Campus Organizer- Ann Arbor

The Outreach Team•Ann Arbor, MI

2d•$55,000 - $67,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Outreach Team is seeking a full-time Campus Organizer to work in Ann Arbor, MI, at the University of Michigan. This role is designed to recruit, train, and manage a team of student volunteers to promote climate action on campus. The organizer will build a supporter base through petitioning, convert supporters into volunteers, and engage them in campaign events and actions. The position also involves debriefing with volunteers and community contacts at the campaign's end to facilitate ongoing involvement in climate action.

Requirements

Commitment to equity and justice, with an agreement to our North Star.
Experience bringing a lens of inclusivity to all interactions with colleagues and community members.
Passion for the role that your 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 your 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

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 student volunteers to promote climate action on campus.
Build and recruit a team of supporters through petitioning on campus.
Convert supporters into volunteers.
Engage volunteers through campaign events and actions.
Debrief with volunteers and community contacts to share information for staying involved with climate action.
Call and text supporters to recruit them into grassroots actions.
Identify new supporters and volunteers by gathering petitions, flyering, and conducting in-field recruitment efforts.
Run grassroots skills trainings for volunteers.
Maintain a meticulous track of the volunteer list.
Develop volunteer leaders to help lead the student organization.
Represent the campaign in community spaces and events, engaging and uplifting coalition and partner organizations.
Gather over a thousand petitions from students in support of climate action.
Recruit and train volunteers to generate more petitions and volunteer engagement at events.
Recruit and engage with community leaders, organizational partners, and VIPs.
Organize and execute high-visibility in-person events demonstrating support for climate action.
Educate community members about historical climate investments and the urgency of continued actions.
Ensure 100% compliance with all messaging and legal requirements.
Recruit volunteers to post on their social media platforms.
Send email campaigns to recruit activists to campaign activities.
Track all interactions with detailed notes for daily reporting and weekly reports.