Campaign Organizer- Davenport, IA

The Outreach Team•Davenport, IA

3d•$55,000 - $67,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Outreach Team is seeking a full-time Campaign Organizer to work in key counties across Iowa. This role is crucial for powering the progressive movement by engaging communities in civic action. Organizers will focus on building a strong volunteer base to advocate for corporate polluter accountability, health care reform, and other key issues. The position involves recruiting and training volunteers, organizing campaign events, managing data, and driving voter registration. This is a temporary position running from August 16th through the end of the year.

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.
Passion for creating change in the world.
Kindness and consideration for others.
Drive to work collaboratively.
Transparency: comfort admitting what you do and don't know, your capacity, and abilities.
Task management: Able to adapt to evolving project needs and break down big-picture projects.
Organized and efficient: Experience or demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects/goals in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Acute attention to detail: Track interactions and tasks with detailed notes. Plan ahead for roadblocks and bounce back quickly.
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.
Understanding of how words and actions affect others, including 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.

Responsibilities

Recruit, train, and manage a team of volunteers in key counties to drive basebuilding for corporate polluter accountability.
Engage constituents around corporate accountability, health care, big ag, affordability, and action opportunities.
Build and recruit a team of supporters and volunteers for canvassing and petitioning.
Engage volunteers through campaign events and actions.
Drive signees to electoral work and results in the fall.
Debrief with volunteers and community contacts to share information for continued involvement in corporate accountability action.
Call and text supporters to recruit them into grassroots actions.
Identify new supporters and volunteers through door-knocking, petition gathering, flyering, and in-field recruitment efforts.
Run grassroots skills trainings for volunteers.
Maintain meticulous volunteer lists.
Represent the campaign in community spaces and events, engaging with coalition and partner organizations.
Gather over a thousand petitions in support of key campaign issues.
Generate hundreds of additional actions targeting Members of Congress (social media, phone calls, postcards, photo petitions).
Recruit and train volunteers to generate more petitions and volunteer engagement at events.
Recruit and engage with community leaders, organizational partners, and VIPs.
Register voters in key Iowa districts, maintaining strong QC systems for compliance.
Organize and execute high-visibility in-person events demonstrating support for climate, jobs, and justice.
Educate community members about climate investments and the urgency of continued actions.
Ensure 100% compliance with all messaging and legal requirements.
Recruit volunteers to post on social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter).
Use peer-to-peer texting services and relational organizing tools.
Send email campaigns to recruit activists.
Track all interactions with detailed notes for daily reporting and weekly reports.