Campus Organizer- Flagstaff, AZ

Vote Blue•Flagstaff, AZ

3d•$55,000 - $67,000•Onsite

About The Position

Vote Blue is a field firm specializing in face-to-face canvassing operations, focused on mobilizing voters to participate in elections. The organization's campaigns have been instrumental in close elections at various levels. Vote Blue's current objective is to mobilize and engage voters in the upcoming fall elections to counter political actions perceived as harmful to rights and economic well-being. This role is for a full-time Campus Organizer to begin by the end of August and continue through mid-November, with locations at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff and Michigan State in East Lansing.

Requirements

Experience building and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with diverse community members.
Attentiveness and empathy towards communities served, regardless of race, ethnicity, class, gender, or ability.
Ability to identify shared values across communities for collective growth.
Experience building authentic relationships through authenticity and reliability.
Comfort and experience in public speaking to a group about environmental, jobs, health care issues and climate change.
Inclusive and collaborative leadership approach with a 'power with' mindset.
Ability to learn from others and see/hear other perspectives.
Reliability and accountability, with transparency about abilities, capacities, and expectations.
Honoring 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.
Ability to work with the community and within the workplace to identify areas for improvement for a more equitable environment.
Taking continued action and efforts to improve REI (Racial Equity and Inclusion) knowledge, skills, and tools.
Experience accomplishing ambitious goals and getting results, even with obstacles.
Experience or ability to plan backwards to meet multiple goals timely and effectively.
Ability to bounce back and adjust quickly to unexpected changes, learning and improving from mistakes.
Experience bringing a lens of inclusivity to all interactions.
Passion for the role of work in creating change.
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 into smaller pieces.
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.
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.
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

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 6-8 hourly campus fellows to register voters.
Call and text supporters to recruit them into grassroots actions.
Identify new supporters and volunteers through petitioning, flyering, and in-field recruitment.
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 with coalition and partner organizations.
Collect pledge cards.
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 protecting climate, wildlife, lands, and vulnerable communities.
Ensure all messaging and legal requirements are met by oneself and volunteers.
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 on campaign results.