Community Organizer

Metro Caring•Denver, CO

9d•$62,775 - $66,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Metro Caring’s Community Organizer builds trust-based relationships, develops grassroots leaders, and strengthens community power through organizing, political education, civic engagement, and collective action. Working closely with directly impacted community members, the Organizer builds an organized base, supports community leadership, and advances Metro Caring’s Right to Food vision and community-driven systems change. The role does not include formal staff supervision, but it does involve coordinating and supporting volunteers and community leaders, helping them build skills and take on increasing levels of leadership and responsibility. The position is based primarily on-site at Metro Caring’s Denver office and in key locations across the Denver metro area. Limited remote hours may be possible under organizational guidelines and with supervisor approval. Metro Caring currently operates on a four-day work week, with Fridays off, though occasional Fridays may be required for retreats and professional development. The role also requires evening and weekend work throughout the year for community meetings, events, trainings, civic engagement, legislative sessions, and other organizing activities. The position is exempt, full-time, and paid an annual salary of $62,775–$66,000. It is included in a bargaining unit represented by the Denver Newspaper Guild – Communication Workers of America Local 37074, and employment terms are governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Requirements

Experience in community organizing, community engagement, advocacy, or a related field.
Commitment to intersectional equity, grassroots leadership, community-driven organizing, and community power-building.
Strong relationship-building, facilitation, and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across diverse backgrounds and communities.
Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and participate in occasional evening and weekend engagements.
Basic proficiency with common workplace technology, including email, shared documents, spreadsheets, virtual meeting platforms, and databases or other community-engagement tracking systems.
Strong organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to prioritize responsibilities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate tasks, support teams, or guide volunteers in community-facing environments.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Commitment to equity, inclusion, and ongoing learning about race, class, language access, and systemic barriers.
Experience and commitment to nurturing spaces for thoughtful, specific feedback, and openness to receiving and integrating feedback as part of continuous growth and performance management.
Reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Spanish/English ability or bicultural experience.
Experience with grassroots, base-building, or power-building organizing.
Experience with political education, popular education, civic engagement, or nonpartisan voter engagement.
Familiarity with local government, public policy, advocacy, or other systems-change processes.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Salesforce, or other organizing and engagement tracking tools.

Responsibilities

Build trust-based relationships through one-to-one conversations, listening sessions, community gatherings, and outreach to recruit and engage directly impacted community members.
Identify emerging leaders and create pathways for community members to deepen their participation and assume leadership roles.
Develop and support grassroots leaders through political education, mentorship, training, and hands-on organizing opportunities.
Co-create and facilitate community meetings, workshops, and organizing spaces grounded in popular education, anti-oppression principles, and collective action.
Support community members in public leadership opportunities, including testimony, storytelling, advocacy, and decision-making.
Help community leaders identify and cut issues, analyze power, develop campaign strategies, identify decision-makers and allies, and select tactics for collective action and long-term community power.
Support nonpartisan civic engagement, including voter engagement, ballot education, public testimony, advocacy, and other forms of community participation.
Coordinate opportunities for community members and leaders to engage in public decision-making, campaigns, and collective action.
Build and maintain relationships with community partners, coalitions, and grassroots organizations advancing food justice and systems change.
Participate in coalition spaces and collaborative movement-building aligned with Metro Caring’s Right to Food vision.
Coordinate organizing projects, events, trainings, and campaign activities from planning through implementation and evaluation.
Maintain accurate organizing data on outreach, one-to-ones, leadership development, civic participation, and campaign activities.
Use organizing data and community feedback to assess progress, identify opportunities, and adjust strategies.
Participate in supervision and team meetings, prepare updates, communicate relevant information, and follow through on agreed next steps.
Collaborate across teams to integrate community organizing, community leadership, and the Right to Food framework into programs, events, and organizational strategy.
Share community feedback, emerging issues, and organizing insights with staff to strengthen organizational learning and decision-making.
Participate in internal committees, workgroups, trainings, and organizational initiatives advancing equity, systems change, and Metro Caring’s mission.
Manage work plans and project-management tools, and communicate project or scope changes promptly to team partners.
Contribute to a culture of accountability, collaboration, respect, and shared ownership of Metro Caring’s mission and Right to Food vision.