Campaign Director

Campaign Director + Organizer

Salaried, full-time: 32-40 hours/week

$56-$62k annually DOE

INTRODUCTION

Northeast Kingdom Organizing (NEKO) is joyfully seeking a Campaign Director with the courage and skills to bring deep listening, relationships, and NEKO’s values to move our campaigns forward.

NEKO has a shared leadership model. We’re committed to staying in this work for the long haul and transforming extractive, white-supremacist, and capitalist work ethics into cooperative, supported, and sane workloads. We are looking to hire a candidate who is interested in – and has experience with – co-leadership of our organization.

ABOUT NEKO

NEKO is a multi-issue, member-led, coalition of individuals, families, faith and community-based organizations that come together to organize and advocate for justice for the people and the places of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. We do this by embracing the concepts and practices of community organizing and centering the voices of NEK residents often ignored in decisions about their communities.

We practice a three-stage theory of change:

1

We use popular education tools like storytelling to center the voices of NEK residents impacted by injustice.

2

We build relationships for political power and a Just Transition of the Northeast Kingdom.

3

We organize, analyze power, and take action together to fight for equity for all people.

CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR + ORGANIZER

Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build and maintain relationships
• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of community organizing principles and strategies
• Experience with advocacy, policy, and/or campaign work
• Ability to work with diverse populations
• Commitment to personal growth and professional development
• Conflict resolution
• Technology: spreadsheet proficiency, Google Suite, Canva, Asana, Action Builder

Responsibilities and Tasks:

Organizing + Campaigns

• Develop campaign strategy using NEKO’s organizing cycle and theory of change
• Conduct outreach and listening through one-on-ones, canvassing, phone banking, and house meetings
• Build and maintain coalitions with grassroots organizations
• Support leadership development for members, board and staff, and volunteers
• Host community meetings, workshops, and forums
• Develop and communicate campaign schedules and work plans
• Prepare and disseminate information, reports, and other materials to keep the community, Executive Council, and funders informed of campaign progress
• Identify, train, and invest in community members so they lead campaigns in organizing and advocacy efforts.

Finances

• Help develop and manage NEKO’s ~$400k annual budget
• Build and maintain relationships with grassroots funders, identify grant opportunities and support grant writing with co-directors
• Collect and manage data, numbers, and narrative collection for grant reports
• Develop and manage campaign and project budgets

Communication

• Collaborate with Operations Director to develop and implement outreach campaigns – specifically, writing copy and creating graphics for the NEKO newsletter, flyers, and social media
• Make follow-up phone calls and send emails to community members about events
• Write press releases, letters to the editor, and contact media about campaigns

DETAILS

Full-time: 32-40 hours/week at $56-$62k annually DOE

Position and wage review will happen after 6 months.

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• 5 weeks CTO annually
• Professional development and continued mentoring
• 4-week paid sabbatical after 2 years

Schedule:

Flexible, Monday through Friday, occasional nights and weekends

Work Location:

Work may be performed from a variety of locations including: home based (remote), public/community settings, residential homes, by phone.

APPLICATION

To apply, please submit the following to Lead Organizer, Meghan Wayland by emailing meghan@nekorganizing.org or mail to: P.O. Box 1351, Newport, Vermont 05855 by Tuesday, July 9, at 5pm. For those who have applied for Membership Director and are also interested in co-applying for campaign director, please email us at meghan@nekorganizing.org.

1. A resume, CV, or list of most recent work/volunteer/organizing experience
2. A work sample that embodies your past or current work. This can be submitted as a description, a link to social media, gofundme, organizing platform, website, photos, art, strategic plan, etc.
3. Questions

Please address just 2-3 of the questions below. Responses to questions can be submitted in a combination of writing, video, and/or voice recording – whichever helps you get your ideas across in a way that works for you and helps us get to know you better.

• What needs to change? What do you want to build?
• What gifts and skills do you bring to this work?
• What’s your experience with community organizing and centering the voices of people impacted by issues?
• What draws you to work with NEKO?

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