PPAA--Voter Engagement Specialist - Limited Duration (ID)_Public Affairs

Planned Parenthood•Meridian, ID

6d•$20 - $20

About The Position

Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates (PPAA) is the political and advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky. Collectively, we advocate for the services that more than 200,000 patients receive at Planned Parenthood health centers across our affiliate each year. We work on behalf of all individuals in our communities to promote policies that ensure equal and open access to reproductive health care for women and their families. What will you be doing!The Voter Engagement Specialist (VES) will spend approximately 12 weeks at 20 hours per week and $20 per hour building grassroots support for reproductive health and rights through direct voter contact and grassroots organizing. The VES will learn and apply community organizing tactics that lead to social change, such as engaging supporters and volunteers to conduct voter education over the phone, via text messaging, and through outreach at community events. The VES will help recruit people to testify at public hearings and will work under the supervision of their state PPAA Field Organizer, with additional guidance from the State Director. This is a temporary position. What’s in it for you: The Voter Engagement Specialist will receive training and on-the-ground experience in public education and constituent mobilization. Former VES candidates who participated in Planned Parenthood’s organizing programs were able to gain the skills to work for political campaigns and well-respected progressive non-profit organizations. In addition to being a significant leadership development opportunity, the VES is a paid position.

Nice To Haves

Excellent customer service skills
Commitment and desire to educate and mobilize individuals around issues of reproductive health and rights
Willing to cold-call and speak to strangers on behalf of Planned Parenthood and the work we do
Team player and good independent worker
Well-organized and self-motivated
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and cloud-based file sharing systems
Live in or have proficiency in the assigned geographic area
Access to reliable personal transportation is a necessity
Ability to stand/walk for extended periods of time is a necessity
May require lifting up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

building grassroots support for reproductive health and rights through direct voter contact and grassroots organizing
engaging supporters and volunteers to conduct voter education over the phone, via text messaging, and through outreach at community events
recruit people to testify at public hearings