Regional Organizer (Greater Lansing)

Working Families Party•Lansing, MI

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Working Families Party (WFP) is seeking a Regional Organizer for the Greater Lansing area. This role involves developing and implementing regional strategy to build the organization's leadership, membership, and supporter base, as well as achieving electoral and legislative victories. The Regional Organizer will lead membership growth and development, and manage electoral programs for endorsed candidates within their assigned region, which is Congressional District 7 (Lansing, East Lansing, Howell, Brighton, and South Lyon).

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 communication 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 diverse stakeholders, peers, public officials, and allies.
Candidates must currently reside in the region or be willing to relocate.
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 the 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 textbank events for endorsed candidates in assigned regions.
Recruit, train, and manage local volunteers and allied campaign staff to use organizing tools such as Spoke, PDI, Scale to Win, and Mobilize.
Evaluate the success of our organizing and electoral programs and propose and implement necessary adjustments to methods and processes in response to conditions in the region.