Community Organizer

About the Role

The League of Women Voters of New Jersey, a nonpartisan political nonprofit, works to empower voters and defend democracy. Founded over 100 years ago, we make democracy work by protecting voting rights and encouraging robust participation. We envision a people-powered democracy actively dismantling systemic racism and removing all barriers to full participation in our government. The Community Organizer works to empower, educate, and mobilize League members and the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

• Mobilize and educate the public, League members, and partners to engage in the 2030 Census and New Jersey’s redistricting process.
• Develop and lead trainings, workshops, presentations, and community listening sessions to educate, mobilize, and empower community members and partners around Census 2030, redistricting, and civic engagement efforts.
• Lead GOTV and voter engagement efforts, including door-to-door canvassing, direct mail, text and phone banking, and voter registration and education.
• Using organizing and power-building tactics, foster greater candidate accountability and accessibility.
• Support and develop various programs designed to empower the community including Observer Corps, Legislative Interviews, and the Activist Training Program.
• Offer organizing support to help achieve legislative and advocacy goals.
• Grow volunteer leadership and capacity at the state and local levels.
• Build League power through growing membership, supporting existing chapters, and adding new chapters.
• Spend time in NJ communities building relationships and directly organizing League networks.

Qualifications

• A commitment to the League of Women Voters mission and values
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to foster relationships with various stakeholders
• A commitment to coalition building
• 1-2 years of organizing/voter engagement experience or equivalent education preferred but not required
• Organized, strategic, detail-oriented, and driven to meet goals
• A confident and comfortable public speaker
• Ability to travel throughout the state and flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends to support community events, meetings, trainings, and voter engagement activities

Pay

The salary for this position is $45,000 - $50,000.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid comprehensive health and dental plans for individual employees plus partial family coverage
• Life insurance
• Vision reimbursement
• Wellness/fitness reimbursement
• Generous time off, including 20 PTO days, 12 sick days, 3 self-care days, 2 volunteer service days, 90 days of parental leave, and a 30-day sabbatical after 5 years of service

Schedule

This is a hybrid position with approximately 2-3 days a week on-site in our Trenton, NJ office or in the field. The work week is 37.5 hours and involves travel during and outside of normal business hours, including some evening and weekend organizing work.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The League of Women Voters is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace based on equal opportunity. We actively seek and encourage women, minorities, persons with disabilities, immigrants, including DACA recipients, and individuals from traditionally underrepresented communities to apply.