Central Iowa Organizer
About The Position
The Iowa Organizer will report to the Political Director and will work with other staff on the organizing team to support Food & Water Watch’s work. This organizer will lead outreach to residents of Central Iowa, helping Iowans get registered to vote and involved in the election process. We will organize grassroots volunteers, mobilizing them to conduct outreach to their communities. Our goal is to recruit dozens of new volunteers at the March 28 No Kings event, providing training and support to get these individuals reaching out to their communities. This is a temporary grant-funded position. The position is available April 13, 2026, and is initially funded through July 10, 2026. We are continuing to raise funds with a goal of extending this position through the end of 2026.
Requirements
- Experience with grassroots organizing, either in a paid or volunteer capacity. Types of campaign experience that would make a good candidate include voter registration, voter mobilization, managing a paid or volunteer canvass effort, student organizing, grassroots advocacy, and relational organizing.
- Experience training others in grassroots outreach skills
- Ability to work effectively with people of diverse racial, ethnic, class, age, gender, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
- Ability to work remotely using basic online programs, including email, Slack, and Google docs.
- Excellent time management & organizational skills and ability to balance multiple projects.
Nice To Haves
- Experience using VAN or a similar voter file database
- Experience using outreach texting and phonebanking tools like ThruText or Scale to Win
- Knowledge of Central Iowa and our water and cancer crises
Responsibilities
- Recruit volunteers and allies in support of our campaigns, with an emphasis on recruiting new volunteers and developing them into leaders
- Leadership development: Build the capacity and leadership of volunteers and allied grassroots organizations by offering training and organizing support.
- Develop and implement campaign strategy: Work closely with team and partner organizations to develop and implement joint strategies.
- Hone campaign messaging by reporting back on effectiveness of outreach tactics
- Regularly report on work to supervisors.
- Participate in membership recruitment for Food & Water Watch.
- Carry out other projects as assigned.
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid health, dental and vision plans for staff
- 403b retirement plans with employer contribution once eligible
- 12 weeks paid parental leave
- 3 weeks vacation for new employees
- 12 sick days and 5 personal days
- paid federal holidays and winter break (December 24 – January 1)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
