Tampa Bay Community Organizing Fellow

About the role

Supporting the Field Department, Field Fellows will work with their respective field staff to engage in grassroots outreach with an emphasis on campaign-style election mobilization. This is a hybrid role where most of the work will be done virtually, but we will ask for assistance on in-person actions. Paid fellowships are a maximum of 12 hours per week commitment, and we expect Fellows to meet all 12 hours each week.

Responsibilities

• Identify progressive/LGBTQ events in the area to increase visibility
• Train and recruit volunteers
• Collect stories and build relationships with the community
• Mobilize Equality Florida's membership to attend field events
• Participate in and manage field events with the Field Organizer
• Assist in the approval/passage of pro-equality policies

Qualifications

• Event planning and organizing skills
• Organized and detail oriented
• Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
• Reliable smartphone and laptop for use
• Occasional weekend and weeknight availability
• Comfortable speaking to strangers and people with different world/political views
• Incredibly passionate about advancing LGBTQ+ rights and/or helping LGBTQ+ Floridians

What Else You Should Know

We are hiring applicants in Tallahassee. The pay for this position is $15/hour or $18/hour for South FL applicants. The Community Organizing Fellows are expected to begin on 9/7. We will be hiring 1 fellow in the Tampa Bay Area.