Michigan Organizer

Reproductive Freedom for All•Kalamazoo, MI

61d•$55,000 - $68,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We seek a champion of reproductive freedom in the Central or Western Michigan area who will recruit and mobilize our members and volunteers to support legislation and candidates who support reproductive freedom. The Michigan Organizer will build and nurture relationships with community members and leaders through various community engagement and digital organizing tactics. They will coordinate different types of events (in-person and virtual) throughout Central and Western Michigan, recruit new members and volunteers to join Reproductive Freedom for All, and build member and volunteer leadership in key parts of the state. The ideal candidate must be deeply committed to centering and uplifting the voices of marginalized Michiganders and turning them into our next generation of leaders. They must understand that people who are closest to the problems have the best solutions and the job of the Organizer is to turn their passion into action.

Requirements

Experience in community organizing or advocacy/electoral campaign work, including experience engaging, energizing, and delivering high community turnout. These skills may come from areas outside of traditionally paid campaign or organizing work;
Demonstrated ability to develop organizing plans and meet hit goals;
Skilled in organizing tactics like tabling, phone recruitment, canvassing, pitching leadership, meeting with members 1-1, and coaching volunteer leaders to make their own plans;
Ability to train volunteers and activists in skill development, power-building, and strategic planning and campaigning;
Data management experience and knowledge (in particular, the ability to use or learn tools like VAN, Scale to Win, and HubDialer);
Demonstrated ability to connect with people from different backgrounds and different lived experiences;
Strong time management and organizational skills;
Ability to work with deadlines and under pressure;
Self-driven and able to work independently with minimal supervision;
Ability to communicate effectively and concisely orally and in writing;
Demonstrated leadership ability, team building, and interpersonal skills;
Demonstrated commitment to Reproductive Freedom for All’s mission, values, and goals;
Expressed ability to perform responsibilities in line with Reproductive Freedom for All's values;
Experience contributing to a workplace environment in which diversity is valued and supported;
Eagerness and ability to take on work with a collaborative approach and with an eye toward the crucial role cross-departmental tasks play in the success of the organization;
Commitment to ensuring anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of our work and our organization;
Commitment to not only protecting and expanding reproductive freedom, but also supporting other fights for justice and civil rights, as connected to Reproductive Freedom for All’s mission;
Computer proficiency in Google Suites (E-mail, Docs, Drives, etc), MS Office, Excel, Publisher, and/or other related software skills, and web-based research;
Willing to work some nights and weekends;
Must be able to lead and attend in-person events; access to a vehicle/valid driver's license required. Willingness to travel;

Nice To Haves

Experience organizing in and familiarity with Michigan’s political landscape;
Bilingual in Spanish or Arabic;
Relationships with Michigan student leaders.

Responsibilities

Build and execute volunteer/member engagement programs to achieve legislative and electoral priorities through various organizing strategies and tactics;
Drive campaigns to advance bills for reproductive freedom during the legislative session, and in particular, work to engage young and diverse volunteers in field and advocacy work around these bills;
Support the planning and execution of our annual Lobby Day, including setting up meetings with legislators, coordinating volunteer travel, and managing day-of logistics with attention to detail and a commitment to excellence;
Collaborate closely across the National Organizing and Digital Organizing teams to align outreach and training strategies, share and utilize tools and resources, and ensure seamless coordination of all advocacy efforts in-state;
Represent Reproductive Freedom for All in local and statewide coalitions;
Build power through volunteer recruitment and leadership development, weaving in our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion;
Recruit new, diverse volunteers and potential volunteer leaders to get involved in our fight for reproductive rights via event planning and execution, lead individual one-one meetings with volunteers, identify new and potential volunteer audiences using a suite of digital and field organizing tactics, lead new and existing Reproductive Freedom for All members and volunteers and move them up our ladder of engagement.;
Mentor, train, and support Reproductive Freedom for All volunteer leaders, including those directly affected by the fight for reproductive freedom, to establish self-sustaining “Action Councils” that represent the organization’s values (Action Councils are groups of all-volunteer leaders committed to working on Reproductive Freedom for All priority campaigns by planning and leading events, recruiting new members, recruiting for rallies, advocating for bills, or leading get-out-the-vote efforts plus other community-building events);
Support Action Council leaders in creating and executing organizing plans to achieve campaign goals; Provide support to these leaders through individual meetings, training, regular calls, community development, online forums, and other methods as appropriate, ensuring a collaborative environment;
Infuse Reproductive Freedom for All's vision, mission and theory of change in all-volunteer communications; provide background and campaign goals, and foster transparency by sharing regular campaign updates with volunteers;
Sign up new Reproductive Freedom for All members and move them up a ladder of engagement into volunteer roles;
Conduct weekly one-on-one’s with current and potential volunteers;
Attend in-person events and travel, as needed;
Manage Michigan intern(s);
Maintain up-to-date data for volunteer engagement within our data system, VAN; Work closely with the Data team and state and national leadership to ensure the team is maintaining best practices and processes in data; track internal metrics and accomplishing daily and weekly organizer goals; and
Additional duties may be assigned consistent with the responsibilities and qualifications in this job description.