Position Title: Organizing Fellow – Southeastern MI, and Mid-MI
Level: Entry Level
Job Location: Southeastern, or Mid-Michigan
Position Type: Part Time / Non-Exempt
Education Level: N/A
Salary Range: $18/hour 20 hours/week
Travel %: >10%
Job Shift: Any
Job Categories: Nonprofit - Social Services
Openings: 6
JOB SUMMARY
Want a role with impact? Want to help make a change in Michigan? Then come join our team as a Fellow in Southeastern MI, and Mid-MI.
For Our Future Michigan seeks motivated, outgoing, and results-driven individuals ready to develop organizing skills, and assist our campaigns throughout Southeastern MI, and Mid-MI. You will learn and assist in recruiting attendees and or partners, as well as take part in managing events, 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 Southeastern MI, and Mid-MI, some experience working in political campaigns or organizing environments, comfort working flexible hours, basic digital skills, and access to reliable transportation. The Organizing Fellow reports to the Regional Field Director.
This is a part-time paid position through at least April 30, 2021.
For Our Future Michigan 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.
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 civil rights. 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.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
● Learn to manage a team of relational organizers, be it staff or volunteers, using a variety of tactics.
● Learn to take the lead in coaching and training staff and volunteers on best practices for organizing, paid canvassing recruitment, and retention.
● Learn to perform direct voter contact via a variety of tactics, including but not limited to; calls, texts, digital messages, door knocking and email, to ensure that daily, weekly, and monthly goals for each metric are met.
● Assist in building and managing community events in execution of our field and organizing strategy.
● Build up to implementing rigorous processes for meeting assigned goals associated with each metric on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
● Learn to monitor metrics including knocks per shifts, flake rate, completion rate, SMS goals, call goals, and confirmation rate.
● Prioritize quality voter interactions without sacrificing quantity.
● Learn and ensure timely and accurate data entry and reporting.
● Represent the organization at virtual, or when safe and appropriate, in-person community events and meetings when assigned.
● Assist in the execution of virtual and digital outreach campaigns in execution of our field strategy.
● Other job duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
■ Experience as a canvasser, be it volunteer or staff.
■ Positive can do attitude, with the desire to learn and grow in a role.
■ Exposure to, or willingness to learn industry tools like Votebuilder/ NGPVAN.
■ Interest in and commitment to progressive values.
■ Knowledge of Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, basic computer literacy, basic digital and database skills; access to a reliable laptop is ideal.
■ 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 volunteers.
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS
■ Because of COVID-19, state and local government stay at home orders, phased reopening orders, and other factors limit For Our Future's canvassing program. When these limits apply, your work environment will likely be your domicile (teleworking) or a socially-distanced office. Door-to-door canvassing may be considered an essential function of this job. When it is possible to safely and appropriately resume door-to-door canvassing, it may be a high priority. Employees may be required to work in extreme weather conditions, including rain, heat, and cold. This position is expected to interact regularly face-to-face with voters, volunteers or community partners.
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.
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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