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Job Title: Statewide Organizer
Reports To: Gabriel Vidal, Statewide Organizing Manager
Status: Full-Time (average 40 hours/week), Non-Exempt, overtime eligible
Salary: $23.00 / Hour
Essential Duties and Functions
(The following is used as a partial description and is not restrictive as to duties required.)
Grassroots GSA Development and Basebuilding [Regional/Statewide]: 35%
Currently, this position supports statewide work and has priority areas in Oakland, San Francisco, and Contra Costa County.
- Build and carry out a youth and GSA basebuilding strategy in priority areas throughout California, primarily with remote and digital engagement
- Support registered GSA clubs throughout California
- Cultivate strong and thriving GSA clubs in priority schools [online and limited in-person if it becomes safe] through regular site visits, one-on-ones, GSA trainings, and coaching
- Experiment with local field organizing strategies to support the proliferation of virtual GSAs locally and statewide
- Engage in proactive virtual outreach
- Liaise with GSA advisors and school personnel to support GSA clubs as needed
- Identify youth leaders interested in youth organizing and activism and connect with GSA Network engagement opportunities
- Assess opportunities for school-based campaigns and connect youth with GSA Network campaign opportunities
- Work with local youth leaders to host entry-level GSA meetups online (or in-person if appropriate) depending on local interest
- Assess local and regional conditions and report back to YO team and participate in and carry out YO team statewide strategy
Grassroots GSA Development and Basebuilding: Trainings [Statewide]: 20%
- Coordinate logistics for online training series for youth throughout CA and in priority regions in CA
- Conduct outreach for trainings and coordinate youth trainers to support with outreach
- Develop and adapt curriculum/materials for skills and political education trainings designed to build the skills of GSA members and leaders
- Train youth trainers to lead trainings through TOTs, one-on-ones, facilitation workshops
- Facilitate trainings as needed at GSA Network and partner events
- Contribute to evaluation of trainings' effectiveness
- Plan summer political education program for youth in partnership with other staff leads
- Identify youth leaders interested in youth organizing and activism and connect with GSA Network engagement opportunities (conduct follow-up and one-on-ones)
- Assess regional and statewide conditions and report back to YO team
Policy Campaigns & Alliance Building [Regional]: 5%
- Represent GSA Network in local coalitions that advance positive school climate and education justice, including Dignity in Schools Campaign, Bay Area
- Recruit and support youth to represent GSA Network in local coalitions as appropriate
Communications & Social Media [Statewide]: 15%
Partner with other Communications lead in youth organizing team to carry out these responsibilities:
- Create and draft posts for regional Facebook page 2-3x a week
- Create instagram posts on weekly-biweekly basis with content that centers trans queer youth of color activism and organizing (subject to Communications approval)
- Assist in the creation of blog posts, videos and other media about the intersectional issues facing queer youth of color
- Design graphic assets including flyers, instagram posts, and other social media-oriented designs
- Explore instagram video content
- Collaborate and liaise with the Communications team to support Communications team initiatives and goals, with the support of Director - Youth Organizing.
Administrative: 10%
- Regularly track relevant activities, contacts, and youth participation through GSA Network database
- Submit and keep track of individual expenses and timesheets
Other: 15%
- Collaborate on and exercise leadership in Youth Organizing team initiatives and all staff initiatives that allow the organization to respond and adapt in emerging conditions
- Daily communication and use of organizational communication and task management channels
- Implement personal workplan with a weekly workplan or task management system, with supervisor's approval
Required Qualifications
Organizing
- Strong relational and socio-emotional skills to build relationships with young people and school staff
- Ability to strategically use various tactics for reaching new youth and GSAs and activating the base
- Proven skills for grassroots organizing and understanding of basic components: basebuilding, leadership development, and campaigning
- Familiarity with basic organization building and organizational development knowledge and skills
- Comfort with assertive recruitment and agitation in organizing conversations
- Ability to carry out repetitive tasks (i.e. the outreach grind)
Youth Leadership Development and Facilitation
- Ability to support youth leadership through youth-adult partnership
- Facilitation skills with an ability to lead interactive activities and discussions for skill development and political education for youth
- Ability to develop curriculum and training guides that can be implemented by other facilitators
- Ability to break down complex political and social justice concepts in discussion and curriculum
- Proficient in writing and computer skills for drafting training curriculum and developing presentations
Project Management
- Strong organization skills to break down a project into multiple tasks and carry out tasks
- Ability to work collaboratively towards shared goals and objectives
- Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software (Microsoft Office and Google Drive)
- Familiarity or willingness to learn digital management and communication tools such as Asana, Slack, Zoom and /or Google Calendar
- Attention to detail
Values and Characteristics
- Be a self-starter who is comfortable taking initiative and seeks guidance to follow through on projects and tasks
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and with people from a variety of different racial, ethnic, socio-economic, ability, educational, religious, sexual, gender, and generational backgrounds.
- Demonstrated passion for trans and queer youth leadership and empowerment, extensive knowledge or personal experience with the intersectional issues facing low-income trans and queer youth of color, and a commitment to social justice.
Work Environment
- Must be able to work remotely and/or in an office environment.
- Must be able to operate and use a computer and phone.
- Must be able to work at a computer for a prolonged period of time.
- Must be able to communicate clearly in English and adapt voice and tone to social media.
- Willingness and ability to work nights and weekends as needed
- Willingness and ability to travel statewide or nationally (if it is safe to travel)
- Valid California Driver's License, clean driving record, reliable access to a car with insurance (if it is appropriate to carry out in-person organizing)
- Successful applicants will undergo a background check, in compliance with GSA Network's progressive background check procedure.
Application
Apply via BambooHR at gsanetwork.org with a Cover Letter and Resume. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis with an ideal start date of February 16, 2021. Please note that GSA Network will be closed from December 19, 2020-January 11, 2021 and will not respond to applications or inquiries until we return.
Equal Opportunity Employer
GSA Network is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from youth, people of color, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, and people with disabilities.
GSA Network's wages are set according to an internal equity matrix. As such we do not negotiate salary offers outside of the range specified.
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