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The Outreach Team: Campaign Organizer

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Overview

The Outreach Team: Campaign Organizer Location: Worcester, MA (based in or around Worcester). Beginning ASAP through October with a possibility of extension. Role: Campaign Organizer The Outreach Team is the national engine of campaigners and organizers powering the young-people vote movement. We work with communities across the country to power civic engagement campaigns. We are collaborating with the Coalition for Healthy Democracy on a campaign to engage community members to advocate for a stronger democracy. Application Instructions

Apply here: https://www.theoutreachteam.net/jobs Salary, Benefits and Perks

Salary: $55,000 - $63,000 per year, commensurate with experience. Salary within this range is determined through an equity calculator. The Outreach Team maintains a no negotiation policy to promote compensation equity and transparency. At the end of the campaign, there may be opportunities for advancement. Benefits include: Unlimited paid vacation (pending approval) and sick leave

Generous health, dental and vision benefits

A monthly cell phone stipend

What Youll Do (Responsibilities)

Recruit and Train a Community of Volunteer Activists

Call and text supporters and recruit them into grassroots actions

Identify new volunteers from signers who support the issue

Run grassroots skills training to develop effective campaigners among volunteers

Keep meticulous track of a volunteer list so that no potential volunteer falls through the cracks

Represent the campaign through participation in community spaces and events, while engaging and uplifting coalition and partner organizations

Generate Campaign Actions

Engage volunteers to collect signatures in support of the initiatives

Generate hundreds of additional actions with a particular focus on social media posts, phone calls, postcards, and photo petitions to show support for the initiative

Recruit and train volunteers to generate more petitions and volunteer engagement at events

Recruit and engage with grasstop VIPs to publicly support the initiatives

Organize Events

Organize and execute in-person events demonstrating support for transparency and electoral reform

Educate the community about the broken electoral system in Massachusetts

Nail 100% of all messaging and legal requirements and ensure that volunteers do the same

Manage Digital Campaign, Data Management, and Reporting Tools

Demonstrate public support by recruiting volunteers to post on their own social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Use peer-to-peer texting services and relational organizing tools to communicate with community members

Send timely and compelling email campaigns to recruit activists to campaign activities

Track every interaction with detailed notes in order to report numbers daily and write weekly reports on the results of the campaign

Who You Are & Keys to Success

Relationship Building: Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with a diverse group of local and statewide community members. Be attentive and empathetic to the communities served, irrespective of race, ethnicity, class, gender, or ability. Build authentic relationships and be comfortable public speaking about democracy issues.

Inclusive and Collaborative Leadership: Lead with a "power with" mindset, learn from others, and be reliable and accountable. Honor others time and commitments while inspiring goal achievement.

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion: Build meaningful connections with diverse communities and continually improve equity, diversity, and inclusion knowledge and tools.

Drive to Achieve Results: Plan, execute, and adjust to meet goals; adapt to changes and learn from mistakes.

Skills and Experiences we Expect of all Outreach Team employees: Commitment to equity and justice and alignment with our North Star

Experience applying inclusivity in interactions with colleagues and community members

Passion for creating change

Kindness, consideration for others, and collaborative spirit

Transparency about abilities and capacity

Task management and ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

Attention to detail and proactive planning

Clear and honest communication skills

Comfort speaking about the campaign publicly

Willingness to learn and adapt

Awareness of how words and actions affect others and accessibility considerations

Ability to work weekends and weekday evenings, occasional holidays

Nice-to-Haves (not required): Nonprofit and issue campaign experience

Data management and evaluation experience (Google Suite)

Campaign tools and technologies experience (Action Network, ThruText, MailChimp, EveryAction, or social media tools)

Event or project planning and management experience

Knowledge of the issue is a plus

Campus organizing experience or recent graduates preferred

Application Link

Apply here: https://www.theoutreachteam.net/jobs What Else You Should Know

Equity and Inclusion is our North Star: we are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage women, people of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and other underrepresented groups to apply. We are inclusive of POC, ethnic/cultural minorities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, individuals with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, regardless of educational background, criminal history, or convictions. Our leadership reflects the inclusivity of the communities we serve. We are working with JazzHR to improve gender identity options on our platform. #J-18808-Ljbffr