Field Canvasser

Latino Network • Portland, OR

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Latino Network Action Fund (LNAF) is seeking a bilingual (English/Spanish) community-centered individual with bi-cultural proficiency to conduct direct voter engagement, voter education, and outreach in East Multnomah County and the City of Portland. Canvassers will initially focus on C3 voter education work within the community, then transition to C4 direct candidate work to support the election of progressive, values-aligned candidates. Key responsibilities include door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, and assisting at community events such as ballot assistance, workshops, and direct voter support. This is a temporary, part-time position, working up to 20 hours per week until after the November election. The role requires long hours, including 4-6 hours of walking or screen time daily, and necessitates weekend and evening work, along with reliable transportation.

Requirements

• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish, with the ability to converse with staff and community members
• Ability to connect and communicate interpersonally with various groups of people
• Ability to build trust within relationships and keep information confidential
• Must be able to travel to the Latino Network main office, La Plaza Esperanza in Gresham, and canvassing sites across Multnomah County, and other meet up spaces such as coffee shops and public parks
• Takes initiative and maintains proactive communication
• Ability to work weekends, late evenings, and flex work schedule as needed
• Excellent time management skills
• Related unpaid or paid advocacy, political and organizing experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge using EveryAction and Voter Action Network (VAN) and campaign software such as ThruTalk, and VPB

Responsibilities

• Supports Managing Director and Lead Organizers in accomplishing outreach, ID, and data collection goals
• Takes part in phone banks, digital events, textbanks, canvasses
• Engages people in conversation by going door to door
• Travel to assigned geographic territory and working in all weather conditions
• Achieve the daily contact and engagement goals as assigned
• Attends all mandatory onboarding and other training
• Works cross-culturally with other organizations to meet overall field goals

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed