Organizing Manager – Saint Paul, MN
About The Position
Under the supervision of the Senior Director of Public Affairs - Minnesota, the Organizing Manager is responsible for leading and supporting grassroots organizing and advocacy efforts throughout Minnesota. This position supervises organizing staff and interns, develops and implements, organizing plans, supports advocacy and electoral campaigns, and helps build volunteer and community engagement strategies that advance organizational goals. The Organizing Manager works collaboratively with the Public Affairs team to strengthen community relationships, recruit and develop volunteers, and execute organizing activities. This position also supports tracking, analysis, and reporting of organizing and advocacy outcomes to measure progress toward campaign goals. The Organizing Manager is an advocate in implementing our mission of “Advancing and protecting sexual and reproductive health care for all”. They may perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
- 3-5 years combined experience in grassroots community organizing, campaign experience, and/or volunteer and staff management
- Proven competency with voter/supporter database software
Responsibilities
- Hire, train, and manage organizing staff and interns; provide coaching, guidance, and professional development opportunities to staff.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and results-oriented team culture grounded in equity, racial justice, and intersectionality.
- Establish and promote organizing best practices that support effective advocacy, organizing, and electoral work.
- Lead staff and programming on the coordinated side of the electoral firewall during applicable election cycles, ensuring compliance with organizational, state, and federal requirements.
- Develop and implement organizing plans, strategies, and tactics that advance advocacy and electoral priorities in Minnesota.
- Collaborate with organizing staff and cross-functional teams to align organizing efforts with organizational priorities and campaign goals.
- Partner with organizing staff to recruit, engage, and develop volunteers, supporters, and community leaders.
- Build and maintain relationships with community partners and coalition organizations to strengthen organizing efforts.
- Evaluate campaign progress and adjust organizing strategies and tactics to meet goals and respond to emerging opportunities.
- Lead and support the execution of advocacy, electoral, and community engagement activities across Minnesota.
- Support staff utilizing organizing tools and tactics for their organizing work, including the Voter Activation Network (VAN), EveryAction (EA), and other outreach platforms.
- Develop or support the creation of outreach materials, scripts, volunteer resources, event plans, canvas turfs, outreach lists, and other campaign materials as needed.
- Maintain and deliver organizing training and educational resources for staff and volunteers.
- Ensure organizing activities are executed effectively, efficiently, and in alignment with organizational priorities.
- Ensure accurate and timely entry of organizing, volunteer, and advocacy activity.
- Assist in compiling data for reporting.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance with equity-based premium tiers
- Free, virtual primary care for all employees enrolled in a medical plan: NICE HEALTHCARE. A free, virtual primary care for entire household (in-home available for qualifying locations). Services include: 80 free labs, free x-rays, and physical tests, live, virtual physical therapy, 550+ free medications and more!
- HealthiestYou – Virtual Care for employees outside of NICE Healthcare’s network.
- Proximal Health – Helps members access high quality, cost-effective, providers for certain services and offers $1,500 tax free benefit when members choose a designated provider for eligible services
- Employee Assistance Program
- Continued Education Reimbursement: up to $500 per year & 2 paid CEU days.
- Flex Spending Account
- Life Insurance
- Eligibility for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
- Paid time off: PTO starting at .05769 accrual rate per hour worked.
- 8 hours volunteer paid time off annually.
- 8 paid federal holidays & 2 paid floating holidays.
- 403(b) retirement fund
- 8 weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Bereavement Leave
- Earned Extended Leave
- Free subscription to Headspace App
- Time off to vote.
- Employee discounts for electronics, appliances, hotels, gift cards, apparel, cars, fitness memberships, groceries, and at Office Depot, Verizon, AT&T, Dell & more.
- Start date flexibility.
- Travel reimbursement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
