California Organizer - Bay Area
About The Position
The Working Families Party (WFP) is seeking an Organizer to work in California to build grassroots support for their electoral campaigns. The Organizer will be responsible for recruiting and supporting members and volunteer leaders who will, in turn, support electoral campaigns that advance the interests of WFP. This role involves assisting in the development of strategy and tactics for elections and campaigns, working closely with allies, coalition partners, candidates, elected officials, and WFP staff. A key responsibility will be training volunteers for canvassing and phone banking for endorsed candidates. WFP is hiring multiple organizers for different regions, including Inland Empire, Los Angeles and Orange County, Bay Area, Sacramento and Central Valley. Applicants should apply to the posting that matches their organizing region.
Requirements
- Minimum two years of in-person or virtual electoral/campaign or neighborhood-based organizing experience
- A passion and commitment to social, economic, and racial justice
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Proven organizing ability, including effectiveness in engaging potential activists and supporters
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Drive and tenacity to advance our mission and values
- Ability to work independently, including strong follow-through and self-direction on assignments
- Attention to detail and the ability to manage the technical aspects of a project such as logistics, paperwork, deadlines, etc.
- Ability to work effectively with strong personalities, peers, public officials, and allies
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor, or take over sponsorship of, employment visas at this time.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in grassroots non-profit, labor, or political organizing a plus
- Fluency in Spanish a plus
- Familiarity working with VAN or other voter file data
- Experience with organizing and tools used for phone banking including predictive dialers, broadcast SMS messaging, social media and email/action pages - particularly: Hubdialer, Thrutalk, Upland (Mobile Commons), Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Action Network.
- Experience and comfort using EveryAction for tracking volunteer activity.
- Strong command of Microsoft Excel or other spreadsheet software.
- Experience working in labor or with grassroots organizations in your region
- Political intelligence and judgment
Responsibilities
- Grow and build our membership base through in person events, text/call programs, digital organizing and attending events in region
- Lead a dynamic in person and virtual program to welcome new members into the Party through relational organizing, welcome gatherings and pipelines into membership meetings
- Build a base of activists to support our electoral priorities in your assigned region
- Reach party-building and organizing goals in an assigned region
- Develop knowledge and analysis of the political and community landscape in assigned regions of the state
- Lead and recruit in person canvasses, virtual phone and text banks events for endorsed candidates in assigned regions
Benefits
- paid time off
- health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- flexible spending accounts
- retirement plan options
- professional development funding
- remote work support
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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