Iowa Rapid Response Organizer, Planned Parenthood

The Outreach Team•Davenport, IA

1d•$68,640 - $68,640

About The Position

The Rapid Response Organizer will work in close coordination with the Planned Parenthood Action Fund’s national campaigns team and IA state team to build grassroots power in their congressional district. Organizers will develop and execute a rigorous campaign plan that integrates volunteer recruitment, canvassing, rapid response event organizing, coalition building, and digital engagement – all aimed at mobilizing constituents to take action to defend and protect Planned Parenthood. Organizers will be expected to lead from the front by canvassing themselves, moving volunteers through the leadership pipeline, and hitting the ground running to:

Requirements

Relationship Building: You develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with a diverse group of local and statewide community members. You are attentive and empathetic to the communities we serve, regardless of race, ethnicity, class, gender, or ability, and can identify shared values across communities for collective growth. You can build authentic relationships through authenticity and reliability, continuously uplifting others and their goals. You are comfortable and experienced in public speaking to a group.
Inclusive and Collaborative Leadership: You approach leadership with a “power with” mindset that recognizes the impact power hierarchies have in different settings. You can learn from others, see and hear other perspectives, and step in or step back as necessary. You are reliable and accountable, always transparent about your abilities, capacities, and expectations. You honor the time and commitments of others while inspiring them to meet goals.
Commitment to Equity and Inclusion: You have a proven ability to develop meaningful connections with diverse communities, including a wide range of community organizations, community leaders, and community members. You work with the community and within the workplace to identify areas of improvement for a more equitable environment. You take continued action and efforts to improve your REI knowledge, skills, and tools.
Drive to Achieve Results: You have experience accomplishing ambitious goals and getting results, even when there are obstacles. You have the experience or ability to plan backwards to meet multiple goals timely and effectively. When there are unexpected changes, you bounce back and adjust quickly, learning and improving from any mistakes.
Commitment to equity and justice, with an agreement to our North Star (below)
Experience bringing a lens of inclusivity to all of your interactions with colleagues and community members.
Passion for the role that your work plays in creating change in the world.
Kindness and consideration for others.
Drive to work collaboratively: learning from others; stepping-in or stepping-back when needed.
Transparency: comfort admitting what you do and don’t know, your capacity, and abilities.
Task management: Able to adapt to the evolving needs of a project. Able to tackle big-picture projects and break them down into smaller pieces
Organized and efficient: Experience or demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects or goals at once in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
Acute attention to detail: Track interactions and tasks with detailed notes. Plans ahead for roadblocks and bounces back quickly when problems arise.
Effective communication skills (written or spoken) that are clear, concise and honest.
Comfortable and excited to speak about the campaign publicly,
Coach and learning mentality: successful experience or willingness to learn new things and pick up new skills on the job. Able to learn from mistakes and try again.
Understanding of how your words and actions affect others, including an awareness of power language and communication accessibility.
Ability to work weekends and weekday evenings, occasional holidays.

Nice To Haves

Experience working for nonprofits, electoral campaigns, and/or other issue campaigns
Data Management and Evaluation Experience: Experience working with various data management systems and tools, mainly Google Suite.
Experience with Relevant Campaign Tools and Technologies: Action Network, ThruText, MailChimp, eCRMs like EveryAction, or social media tools (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram).
Event or Project Planning & Management, Implementation or Evaluation
Knowledge or previous experience working on this issue is a plus, but not required

Responsibilities

Recruit and Train a Community of Volunteer Activists
Call and text supporters and recruit them into grassroots actions.
Run grassroots skills trainings to develop effective campaigners among volunteers
Keep meticulous track of a volunteer list so that no potential volunteer falls through the cracks
Hold regularly scheduled canvasses to identify supporters and immediately follow up with potential volunteers identified in the community and at the door
Organize Events around reproductive rights
Nail 100% of all messaging and legal requirements and ensure that volunteers do the same
Organize and execute in-person events, including educational events, trainings, rallies, phone banks, and a final large-scale, district-wide mobilization event
Build Coalition and Develop Grassroots Relationships
Represent the campaign through participation in community spaces and events, while engaging and uplifting coalition and partner organizations.
Engage with organizing partners in-district to elevate the fight to protect Planned Parenthood funding
Develop contacts with local elected officials, community leaders, and advocacy organizations
Manage Digital Campaign, Data Management, and Reporting Tools
Demonstrate public support by recruiting volunteers to post on their own social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Use peer-to-peer texting services and relational organizing tools to communicate with community members
Send timely and compelling email campaigns to recruit activists to campaign activities
Track every interaction with detailed notes in order to report numbers daily and write weekly reports on the results of the campaign