Campaign Organizer- Waukee, IA

About the role

The Outreach Team is the national engine of campaigners and organizers powering the progressive movement. Based in Davenport, Iowa City, Waukee, West Des Moines, Bettendorf, Clinton, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the Campaign Organizer will be responsible for recruiting, training, and working with a team of volunteers to drive basebuilding in a massive push for corporate polluter accountability.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and Train a Community of Volunteer Activists
• Identify new supporters and volunteers by knocking doors, gathering petitions, flyering, and conducting in-field recruitment efforts in the community and on local campuses
• Run grassroots skills trainings to develop effective campaigners among volunteers
• Keep meticulous track of a volunteer list so that no potential volunteer falls through the cracks
• Represent the campaign through participation in community spaces and events, while engaging and uplifting coalition and partner organizations
• Generate Campaign Actions
• Register voters in key Iowa districts
• Manage Digital Campaign, Data Management, and Reporting Tools

Requirements

• Must be able to drive, have a valid drivers license, and meet our driver authorization standards
• Commitment to equity and justice, with an agreement to our North Star
• 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
• Coach and learning mentality: successful experience or willingness to learn new things and pick up new skills on the job. Able to learn from mistakes and try again
• Understanding of how your words and actions affect others, including an awareness of power language and communication accessibility
• Ability to work weekends and weekday evenings, occasional holidays

Qualifications

• Relationship Building: Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with a diverse group of local and statewide community members
• Inclusive and Collaborative Leadership: Approach leadership with a “power with” mindset that recognizes the impact power hierarchies have in different settings
• Commitment to Equity and Inclusion: Develop meaningful connections with diverse communities, including a wide range of community organizations, community leaders, and community members
• Drive to Achieve Results: Have experience accomplishing ambitious goals and getting results, even when there are obstacles

Skills and Experiences

• Commitment to equity and justice, with an agreement to our North Star
• 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
• Coach and learning mentality: successful experience or willingness to learn new things and pick up new skills on the job. Able to learn from mistakes and try again
• Understanding of how your words and actions affect others, including an awareness of power language and communication accessibility

Benefits

The Outreach Team offers a monthly cell phone stipend of $50. There may be opportunities for advancement at the end of the campaign.

Pay

The salary for this position is $55,000 to $67,000 for full-time at 50 hours per week. Pay within this range is determined through an equity calculator. As part of The Outreach Team’s commitment to compensation equity and transparency, we have a no-negotiation policy. Salary negotiations can introduce bias and perpetuate wage inequality.

Schedule

This position will begin by June 30th and continue through the end of the year.

Application

To apply, please visit here.

What Else You Should Know

Equity and Inclusion is our North Star: At The Outreach Team we believe deeply that equity and inclusion in our organization makes us better at our work and helps to build a stronger progressive movement. We are an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage women, people of color, members of the LGBTQIA community and people who identify with other underrepresented groups to apply.