Campaign Organizer- Ottumwa

The Outreach Team•Ottumwa, IA

5d•$55,000 - $67,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Outreach Team is seeking a full-time Campaign Organizer to join their team. This role is crucial for powering the progressive movement by running successful civic engagement campaigns. Organizers will be responsible for recruiting, training, and working with volunteers in key counties across Iowa to drive basebuilding and advocate for corporate polluter accountability. The position involves engaging constituents on issues such as corporate accountability, healthcare, big agriculture, affordability, and action opportunities. The role begins by building a supporter and volunteer base through canvassing and petitions, progressing to engaging volunteers in campaign events and actions, and ultimately driving sign-ups for electoral work in the fall. The campaign concludes with debriefing volunteers to ensure continued involvement in community-based corporate accountability actions.

Requirements

Must be able to drive, have a valid driver's license, and meet driver authorization standards.
Commitment to equity and justice.
Experience bringing a lens of inclusivity to all interactions with colleagues and community members.
Passion for the role that 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 words and actions affect others, including an awareness of power language and communication accessibility.
Ability to work weekends and weekday evenings, occasional holidays.

Nice To Haves

Organizing experience within or around Iowa.
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: VAN, 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.

Responsibilities

Recruit, train, and develop activist leaders in the community to collect supporter petitions, educate others on key campaign issues, and recruit constituents to in-district events and actions.
Plan and execute events focused on corporate accountability, climate action, and healthcare, including door knocking, phone banking, petitioning, visibility events, and educational events.
Develop relationships with community and campus leaders on corporate accountability, healthcare, and justice for collaborative recruitment, event planning, and power building.
Engage and expand the support network through public visibility actions, voter outreach, and relationship-building.
Recruit and train volunteers to generate more petitions and volunteer engagement at events.
Recruit and engage with community leaders, organizational partners, and VIPs to build meaningful relationships while generating new supporters, volunteers, and event attendees.
Register voters in key Iowa districts, maintaining strong quality control systems for compliance with VR laws and rules.
Organize and execute high-visibility in-person events demonstrating support for climate, jobs, and justice.
Educate community members about historical climate investments and the urgency of continued actions.
Ensure 100% compliance with all messaging and legal requirements for both the organizer and volunteers.
Recruit volunteers to post on their own social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, 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 all interactions with detailed notes for daily reporting and weekly reports on campaign results.