would be “classified,” more than 3,000 people emailed their member of Congress, in a period of just 2 days, urging them to eliminate special corporate protections from a NAFTA replacement deal. Since then, more than 400,000 people have signed petitions demanding the same. And we have 700 people in 48 states doing boots-on-the-ground organizing. NAFTA renegotiation is moving ahead rapidly — but the outcome could still go in multiple directions. Thanks to our organizing, the USTR has proposed a rollback of NAFTA's special corporate rights.  But corporate lobbyists are fighting to preserve the special powers in NAFTA that make it easier for CEOs and companies to outsource jobs.

Here's the job description from HR:

Organizer – Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch (Temporary)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:  The Organizer will develop and implement grasstops and grassroots strategies to support the legislative initiatives of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch in targeted regions in the United States, during March-June 2018. Specifically, this position will organize to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with a deal that puts people and the planet first. This is a temporary position.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Work with the Field Director and the rest of the GTW team to implement public education and issue advocacy campaigns.

2. Staff field program in assigned states, including facilitating local coalition processes.

3. Direct the work of current activists and coalitions, and recruit new activists, to organize and participate in activities such as: call-in days, group visits with members of Congress, rallies, birddogging, letter writing, teach-ins, townhalls, and press events. Build relationships through one-on-ones via phone and email.

4. Conduct outreach to potential new partners (local and national) by phone, e-mail and other communication to inform and mobilize them.

5. Represent Global Trade Watch at public events and coalition meetings as assigned.

6. Prepare organizing materials and issue updates needed to implement issue campaigns.

7. Respond to information requests from supporters.

8. Provide administrative/production support as needed, such as coordinating team preparation of props and signs for protests; coordinating interns on phone banking or field mailing assembly; etc..  

9. Assist in maintaining a national database of activists, organizations and key contacts.

10. Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

Education:  High school diploma. Some college education preferred
Knowledge: Familiarity with any of the following is a plus:

- NAFTA, globalization and trade issues;

- Labor unions, faith, environmental, immigrant community organizations and other civil society groups

- Federal legislative issue campaigning
Work Experience:  Entry Level --3 years relevant experience preferred.

Skills:  Excellent written and oral communication skills; good motivational and interpersonal skills; well organized; good computer skills.
Capabilities:  Ability to work well with a wide range of people; to work independently as well as in coalition; to work well under pressure; and to adapt to changing situations on a daily basis. Some travel required.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

TO APPLY:

Send a letter of interest, resume, and writing sample to GTWapp...@citizen.org.

Public Citizen is an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, LGBT candidates are encouraged to apply. Public Citizen employees are proud members of SEIU Local 500.