The Outreach Team · 9 hours ago
Campaign Organizer
The Outreach Team is a national organization focused on empowering young voters through civic engagement campaigns. They are seeking part-time Campaign Organizers in Massachusetts to recruit and train volunteers, engage constituents in electoral reform, and manage campaign actions and events.
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
Organizers must be based in Massachusetts
Experience in recruiting, training, and working with a team of volunteers
Ability to engage constituents around democracy reform and action opportunities
Experience in public speaking to a group about democracy issues
Ability to develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with a diverse group of local and statewide community members
Experience accomplishing ambitious goals and getting results
Ability to plan backwards to meet multiple goals timely and effectively
Ability to adapt to the evolving needs of a project
Experience managing multiple projects or goals at once in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
Acute attention to detail
Effective communication skills (written or spoken) that are clear, concise and honest
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
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.