Campaign Organizer- Waukee, IA

The Outreach Team•Waukee, IA

2d•$55,000 - $67,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Outreach Team is seeking a full-time Campaign Organizer to join their national team. This role is crucial for powering the progressive movement by running successful civic engagement campaigns. Organizers will have an on-the-ground presence in communities across the country, working to build a future that is fairer, healthier, safer, and more peaceful. The position is based in Waukee, Iowa, with the campaign running from June 30th through the end of the year. The role involves recruiting, training, and managing volunteers to drive basebuilding and advocate for corporate polluter accountability. Organizers will engage constituents on issues such as corporate accountability, healthcare, big agriculture, affordability, and opportunities for action. The campaign will focus on building a supporter and volunteer base through canvassing and petitions, followed by engaging volunteers in campaign events and actions. In the fall, the role will involve driving sign-ups for electoral work. The position concludes with debriefing volunteers and community contacts to provide information on continued involvement in corporate accountability actions.

Requirements

Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with a diverse group of local and statewide community members.
Be attentive and empathetic to the communities served, regardless of race, ethnicity, class, gender, or ability.
Build authentic relationships through authenticity and reliability, continuously uplifting others and their goals.
Comfortable and experienced in public speaking to a group about environmental, jobs, health care issues and climate change.
Approach leadership with a “power with” mindset.
Learn from others, see and hear other perspectives, and step in or step back as necessary.
Be reliable and accountable, always transparent about abilities, capacities, and expectations.
Honor the time and commitments of others while inspiring them to meet goals.
Proven ability to develop meaningful connections with diverse communities, including organizations, leaders, and members.
Work with the community and within the workplace to identify areas of improvement for a more equitable environment.
Take continued action and efforts to improve REI knowledge, skills, and tools.
Experience accomplishing ambitious goals and getting results, even when there are obstacles.
Experience or ability to plan backwards to meet multiple goals timely and effectively.
Bounce back and adjust quickly to unexpected changes, learning and improving from mistakes.
Commitment to equity and justice, with an agreement to the organization's North Star.
Experience bringing a lens of inclusivity to all interactions.
Passion for the role that work plays in creating change.
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 evolving needs, tackle big-picture projects and break them down.
Organized and efficient: Experience or demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects or 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. Able to learn from mistakes.
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 is a plus.

Responsibilities

Recruit, train, and manage a team of volunteers in key counties in Iowa 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 petitions.
Continue to 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.
Call and text supporters to recruit them into grassroots actions.
Identify new supporters and volunteers through door knocking, gathering petitions, flyering, and in-field recruitment.
Run grassroots skills trainings for volunteers.
Maintain a meticulous volunteer list.
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 with VR laws.
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 for self and volunteers.
Recruit volunteers to post on their social media platforms.
Use peer-to-peer texting services and relational organizing tools for communication.
Send timely and compelling email campaigns to recruit activists.
Track all interactions with detailed notes for daily reporting and weekly reports.