New Virginia Majority (NVM), Virginia's leading civic engagement organization, builds power in working-class communities of color across the Commonwealth. We seek conscious and skilled individuals with a deep commitment to racial and economic justice to join our team. Women and people of color are encouraged to apply.
POSITION:
Community Organizer
POSITION TYPE:
Full-time
LOCATION:
Loudoun County / Chantilly, Virginia
DESCRIPTION:
New Virginia Majority is looking to hire a full-time community organizer who will recruit, engage, activate and retain individual and institutional members, develop leaders, build community-based leadership teams, conduct political education trainings, and execute campaign strategy.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Build strong relationships with and identify and develop leaders into clear membership roles including key constituent groups in the Loudoun County / Western Fairfax regions.
Conduct timely and aggressive follow up with leads generated by field efforts including one-on-one meetings, house visits and other methods of grassroots outreach.
Strengthen existing organizing and conduct coalition building between Northern Virginia's Latinx immigrants and other people of color communities.
Help manage regular membership meetings with a standing agenda and supporting new leaders to facilitate meetings geared towards peer engagement and immediate activation.
Create actions, training and mobilization opportunities in order to activate members and activists.
Mobilize and track engagement of members and activists at various events and field opportunities in the database.
Develop the political consciousness of leaders through popular education, reflection, leadership development and developing appropriate educational materials.
Provide support to leaders.
Develop campaign plans working with core leaders, strategize and help with implementation.
Perform other duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Committed to New Virginia Majority's mission of social, racial and economic justice.
Experience with grassroots organizing.
Ability to develop and maintain a variety of relationships on multiple levels.
Demonstrated ability to meet multiple deadlines; able to develop and move projects forward with independence and autonomy.
Self-motivated and works well both independently and on a team.
Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, manage multiple projects.
Ability to take direction and constructive feedback.
Driver's license and access to a car.
A minimum one-year commitment to the position.
Experience organizing immigrant communities is preferred.
Must speak English; Proficiency in one or more of the following preferable: Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Salaries are competitive. Salary range is $38,000 - $42,000, commensurate with experience, and comes with an excellent benefits package, including health, vision, dental, and stipends for phone and transportation.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please go to https://www.newvirginiamajority.org/jobs to submit a cover letter and resume and contact information for three references. Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to applicants whose candidacy is not being pursued. No phone calls or email please.
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