Michigan Senior Organizer

Food & Water Watch•Grand Rapids, MI

3d•$56,800 - $66,800•Hybrid

About The Position

Food & Water Watch is looking for a Michigan Senior Organizer to join our Organizing team and help run campaigns to protect our food, water, and climate. The Michigan Senior Organizer will work closely with volunteers, community partners and other staff at Food & Water Watch. This position must be based in the Grand Rapids area. This position is primarily remote. However, the employee may be required to occasionally report to the office for meetings, trainings, or other business needs at the employer’s discretion. About Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch is working to create a healthy future for all people and generations to come—a world where everyone has food they can trust, clean drinking water and a livable climate. Making this happen requires involving people in the pressing issues of our time at the local, state, and federal level, building on one win after another, as we develop a larger movement that has the political power to make our democratic process work. About the position: The Michigan Senior Organizer will report to the Rural Organizing Director and will work with other staff on the organizing, policy, digital and communications teams to support Food & Water Watch’s work. The Michigan Senior Organizer will primarily focus on building out our volunteer team, Food & Water Team Michigan, build relationships with groups working on food, water and climate issues across Michigan, and organize against the buildout of data centers in the state. This is a full-time, temporary, grant-funded position for one year; this is an FLSA - exempt position.

Requirements

At least 3 years of full-time organizing experience, or an equivalent combination of full-time and volunteer experience.
Demonstrated ability to develop effective organizing strategies and to guide others to develop effective organizing strategies.
Familiarity with Michigan politics and communities.
Commitment to Food & Water Watch’s core values of justice, human dignity, fair treatment, and equity.
Ability to work effectively with people of diverse racial, ethnic, class, age, gender, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
Excellent time management & organizational skills and ability to balance multiple projects.
Ability to work remotely using basic online programs, including email, Slack, and Google docs.

Responsibilities

Recruit volunteers and allies. Build a strong base of volunteers and organizations in support of our local, state, and national campaigns.
Develop campaign plans. Work with other staff to establish long and short-term goals, strategies, and tactics to win our campaigns.
Organize campaign tactics. Plan and execute strategic tactics to meet the needs of our campaigns, including educational events, base-building drives, and actions directed at elected officials.
Build capacity. Develop the leadership of volunteers and grassroots organizations by offering training and organizing support.
Represent Food & Water Watch. Speak at public events and in press interviews on behalf of the organization. Participate in coalitions and joint campaigns or tactics.
Write to inspire action. Develop educational materials such as factsheets, action alerts, website content and newsletter articles on campaign issues.
Use digital tools. Become proficient in tools such as ThruText, Scale to Win, and Mobilize.
Know our issues. Maintain familiarity with Food & Water Watch’s priority issue campaigns and policy positions, and respond to information and support requests from activists, coalition members, and the media.
Build Food & Water Watch for the long haul. Participate in member recruitment and fundraising activities for Food & Water Watch.
Carry out other projects as assigned.