Central Iowa County Canvass Director
About The Position
The Central Iowa Canvass Director will report to the Iowa Field Director and will work with other staff on the Iowa Organizing and administrative teams to support Food & Water Watch’s work. The position will run a canvass operation that knocks on tens of thousands of doors to educate and engage Iowans on the issue of water pollution and the associated cancer crisis facing our state. This is a full-time temporary position starting as soon as possible, running through November 6. This position will start as soon as possible, running through November 6, 2026. We are not planning to rent office space for this campaign. Instead, we plan on running the canvass remotely, with regular meetups in the field for canvassers to get training and materials.
Requirements
- At least one election cycle canvassing experience (either electoral or issue organizing works!)
- Familiarity with VAN or a similar voter database tool.
Nice To Haves
- One election cycle canvass directing or one year organizing on an issue advocacy campaign.
- Experience training others.
- Experience with using Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets to track work.
- Knowledge of the region.
- Relationships with organizers and potential canvassers in this area.
Responsibilities
- Recruit and hire canvassers.
- Training canvassers to effectively conduct canvassing conversations
- Cutting and assigning turf.
- Analyzing canvasser performance, including running VAN reports, tracking petitions and pledge cards collected.
- Quality control to maximize canvasser success and minimize submission of fraudulent canvass data
- Scheduling and tracking hours, and working with the Finance team to ensure canvassers are paid in a timely fashion.
- Completing at least one canvass shift themselves each week.
- Ensuring a daily transportation plan for canvassers to get to turf and back, including acquiring rental cars when necessary.
- Identify meetup locations for canvass sendoffs.
Benefits
- Food and Water Watch is an equal opportunity employer who encourages applications from women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, individuals with disabilities, and other members of underrepresented groups. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.
- FWW requires new staff to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, subject to availability, unless they receive an approved religious or medical accommodation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
