St Cloud Area Manufactured Home Resident Organizing Fellow

Isaiah•St. Cloud, MN

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

The St Cloud Area Manufactured Home Resident Organizing Fellow is a 6-month temporary, full-time position focused on organizing residents in manufactured home communities to build leadership and shared power. The role involves working towards a just economy and a democracy that honors the dignity and worth of all people. The ideal candidate will be motivated by the needs of people and communities and possess "grit" when facing challenges. This position reports to a lead organizer and involves regular collaboration with a team of other organizers. The role requires meeting with people during their availability, which often includes evenings and weekends. The position is exempt from overtime and has an annual salary of $55,000.

Requirements

Ability to act with integrity, strong work ethic, "grit", and willingness to persevere until success.
Self-starter who can independently set goals and use them to guide daily actions.
Good listener and capable of establishing rapport with people from different backgrounds.
Quick learner eager to develop their leadership and help others do the same.
Open to evaluation and direction from their supervisor and peers.
Unafraid of being pushed and challenged by their peers and supervisor in order to more deeply reflect on and address personal barriers to leadership development.
Ability to navigate different cultural settings to relate to people across race, class, age, and religion.
Articulate how working for social justice and grassroots organizing is connected to personal motivation or self-interest rather than a desire to "serve" or "save" others.
Demonstrated independent decision-making, management of multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, and sound judgment on when to seek advice and support from team members.
Ability to share examples of achieving success when straightforward solutions aren’t available through problem-solving and applying flexible thinking.
Ability to speak to their ability to effectively work with diverse faith communities, racial groups, and diverse stakeholders.
Self-interest in the needs of people and communities.
Comfortable using a range of technology, such as Google Workspace or Microsoft Office, WhatsApp, and other common software and apps.
Valid driver’s license and regular access to a reliable car.

Responsibilities

Organize people in manufactured home communities to develop leadership and shared power across race, class, and geography.
Run a petition drive (doorknocking) to gather support for the Save Our Homes Campaign - the Manufactured Home Residents Bill of Rights and build relationships with residents.
Host a series of community conversations in manufactured home communities: initial info session for residents, candidate forums, and additional community engagement sessions to invite them into our organizing effort.
Conduct regular 1:1 meetings with manufactured home residents to build relationships and identify potential leaders.
Develop, lead, and coach teams of leaders in their manufactured home communities to advance our Save Our Homes campaign.
Facilitate candidate forums between residents and the candidates seeking to represent them specifically about issues impacting manufactured home residents.
Develop a voter education and engagement campaign with core resident leaders to support champions endorsed by resident teams.
Invite community members to key post-election strategy events in Nov. and December.
Facilitate regular strategy meetings and relevant trainings for resident leaders.
Attend organizing and narrative building training.
Participate in weekly development sessions with supervision from a lead organizer.