Advocacy & Grassroots Coordinator

Habitat for Humanity SKKC•Renton, WA

4d•$29 - $37•Onsite

About The Position

The Advocacy & Grassroots Coordinator develops and manages Habitat for Humanity of Seattle-King & Kittitas Counties’ grassroots advocacy program. The role recruits and engages community advocates, supports community leaders, coordinates advocacy campaigns, and builds relationships with homeowners, homebuyers, volunteers, and community partners. Working across departments, the coordinator advances the organization’s advocacy goals through coalition engagement, legislative activities, and broader community initiatives. The position manages the advocacy CRM as the program’s system of record, plans and executes multi-channel campaigns, tracks engagement and campaign results, and documents processes. It also supports community listening and engagement, prepares advocates for testimony, assists with government affairs and coalition work, and serves as the primary staff lead for Habitat’s Legislative Day in Olympia.

Requirements

One to two years of experience in community organizing, civic engagement, advocacy, campaigning, or a related field.
Demonstrated ability to recruit and engage volunteers or community members around a shared cause through relational organizing, not solely event coordination.
Strong written communication skills, including writing clear advocacy copy on deadline and translating policy into plain language.
Ability to work across departments and with colleagues who hold primary external relationships.
Strong commitment to affordable housing and racial equity in homeownership.
Self-starter with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams independently in a small, high-output team.
Availability for occasional evening and weekend work for community gatherings and advocacy events.
Current driver’s license, reliable vehicle, and ability to travel regularly across the service area.

Nice To Haves

Experience facilitating meetings and events in community settings, including with people who have no prior advocacy experience.
Experience in field operations on a political campaign.
Familiarity with the legislative process at the state, county, and municipal levels.
Experience running multi-channel digital advocacy programs, including email, text, and social media.
Proficiency with CRM platforms, including building actions, managing contact lists and segments, and reading engagement data.
Background in affordable housing or land use policy.
Experience building a program from a thin base rather than maintaining a mature one.
Bilingual proficiency; bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Recruit, seat, train, and support community leaders across the service area.
Identify ways to engage communities and build relationships where existing structures are limited.
Plan and host community gatherings that help leaders engage neighbors and build advocacy capacity.
Track leader engagement and campaign coverage, identify gaps, and adjust support, messaging, or approach.
Manage leader retention, recognition, and replacement.
Plan, build, run, and document advocacy campaigns supporting organizational priorities.
Create campaign actions, landing pages, forms, and message templates in the advocacy CRM.
Distribute campaigns through email, text, social media, community leader relay, and direct outreach.
Manage advocacy CRM contacts, segments, campaigns, action tracking, and data hygiene.
Report on people activated, actions generated, campaigns completed, and leader engagement.
Document program processes to support continuity across staff transitions.
Develop and steward relationships with homeowners, homebuyers, and community partners in coordination with the Homeowner Services team.
Conduct listening sessions, community meetings, and one-on-one conversations to deepen engagement and identify potential advocates.
Engage pipeline homebuyers through partnership activities as an entry point to long-term advocacy.
Collect stories and incorporate them into campaign messaging, legislative testimony, and organizational communications.
Recruit and prepare advocates to testify, including preparation, logistics, and accompaniment.
Support the Vice President of Advocacy and Advocacy & Policy Manager with government affairs activities, meeting coordination, materials, and follow-up tracking.
Develop and steward external partner relationships as recruitment and activation channels, coordinating with colleagues who hold primary relationships.
Work across departments to support advocacy-focused communications and social media campaigns.
Lead advocate acquisition through site traffic, events, tabling, and partner relay channels.
Coordinate campaign creative production with the Communications team, providing adequate lead time.
Serve as the primary staff lead for Habitat’s Legislative Day in Olympia, including logistics, advocate preparation, and follow-up.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Health Savings Account (HSA).
Life and AD&D insurance.
Disability insurance.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
$75 per month wellness reimbursement.
401(k) retirement plan with dollar-for-dollar matching on employee contributions up to 6% of annual salary, with 100% vesting after six months.
Cell phone reimbursement.
Verizon Wireless discount.
25% Habitat Store discount.
15 vacation days per year.
11 paid holidays.
7 sick days per year.
Up to 3 days for bereavement, or 5 days if out-of-state travel is required.
Jury duty leave.
Professional reimbursement of $1,500–$3,000 annually, depending on length of service.
30 dedicated training hours for skill-building and career advancement.