Community Organizer - Protégete: Our Air, Our Health
Location: North Denver/Commerce City Community Organizer
Deadline for submission: June 27, 2016
Work schedule: Full time
Position Overview
Conservation Colorado is seeking a full-time Community Organizer for Protégete: Our Air, Our Health, Conservation Colorado's Latino organizing program. Community Organizers are responsible for recruiting, training and mobilizing Latino volunteers on critical environmental issues facing Colorado and the nation. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of engaging grassroots volunteers through community outreach and have a genuine interest in developing individuals' and communities' leadership. He or she will demonstrate an ability to excel in a fast-paced work environment, work well in a team, and manage his or her own time effectively. This position presents an opportunity to work with Colorado's most innovative team that is working on changing the power dynamics that lead to Environmental Injustice, and making sure that Latinos are in the forefront of the new Environmental movement.
Job Responsibilities
The Community Organizer will organize North Denver and Commerce City, Colorado. The Community Organizer reports to the Protégete Organizing Manager. The Organizer is responsible for the following:
• Developing relationships with Latino community members and establishing active volunteer teams who can effectively advocate for environmental and community health issues;
• Recruiting and engaging volunteers, conduct trainings that identify and develop volunteer leaders and ensure consistent turn out and active participation of volunteers in campaign activities;
• Using grassroots organizing methods such as: one-on-ones, house meetings and presentations and a well-developed ladder of engagement that moves volunteers into increasing leadership roles;
• Working collaboratively with team members to organize events such as: neighborhood meetings, press conferences and forums on a frequent basis and ensure volunteer participation;
• Engaging in intensive outreach including phone banking, door-to-door canvassing, street outreach and other outreach tactics with the organizing team;
• Tracking work meticulously and accurately in VAN (Voter Activation Network) and submitting weekly reports on volunteer recruitment and cultivation;
• Participating in achieving other organizational priorities as the need arises
Qualifications
We're seeking a candidate who possesses outstanding interpersonal communication skills, is results-focused, highly driven, and are thoughtful and strategic. You should possess:
• A track record of cultivating strong relationships with and generating respect and trust from individuals and organizations;
• A demonstrated commitment to meeting a high bar and a history of getting things done even in the face of obstacles;
• A passion for and an enjoyment of working with people;
• A genuine belief that empowered individuals are agents of change for their own communities;
• The highest level of integrity, confidentiality and workplace ethics.
Community organizing experience and familiarity with Colorado's Latino, environmental, and/or progressive community are pluses but not requirements.
The position requires a willingness to work evening and weekend hours.
English (Professional)/ Spanish (Conversational)
Compensation and Benefits:
Compensation depends on experience and is highly competitive. Includes health/dental benefits, retirement with match, paid time off program and sabbatical program.
We welcome diversity and can adjust position requirements to match the needs of applicants when necessary. Offices and buildings are totally smoke-free. Conservation Colorado is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
To Apply:
Please send a cover letter and resume by Monday June, 27th to Eddie Soto, Protégete Organizing Manager, at jobs@conservationco.org.
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