Regional Organizer (Grand Rapids)

Regional Organizer (Grand Rapids)

Vollzeit Vor Ort
Working Families Party

Description:



  • Grow membership through in-person events, texting, calling, digital organizing, and regional outreach.

  • Lead in-person and virtual programs that welcome new members and develop them into active participants.

  • Build an activist base supporting electoral priorities in the assigned region.

  • Develop political and community landscape analysis for the region.

  • Recruit and lead canvasses, phone banks, and text-bank events for endorsed candidates.

  • Recruit, train, and manage volunteers and allied campaign staff using organizing tools.

  • Evaluate organizing and electoral programs and adjust methods based on regional conditions.

  • Meet party-building and organizing goals for the assigned region.


Requirements:



  • At least 2 years of in-person or virtual electoral, campaign, or neighborhood-based organizing experience.

  • Commitment to social, economic, and racial justice.

  • Strong written and verbal communication, organizing, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to engage potential activists and supporters effectively.

  • Ability to work independently with strong follow-through, self-direction, and attention to detail.

  • Ability to manage project logistics, paperwork, deadlines, and technical requirements.

  • Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders, peers, public officials, and allies.

  • Experience in grassroots nonprofit, labor, or political organizing preferred; Spanish fluency is a plus.

  • Familiarity with VAN or voter-file data and tools such as Spoke, PDI, Scale to Win, Mobilize, Hubdialer, Thrutalk, Upland/Mobile Commons, Action Network, EveryAction, and social media platforms preferred.

  • Strong Excel or spreadsheet skills and political judgment preferred.

  • Must reside in Michigan’s Congressional District 3 or be willing to relocate; must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.


Benefits:



  • Remote role with in-person meetings and events in the assigned region, plus travel for major events and staff meetings.

  • Salary determined using an equitable internal scale based on experience, location, and job scope.

  • Short-term temporary position in a unionized workplace, excluded from the bargaining unit.

  • Equal opportunity employer committed to economic and social justice.

  • Workplace accommodations available for applicants and employees with disabilities.

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Working Families Party

Kontaktdaten:

Working Families Party Recruiting-Team