Advocacy Teams Coalition Organizer

About the role

The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) seeks a Contractor Coalition Organizer to work remotely with its Advocacy Teams program. FCNL works for social and economic justice, peace, stewardship of the environment, and good government. As a non‑partisan Quaker organization, it witnesses from a spiritual and ethical purpose and aims to change government policy and practice. The Advocacy Teams program builds relationships with members of Congress and the media to win campaigns for peace and justice; as of August 2025, 135 teams span all 50 states plus Washington D.C., encompassing over 1,500 participants who volunteer to lobby Congress on peace and justice legislation.

Responsibilities

• Support Advocacy Teams in building and strengthening relationships with community leaders as part of their advocacy work (including faith leaders and leaders from other sectors).
• Train and coach Advocacy Teams in core organizing skills, including 1:1 relationship building, coalition development, and outreach strategy.
• Provide ongoing coaching as Advocacy Teams build and engage coalitions in coordination with their advocacy campaigns.
• Support Advocacy Teams in integrating coalition partners into lobby meetings, as well as other advocacy activities such as sign‑on letters and in‑district lobby days.
• Maintain regular coaching rhythms to support momentum, accountability, and follow‑through.
• Encourage reciprocal relationship‑building between Advocacy Teams and community leaders to strengthen long‑term partnerships.
• Strengthen Advocacy Teams’ ability to lead, strengthen, and sustain coalitions over time with increasing independence.
• Coach teams to expand and sustain relationships with community leaders across multiple sectors.
• Build long‑term organizing capacity within Advocacy Teams, including planning, follow‑through, and sustained coalition engagement.
• Meet weekly with the Senior Advocacy Teams Manager and the Advocacy Teams staff and contractors as needed.

Requirements

• Demonstrated background in organizing, coalition development, and grasstops cultivation.
• Experience working with faith communities.

Skills

• Inspiring self‑starter.
• Ability to work with people from many different backgrounds.
• Ability to help others develop higher level advocacy skills such as grasstop cultivation and coalition development.

Pay

$35 per hour.

Schedule

8 hours per week.

Applications will be reviewed until October 20, 2026 ET.