Organization Overview
Aim Higher Now works to advance the values that have made North Carolina great—access to the best public schools and universities, investments in public infrastructure, and equal rights and opportunity for all. We communicate directly with North Carolinians in their communities through data-driven, targeted field and digital programs.
Position Description
Aim Higher Now is seeking highly motivated candidates to serve as Field Organizers in Wake (Raleigh), Mecklenburg (Charlotte), Pitt (Greenville) and Cumberland (Fayetteville) Counties. Field Organizers will focus on voter registration and issue advocacy campaigns and will also work to build and strengthen the long-term progressive infrastructure in the state.
Field Organizers will report to their respective Regional Field Directors and will focus on day-to-day field operations in their region. Field Organizers will be responsible for implementing a portion of the field plan, recruiting, training and managing fellows, interns and volunteers, and will be held accountable to quantitative and qualitative field metrics. Ideal candidates must be able to complete tasks on tight deadlines.
Duties will include, but are not limited to:
● Recruiting, training, and managing volunteers who will participate in voter registration, phone banking, door-to-door canvassing, and community events such as house parties and town hall meetings.
● Engaging in direct voter contact through canvasses, voter registration, phone banks and events.
● Developing and conducting leadership and activist trainings.
● Generating public awareness and support through grassroots outreach.
● Assisting Regional Field Director in developing relationships with key community leaders, opinion leaders, and allied organizations and coalitions to build a base of support within the region.
Qualifications:
● Candidates must have a knowledge of and strong commitment to progressive causes.
● Candidates must have strong interpersonal skills, experience meeting deadlines, and the ability to manage many tasks simultaneously.
● Candidates must have strong oral and written communication skills.
● Candidates must have an understanding of targeting and metrics and experience with database management, including the VAN and/or VoteBuilder.
● Experience managing volunteers and holding others responsible to quantitative and qualitative goals is a plus.
● Experience in North Carolina politics and government is a plus.
● Ability to travel and access to a vehicle is required.
● Willingness to work long hours, including nights and weekends, as necessary is required.
Compensation
Salary is $40,000 a year. Benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, health, dental, vision insurance coverage and 401K.
To apply, please email a copy of your resume and a cover letter with three references to Human Resources at info@aimhighernownc.com. Please include NC Field Organizer in the subject line. Please also indicate in your cover letter if you have personal or professional connections to any of the North Carolina regions listed above.
If you wish to know more about the organization you can go to our website at www.aimhighernownc.com.
Aim Higher Now is an equal opportunity employer
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GAIN Jobs via JobsthatareLEFT" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to jobsthatareleft+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to jobsthatareleft@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jobsthatareleft/81083cca-e6ac-438d-99ce-b0cdef971c13%40googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.