Campaign Organizer- Oelwein

The Outreach Team•Oelwein, IA

2d•$55,000 - $67,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Outreach Team is seeking a full-time Campaign Organizer to work in key counties in Iowa. The role involves recruiting, training, and managing volunteers to drive basebuilding for corporate polluter accountability. Organizers will engage constituents on issues such as corporate accountability, healthcare, big agriculture, and affordability. The position starts by building a supporter and volunteer base for canvassing and petitions, then progresses to engaging volunteers through campaign events and actions. In the fall, the focus shifts to driving sign-ups for electoral work. The role concludes with debriefing volunteers and community contacts to provide information on continued involvement in 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.
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 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 and train a community of volunteer activists by calling and texting supporters, identifying new supporters through door knocking, petitions, flyering, and in-field recruitment efforts.
Run grassroots skills trainings to develop effective campaigners among volunteers.
Maintain meticulous track of a volunteer list.
Represent the campaign through participation in community spaces and events, engaging and uplifting coalition and partner organizations.
Gather over a thousand petitions from the community in support of key campaign issues.
Generate hundreds of additional actions targeting key Members of Congress via social media posts, phone calls, postcards, and 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 to build meaningful relationships.
Register voters in key Iowa districts, maintaining strong QC 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 self 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 every interaction with detailed notes to report numbers daily and write weekly reports on campaign results.