California Organizer - Central Valley

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Organizing Duties

• Grow and build our membership base through in person events, text/call programs, digital organizing and attending events in region
• Lead a dynamic in person and virtual program to welcome new members into the Party through relational organizing, welcome gatherings and pipelines into membership meetings
• Build a base of activists to support our electoral priorities in your assigned region
• Reach party-building and organizing goals in an assigned region
• Develop knowledge and analysis of the political and community landscape in assigned regions of the state
• Lead and recruit in person canvasses, virtual phone and text banks events for endorsed candidates in assigned regions

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum two years of in-person or virtual electoral/campaign or neighborhood-based organizing experience
• A passion and commitment to social, economic, and racial justice
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Proven organizing ability, including effectiveness in engaging potential activists and supporters
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Drive and tenacity to advance our mission and values
• Ability to work independently, including strong follow-through and self-direction on assignments
• Attention to detail and the ability to manage the technical aspects of a project such as logistics, paperwork, deadlines, etc.
• Ability to work effectively with strong personalities, peers, public officials, and allies
• Experience in grassroots non-profit, labor, or political organizing a plus
• Fluency in Spanish a plus

Preferred (but Not Required) Skills

• Familiarity working with VAN or other voter file data
• Experience with organizing and tools used for phone banking including predictive dialers, broadcast SMS messaging, social media and email/action pages - particularly: Hubdialer, Thrutalk, Upland (Mobile Commons), Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Action Network.
• Experience and comfort using EveryAction for tracking volunteer activity.
• Strong command of Microsoft Excel or other spreadsheet software.
• Experience working in labor or with grassroots organizations in your region
• Political intelligence and judgment