The Outreach Team · 13 hours ago
Campaign Organizer
Amherst, MA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$55K/yr - $65K/yrThe Outreach Team is a national organization focused on empowering the young-people vote movement through civic engagement campaigns. The Campaign Organizer will recruit and train volunteers, engage the community on electoral reform initiatives, and manage campaign actions and events to promote transparency in government.
ConsultingNon Profit
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
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 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
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
Qualification
Required
Relationship Building: You develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with a diverse group of local and statewide community members
You are attentive and empathetic to the communities we serve, regardless of race, ethnicity, class, gender, or ability
You can build authentic relationships through authenticity and reliability, continuously uplifting others and their goals
You are comfortable and experienced in public speaking to a group about democracy issues
Inclusive and Collaborative Leadership: You approach leadership with a 'power with' mindset that recognizes the impact power hierarchies have in different settings
You can learn from others, see and hear other perspectives, and step in or step back as necessary
You are reliable and accountable, always transparent about your abilities, capacities, and expectations
You honor the time and commitments of others while inspiring them to meet goals
Commitment to Equity and Inclusion: You have a proven ability to develop meaningful connections with diverse communities
You work with the community and within the workplace to identify areas of improvement for a more equitable environment
You take continued action and efforts to improve your REI knowledge, skills, and tools
Drive to Achieve Results: You have experience accomplishing ambitious goals and getting results, even when there are obstacles
You have the experience or ability to plan backwards to meet multiple goals timely and effectively
When there are unexpected changes, you bounce back and adjust quickly, learning and improving from any mistakes
Commitment to equity and justice, with an agreement to our North Star
Experience bringing a lens of inclusivity to all of your interactions with colleagues and community members
Passion for the role that your work plays in creating change in the world
Kindness and consideration for others
Drive to work collaboratively: learning from others; stepping-in or stepping-back when needed
Transparency: comfort admitting what you do and don't know, your capacity, and abilities
Task management: Able to adapt to the evolving needs of a project
Able to tackle big-picture projects and break them down into smaller pieces
Organized and efficient: Experience or demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects or goals at once in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
Acute attention to detail: Track interactions and tasks with detailed notes
Plans ahead for roadblocks and bounces back quickly when problems arise
Effective communication skills (written or spoken) that are clear, concise and honest
Comfortable and excited to speak about the campaign publicly
Coach and learning mentality: successful experience or willingness to learn new things and pick up new skills on the job
Able to learn from mistakes and try again
Understanding of how your words and actions affect others, including an awareness of power language and communication accessibility
Ability to work weekends and weekday evenings, occasional holidays
Preferred
Experience working for nonprofits and issue campaigns
Data Management and Evaluation Experience: Experience working with various data management systems and tools, mainly Google Suite
Experience with Relevant Campaign Tools and Technologies: Action Network, ThruText, MailChimp, eCRMs like EveryAction, or social media tools (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram)
Event or Project Planning & Management, Implementation or Evaluation
Knowledge or previous experience working on this issue is a plus, but not required
Candidates with campus organizing experience and/or recent graduates of the above institutions are preferred
Benefits
Unlimited paid vacation (pending approval) and sick leave
Generous health, dental and vision benefits
A monthly cell phone stipend.
Company
The Outreach Team
The Outreach Team is a national consulting firm working to make the world a better place.
Founded in 2017
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Rachel Konowitz
National Program Director, Calling and Quality Control
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