Texas State Organizer

About the role

URGE is looking for a full-time Texas State Organizer—a committed individual who is passionate about social justice and is energized by our work of building a movement for Reproductive Justice that centers the leadership of young people and builds power through organizing, shifting culture, and advocating for meaningful policy change.

Responsibilities

• Build, sustain, and manage at least six URGE chapters throughout the state
• Track and report chapter progress, leadership development and all outreach activities, including coordinating and managing chapter grant and Care kit applications, activities and projects
• Identify, build, train and develop a diverse base of young leaders and activists to create, run local, state, and national reproductive justice campaigns
• Spearhead training and internal educational resource building for chapters in collaboration with Field and Integrated Voter Engagement colleagues
• Facilitate both virtual and in-person workshops with various sized groups, including staff, membership, and external coalition partners
• Articulate and teach reproductive justice values-based programming
• Moderate trainings for audiences of varying levels of experience and education
• Develop subject-specific programming including curriculum, agendas, meeting notes, work plans, etc.
• Continuously outreach to communities to promote events and recruit new URGE membership
• Maintain relationships with URGE Alumni

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience with national and/or state organizing, some experience with issue campaigns, member development, civic engagement and/or related fields
• Strong alignment with URGE’s mission and values, including commitment to reproductive and gender justice, abortion access for all, queer and trans liberation, dismantling white supremacy, and building young people’s political power
• Experience and expertise organizing and working with people of color and LGBTGIA+ individuals and communities
• Experience effectively participating in coalition spaces
• Knowledge of Texas state reproductive, gender, and racial justice issues, political landscape, and cultural complexity
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Flexible, adaptable to change, meeting obstacles and opportunities with a problem-solving mindset
• Genuinely enjoys working and learning with colleagues and in community; welcomes direction and feedback, and shares skills and knowledge with others
• Strong project management skills with the ability to initiate and follow-through with independent project implementation while tracking multiple details and deliverables
• Growth mindset with an ongoing commitment to continuously learning and modeling our organizational culture, co-creating a work environment that is just, equitable, and inclusive to all, including Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, women, and people with disabilities
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, team environment as well as work autonomously
• Prepared to work remotely with long-distance supervisory relationship
• Proficiency with a range of digital tools: social media platforms (including Tik Tok, Instagram), Microsoft Office, and Google Drive
• Experience with VAN/EveryAction a plus
• Willingness to travel at least 2 weeks out of the month

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience with national and/or state organizing, some experience with issue campaigns, member development, civic engagement and/or related fields
• Strong alignment with URGE’s mission and values, including commitment to reproductive and gender justice, abortion access for all, queer and trans liberation, dismantling white supremacy, and building young people’s political power
• Experience and expertise organizing and working with people of color and LGBTGIA+ individuals and communities
• Experience effectively participating in coalition spaces
• Knowledge of Texas state reproductive, gender, and racial justice issues, political landscape, and cultural complexity
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Flexible, adaptable to change, meeting obstacles and opportunities with a problem-solving mindset
• Genuinely enjoys working and learning with colleagues and in community; welcomes direction and feedback, and shares skills and knowledge with others
• Strong project management skills with the ability to initiate and follow-through with independent project implementation while tracking multiple details and deliverables
• Growth mindset with an ongoing commitment to continuously learning and modeling our organizational culture, co-creating a work environment that is just, equitable, and inclusive to all, including Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, women, and people with disabilities
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, team environment as well as work autonomously
• Prepared to work remotely with long-distance supervisory relationship
• Proficiency with a range of digital tools: social media platforms (including Tik Tok, Instagram), Microsoft Office, and Google Drive
• Experience with VAN/EveryAction a plus
• Willingness to travel at least 2 weeks out of the month