Senior Grassroots Mobilization Organizer

Permanent, Full-Time, In-Person Two Days per week, plus events, Based in D.C $72,000-$89,000 plus generous benefits.

About NEWORK: NETWORK is a national, Catholic social justice organization that educates, organizes, and lobbies for economic and social transformation. Founded by Catholic Sisters in 1971, NETWORK is open to all who share our values, including people from diverse religious and secular backgrounds. We are committed to centering racial justice and equity at the heart of our work and to holding ourselves accountable to communities of color inside and outside of our organization. We value women’s leadership, and welcome and affirm members of the LGBTQ+ community.

You could be the next Senior Grassroots Mobilization Organizer if you have:

• 6-8 years of progressive professional experience in community organizing, program development, political campaigns, or advocacy.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
• Experience in a detail-oriented position that required a high-level of organizational skills; ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects.
• Fluency in Spanish and databases (e.g. Action Network, Salesforce) preferred
• Demonstrated skills in adaptability, relationship building, constituent relations/customer service, detail-oriented, initiative, motivating others, perseverance, leadership, strategy, and collaboration.

You could be the next Senior Grassroots Mobilization Organizer if you are:

• A strong manager, coach, trainer, and have group-facilitation and/or conflict management experience
• An excellent listener as well as oral and written communicator
• Familiar with Catholic Social Justice and faith-based organizations.
• Committed to creating a multicultural, anti-racist organization.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work closely with the Grassroots Mobilization team to further develop and strengthen NETWORK’s national organizing model and build a field strategy that complements and enhances our Hill strategy.
• Manage the monthly National Advocates Call, in consultation with the Government Relations team, including preparing the policy briefing(s), delivering the call(s) to action, and following up with advocates to ensure they are equipped to effectively engage in the work.
• Manage NETWORK’s Squads program, in collaboration with the Grassroots Mobilization team, to develop timely, tiered advocacy actions, move advocates up the ladder of engagement, and develop new leaders.
• Work with Catholic Sisters, congregations of women religious, and inter-community justice groups to ensure that women religious have appropriate pathways to engage in our advocacy work, develop new leaders, and additional goals identified in the Hilton Grant.
• Motivate and coordinate – and provide the training for – local activists' participation in NETWORK policy campaigns, including in-district lobby visits and op-eds/LTEs, identify needs for additional advocacy tools.
• Represent NETWORK at events. Facilitate advocacy events in the field and in D.C.

Benefits details:

• Generous time off: 2 weeks paid vacation in each of first two years, in addition to Thanksgiving Week off, Christmas Week off, plus 10 additional holidays
• Platinum level health plans offered – as well as dental and vision
• Generous retirement plan and parental leave after one year
• Staff Community Days; an organizational commitment to professional development and wellness