Community Organizer Part-Time Santa Maria / Northern SB County

Planned Parenthood California Central Coast • Santa Maria, CA

68d • Remote

About The Position

Planned Parenthood California Central Coast (PPCCC) is seeking a Community Organizer to help achieve its community outreach, legislative, and grassroots organizing goals. This role will focus on implementing local and statewide advocacy field plans, including facilitating lobby days, coordinating phone banks and canvassing, community outreach, and volunteer recruitment. The position also involves representing PPCCC at local events and health fairs. The service region is Santa Maria / Northern SB County, with a part-time schedule of 20 hours per week.

Requirements

• Ability to demonstrate good judgment, initiative, and critical thinking.
• Desire and ability to supervise program participants and work with youth, college students, community members, patients, community partners, elected officials, key stakeholders, and other professionals.
• Excellent communication skills, including writing and public speaking.
• Has a strong commitment to reproductive, social, and racial justice.
• Previous experience in outreach, advocacy, and grassroots community organizing.
• Demonstrates ability to manage time independently to complete multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong organizational and listening skills.
• Ability to work independently, as well as cooperatively and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Cultural sensitivity and ability to understand and relate to people of all identities, ages, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Ability to engage people from a variety of backgrounds on a one-on-one basis and group format.
• Respects confidentiality.
• Willingness and ability to work remotely and evening and weekend hours.
• Must have valid California driver’s license, reliable automobile transportation and insurance in accordance with California DMV requirements.
• Candidate must travel within PPCCC geographic area (Thousand Oaks to San Luis Obispo).
• Candidate must travel out of service area / possible air travel 1-2 times per year.
• Must be able to interact well with community partners, donors, volunteers, and colleagues.
• Must be able to collaboratively with all affiliate departments.
• Return e-mails and telephone calls from staff and external calls promptly.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred or two (2) or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1-2 years in field/community organizing strongly preferred.
• Prior experience with campaign work.
• Experience with reproductive health advocacy and grassroots community organizing strongly preferred.
• Fluent verbal and written Spanish language skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage a field organizing program and coordinate grassroots advocacy campaigns designed to increase the number of Planned Parenthood supporters and activists.
• Build deep and intentional relationships with community members, partner organizations, and leaders who support cross-collaboration efforts with PPCCC.
• Recruit, train, and mobilize volunteers and key legislative supporters in the region as needed to carry out grassroots organizing plans.
• Manage grant-funded programs and grantor relationships, including strategic planning, task management, regular reporting on outcomes, meeting deadlines, attending trainings, preparing narrative sections of grant reports, and all other grant duties and obligations.
• Support the coordination and implementation of our Patient Advocacy Programs.
• Coordinate and develop supportive student organizations at local colleges/universities.
• Collect data and report on constituents and program outcomes utilizing affiliate data- tracking tools.
• Link local-based issues with regional, state, and national issues.
• Support PPCCAF’s public policy and advocacy work.
• Engage, inform, and mobilize local communities on local and state election issues and Planned Parenthood endorsed candidates & positions.
• Coordinate and lead volunteer voter outreach and mobilization including voter registration, canvasses, phone/text banks, rallies, lobbying, and other forms of grassroots action.
• Stay up to date on Planned Parenthood legislative priorities.
• Increase the number of supporters who opt in to receiving PPCCAF text and action alerts.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Opportunity for an increase after six months of employment.
• $1.00/hour bilingual Spanish/English differential pay is offered upon passing the language assessment test.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree