National Organizer Job Description

Veterans For Peace

Remote | Full-Time | Some Travel and In-Person Required

Veterans For Peace (VFP) seeks a skilled, mission-driven National Organizer to help strengthen our chapters, develop volunteer leaders, coordinate national campaigns and mobilizations, and build relationships with coalition partners.

The National Organizer serves as a bridge between the national organization and local chapters, helping align grassroots organizing with Veterans For Peace's mission to build a culture of peace, challenge militarism, defend human rights, support veterans and communities affected by war, and work to abolish war as an instrument of national policy.

Responsibilities

• Support and strengthen local chapters and Regional Coordinators.
• Recruit, train, and develop volunteer leaders.
• Assist with the formation and growth of new chapters.
• Coordinate participation in national campaigns, actions, webinars, and mobilizations.
• Support Veterans For Peace working groups, committees, and national projects.
• Build and maintain relationships with coalition partners and allied organizations.
• Draft organizing communications, action alerts, and member engagement materials.
• Track organizing activities, participation, and outcomes.
• Collaborate with staff, chapter leaders, and volunteers to advance organizational priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience in community, labor, issue-based, or movement organizing.
• Strong relationship-building and leadership development skills.
• Experience coordinating volunteers and grassroots campaigns.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project management abilities.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
• Commitment to the mission and values of Veterans For Peace.
• Ability to travel and work occasional evenings and weekends.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with membership organizations.
• Experience supporting volunteer-led groups or chapters.
• Familiarity with peace, anti-war, veterans, economic and racial justice, labor, climate justice, immigrant rights, or democracy movements.
• Experience facilitating training and leadership development programs.

Compensation

Salary: Competitive, based on experience and market value

This is a remote position. Travel is required for conventions, training sessions, chapter support, coalition meetings, occasional staff meetings, and national mobilizations.