Position Title: Senior Organizer - Northeast PA
Level:
Job Location: Northeast Pennsylvania
Position Type: Full Time
Education Level: None
Salary Range: $48,000.00 - $48,000.00 Salary/year
Travel %: 90%
Job Shift: Any
Job Categories: Nonprofit - Social Services
Number of Openings: 4
ABOUT FOR OUR FUTURE
Founded in 2016, For Our Future Action Fund and For Our Future run the largest, permanent progressive field program across key states. Our vision is to expand the progressive infrastructure and advance economic prosperity for all, strong community schools, climate justice, and racial and social justice. Along with community partners and volunteers, we consistently engage with people in face-to-face conversations around what issues matter most to them. By organizing people in lasting relationships, we win elections, drive local progress, make a community's collective voice heard, and help build the transformative power needed to improve people's lives.
In 2018, we made over 10 million door knocks and held 1.5 million face-to-face conversations with voters in 7 states. Our turnout operation and innovative program helped restore voting rights to 1.4 million Floridians, expand Medicaid coverage to 400,000 in Virginia, and resulted in sizable electoral progress at the state and federal level, including the pickup of 3 Governor mansions, 1 Senate seat, 13 Congressional seats, and 22 state legislative seats.
For Our Future will continue to grow and win through 2020, building power across issue fights and elections. Headquartered in Washington, DC, our current state programs include Florida, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
JOB SUMMARY
Want a job with impact? Want to help make a change in Pennsylvania? Then come join our team as a Senior Organizer in Northeast Pennsylvania.
For Our Future Pennsylvania seeks motivated, outgoing, and results-driven organizers to support our canvassing efforts throughout Luzerne, Monroe, Lackawanna, Lehigh and Northampton counties. You will assist in recruiting and managing a team of door-to-door canvassers, and work to engage area residents and activists on local and national causes, candidates, and campaigns that matter to them. Candidates should have familiarity with Northeast PA, experience working in political campaigns or organizing environments, comfort working long hours, basic digital skills, and access to reliable transportation. Senior Organizers report to the Regional Field Director.
This is a full-time position through at least November 6, 2020.
For Our Future Pennsylvania is a statewide coalition organization that builds progressive power through voter engagement and organizing within communities around key issues and candidates. We uplift the voices of the community and work to strengthen public education, advance social and racial justice, preserve our environment, and fight for working families. Our commitment to advancing progressive causes extends to the ballot box, and we work hard every election to support candidates who share our values.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
■ Perform door-to-door canvassing daily, to ensure that daily, weekly, and monthly goals are met.
■ Assist in managing a team of paid canvassers in execution of our field and organizing strategy.
■ Implement rigorous processes for meeting assigned goals associated with each metric on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
■ Monitor metrics including knocks per shifts, flake rate, completion rate, and confirmation rate.
■ Assist in coaching and training staff on best practices for organizing, paid canvassing recruitment, and retention.
■ Prioritize quality voter interactions without sacrificing quantity.
■ Ensure timely and accurate data entry and reporting.
■ Represent the organization at community events and meetings when assigned.
Qualifications:
■ High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
■ 1-year experience as a canvasser.
■ At least 1-2 cycles of competitive field experience.
■ Strong knowledge of Votebuilder/VAN.
■ Strong knowledge of Microsoft excel, basic computer literacy, and database skills; access to a reliable laptop is ideal.
■ Ability to work long and irregular hours in a fast-paced, metrics-driven work environment.
■ Must have access to reliable transportation.
■ Ability to meet deadlines under pressure while handling multiple projects.
■ Ability to work independently and in team settings.
■ Strong coaching skills and abilities.
■ Possess a winning mentality.
■ Bilingual experience is a plus, but not required.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
■ This position may supervise members of the field staff.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
■ Work is outdoors, and employees may be required to work in extreme weather conditions, including rainy, hot, and cold temperatures.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
■ Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
■ Extensive walking and standing.
EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK
■ Employees may be required to work outside of normal business hours including weekends, holidays, and nights.
■ Employees may be required to abide by certain blackout dates during a campaign cycle, and generally not allowed to take more than 2-3 days off consecutively during blackout periods. Emergencies will not be affected by this policy.
■ Health insurance coverage - 95% employer paid and 5% employee paid.
■ Paid Parental Leave.
■ Retirement savings plan with matching contributions up to the first 5%.
■ $100 monthly cell phone bill reimbursement.
■ 10 days paid time off every calendar year, as well as other paid holidays.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
For Our Future Action Fund is an equal opportunity employer. This application will not be used for limiting or excluding any applicant from consideration for employment on a basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law, including race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, personal appearance, family responsibilities, genetic information, matriculation, political affiliation, arrest record, conviction record, ancestry, military service, or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws or ordinances. Should an applicant need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, they should contact a company representative.
AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT
The relationship between you and the For Our Future Action Fund is referred to as "employment at will." This means that your employment can be terminated at any time for any reason, with or without cause, with or without notice, by you or the For Our Future Action Fund/For Our Future. No representative of For Our Future Action Fund has authority to enter into any employment agreement with you that is contrary to the foregoing "employment at will" relationship. By signing below, you hereby affirm that your employment is "at will", and that you acknowledge that no oral or written statements or representations regarding your employment can alter your "at will" status, except for a written statement signed by you and our Chief Executive Officer or duly authorized representative as determined by a resolution of the Board of Directors of For Our Future Action Fund.
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