Title: Community Organizer (Remote)
Reports to: Organizing Director
Employment Type: Full time, W2
Compensation: $5000 / Month
Location: Remote (CO)
Expected Start Date: 9/2
About Us:
We are a progressive political firm working with candidates, campaigns, and organizations to move public opinion, reshape electorates and mobilize the grassroots. Recent clients include Biden/Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Stacey Abrams, Southern Poverty Law Center, New Georgia Project, DSCC and national c3 and c4 tables and organizations.
About the Position:
Organizers (COs) will onboard, train and manage a large group of paid Community Mobilizers (CMs) for a statewide paid relational organizing program, where people will contact their friends and family about the upcoming election. COs report to the Organizing Director (OD).
Hired applicants will have strong time management skills because they will have to balance their time between onboarding, training and managing a large group of program participants (CMs). They will also conduct large-scale trainings and hold their direct reports accountable for accurate and timely reporting. Finally, COs will also be expected to create a positive and safe work environment, be flexible as the campaign changes, and be creative in achieving the biggest possible scale of outreach.
This is a full-time, remote, salaried position beginning as early as 9/2 and ending 10/6, 2024. The expectation is that staff are generally available between 10 and 7 Mountain Time with some responsiveness outside of those hours.
Duties and responsibilities include:
Recruitment
• Complete phone, text and other types of recruitment necessary to ensure daily trainings meet benchmark attendance
• Maximize program referrals from the friends and family of the original participants to increase the number of applicants to the program
Training
• Conduct onboarding trainings for large audiences that address the app functionality, program objectives, and required minimum performance for payment, as well as opportunities for bonuses
• Host regular onboarding sessions at intervals that support the needs of program objectives
• Support the success of Community Mobilizers in the program through group and one on one trainings
Accountability
• Hit daily phone bank benchmarks set by program leaders to follow-up with CMs who have attended training in order to ensure they complete all tasks by payment deadlines and are scheduled for future events
• Ensure all participant data is entered in a timely fashion, meeting campaign-wide standards
• If and when necessary, use incentives and other tools to achieve maximum data entry and program completion within campaign-directed limits
• Triage program participants for appropriate times to directly communicate with participants for accountability
Operations
• Verify that names submitted for compensation have met program requirements to receive base pay and listed bonuses within each week of the program
• Ensure that all program requirements are well-communicated by reviewing all published materials and making your manager aware of any errors
Program Assessment
• Collect critical feedback on training materials from participants and deliver that feedback to your manager in order to improve materials
• Implement campaign-wide feedback mechanisms for participants to communicate their experience to campaign leadership
• Collect samples, anecdotes, video, photos and survey data at appropriate intervals to showcase program success for future recruitment and program reporting
Ideal Candidates Will Have:
• At least one year/cycle of relevant relational, canvass, campus, or community organizing experience
• Demonstrated commitment to progressive causes and organizing
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Docs, remote outreach tools (ex: Thru Talk/Thru Text)
• Enthusiasm for working in a team environment
• Ability to work long hours and/or weekends
If you meet all of these requirements, we strongly encourage you to apply.
Verdugo Strategies is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate based on age, sex, race, ethnicity, religion or sexual preference. Women, persons of color, and individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community are strongly encouraged to apply.
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Posted: Aug. 28, 2024, 12:09 a.m.
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