Community Change Inc
North Carolina Protect & Build Campaign Organizer
Community Change Inc, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
This is a full-time position that is
contracted for one year . Each Protect & Build Campaign organizer will play a critical role in advancing Community Change and Community Change Action’s Protect & Build Our Safety Net campaign and State Powerbuilding Strategy within their assigned state. The Protect & Build Organizer will be a key part of a peer team of organizers responsible for base-building, leadership development, campaign planning, and infrastructure development in targeted states ( NC). The ideal candidate brings deep experience in powerbuilding with low-income communities across race, gender and ability; is passionate about organizing and is ready to collaborate to build a base of Medicaid recipients and their caregivers. This role requires a strategic, adaptive, and highly relational organizer with a strong campaign orientation. A portion of time will be spent working with Community Change’s sister organization, Community Change Action. Principal Responsibilities: Lead implementation of Community Change’s Protect & Build Our Safety Net campaign by building and supporting the Medicaid Union. Organize impacted individuals through direct outreach, 1:1s, and leadership development to build a durable base and help shift power. Support state-based powerbuilding efforts in NC, integrating long-term organizing, base-building, and campaign strategies across issue areas. Work with grassroots partners to execute state/federal campaigns focused on protecting Medicaid/SNAP and building new governing power. Contribute to the development and execution of field plans aimed at influencing specific targets in alignment with national campaign goals. Coordinate with cross-functional teams (policy, communications, digital, development) to support campaign messaging, narrative development, and organizing integration. Identify and cultivate potential leaders. Provide peer support to fellow Organizers; collaborate on shared strategies and rapid response organizing. Track progress and report on leadership development, base growth, field metrics, and deliverables. Support partner organizations to strengthen their organizing infrastructure and alignment with long-term powerbuilding strategies. Qualifications: At least 5 years of experience in community, electoral, or labor organizing, with a track record in base-building. An understanding of Medicaid, SNAP, or other social safety net programs, especially in a political or organizing context. Experience organizing in rural areas or with cross-partisan constituencies preferred. Strong campaign planning skills, with the ability to move targets, build coalitions, and integrate organizing with communications and policy advocacy. Demonstrated ability to build relationships and organize people across lines of race, class, and geography. Experience with leadership development and training models rooted in a powerbuilding framework. Strong commitment to racial, economic, and gender justice. Ability to travel up to 35–45% and work flexible hours as needed. Proficiency with digital organizing tools, Google Workspace, and databases like Salesforce. Understanding and use of research to inform work. Facilitation and training skills. Strong team player, familiar with team dynamics and willing to work in a team environment; experience and comfort working as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
contracted for one year . Each Protect & Build Campaign organizer will play a critical role in advancing Community Change and Community Change Action’s Protect & Build Our Safety Net campaign and State Powerbuilding Strategy within their assigned state. The Protect & Build Organizer will be a key part of a peer team of organizers responsible for base-building, leadership development, campaign planning, and infrastructure development in targeted states ( NC). The ideal candidate brings deep experience in powerbuilding with low-income communities across race, gender and ability; is passionate about organizing and is ready to collaborate to build a base of Medicaid recipients and their caregivers. This role requires a strategic, adaptive, and highly relational organizer with a strong campaign orientation. A portion of time will be spent working with Community Change’s sister organization, Community Change Action. Principal Responsibilities: Lead implementation of Community Change’s Protect & Build Our Safety Net campaign by building and supporting the Medicaid Union. Organize impacted individuals through direct outreach, 1:1s, and leadership development to build a durable base and help shift power. Support state-based powerbuilding efforts in NC, integrating long-term organizing, base-building, and campaign strategies across issue areas. Work with grassroots partners to execute state/federal campaigns focused on protecting Medicaid/SNAP and building new governing power. Contribute to the development and execution of field plans aimed at influencing specific targets in alignment with national campaign goals. Coordinate with cross-functional teams (policy, communications, digital, development) to support campaign messaging, narrative development, and organizing integration. Identify and cultivate potential leaders. Provide peer support to fellow Organizers; collaborate on shared strategies and rapid response organizing. Track progress and report on leadership development, base growth, field metrics, and deliverables. Support partner organizations to strengthen their organizing infrastructure and alignment with long-term powerbuilding strategies. Qualifications: At least 5 years of experience in community, electoral, or labor organizing, with a track record in base-building. An understanding of Medicaid, SNAP, or other social safety net programs, especially in a political or organizing context. Experience organizing in rural areas or with cross-partisan constituencies preferred. Strong campaign planning skills, with the ability to move targets, build coalitions, and integrate organizing with communications and policy advocacy. Demonstrated ability to build relationships and organize people across lines of race, class, and geography. Experience with leadership development and training models rooted in a powerbuilding framework. Strong commitment to racial, economic, and gender justice. Ability to travel up to 35–45% and work flexible hours as needed. Proficiency with digital organizing tools, Google Workspace, and databases like Salesforce. Understanding and use of research to inform work. Facilitation and training skills. Strong team player, familiar with team dynamics and willing to work in a team environment; experience and comfort working as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team. Excellent written and oral communication skills.