Campaign Organizer- Come to Nebraska. Flip the Senate

About the role

The Campaign Organizer will begin by the end of August and continue through Election Day. The positions are located in Scottsbluff, North Platte, Grand Island, Hastings, Alliance, Chadron, and Norfolk. This will expand over the program, so if you are a Nebraskan who lives further away or willing to relocate from another state, please apply!

General Overview

We are looking for Organizers to talk to voters about Dan Osborn’s run for Senate in Nebraska’s upcoming election. If you believe that real political power is built from the ground up through deep organizing and face-to-face conversations, we want you on our team in Scottsbluff, North Platte, Grand Island, Hastings, Alliance, Chadron, and Norfolk.

Who You Are & Keys To Success (the Must-haves)

• You develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with a diverse group of local and statewide community members.
• You are attentive and empathetic to the communities we serve, regardless of race, ethnicity, class, gender, or ability, and can identify shared values across communities for collective growth.
• You can build authentic relationships through authenticity and reliability, continuously uplifting others and their goals.
• You are comfortable and experienced in public speaking to a group about constituents around affordability and action opportunities.
• You approach leadership with a "power with" mindset that recognizes the impact power hierarchies have in different settings.
• You are reliable and accountable, always transparent about your abilities, capacities, and expectations.
• You honor the time and commitments of others while inspiring them to meet goals.
• You have a proven ability to develop meaningful connections with diverse communities, including a wide range of community organizations, community leaders, and community members.
• You work with the community and within the workplace to identify areas of improvement for a more equitable environment.
• You take continued action and efforts to improve your REI knowledge, skills, and tools.
• You have experience accomplishing ambitious goals and getting results, even when there are obstacles.
• You have the experience or ability to plan backwards to meet multiple goals timely and effectively.
• You are comfortable and excited to speak about the campaign publicly.
• You have a coach and learning mentality: successful experience or willingness to learn new things and pick up new skills on the job.
• You are able to learn from mistakes and try again.
• You understand how your words and actions affect others, including an awareness of power language and communication accessibility.
• You have the ability to work weekends and weekday evenings, occasional holidays.

Skills and Experiences we Expect of all Outreach Team employees

• Commitment to equity and justice.
• Experience bringing a lens of inclusivity to all of your interactions with colleagues and community members.
• Passion for the role that your work plays in creating change in the world.
• Kindness and consideration for others.
• Drive to work collaboratively: learning from others; stepping-in or stepping-back when needed.
• Transparency: comfort admitting what you do and don't know, your capacity, and abilities.
• Task management: Able to adapt to the evolving needs of a project. Able to tackle big-picture projects and break them down into smaller pieces.
• Organized and efficient: Experience or demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects or goals at once in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Acute attention to detail: Track interactions and tasks with detailed notes. Plans ahead for roadblocks and bounces back quickly when problems arise.
• Effective communication skills (written or spoken) that are clear, concise and honest.
• Comfortable and excited to speak about the campaign publicly.

Nice-to-Haves, But Not Required

• Organizing experience in or around Grand Island, North Platte, Scottsbluff, Hastings, Alliance, Chadron, and Norfolk Nebraska.
• Experience working for nonprofits and issue campaigns.
• Data Management and Evaluation Experience: Experience working with various data management systems and tools, mainly Google Suite.
• Experience with Relevant Campaign Tools and Technologies: VAN, Action Network, ThruText, MailChimp, eCRMs like EveryAction, or social media tools (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram).
• Event or Project Planning & Management, Implementation or Evaluation.
• Knowledge or previous experience working in roles that support constituents around affordability and action opportunities is a plus.

Salary, Benefits And Perks

• The salary for this position is $55,000 to $67,000 for full-time.
• We offer a generous benefits package, including paid vacation and sick leave, health insurance, and hands-on training.
• At the end of the campaign, there may be opportunities for advancement and bonuses.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage Black, indigenous, people of color, women, people with previous felony convictions, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and others who identify with underrepresented groups to apply.

To Apply

Visit: https://theoutreachteam.applytojob.com/apply