Field Organizer

Position: Field Organizer

Seeking Field Organizers to recruit, train, and build relationships with environmental members in: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Wisconsin, and Washington.

Riverside Organizing is hiring enthusiastic Field Organizers on behalf of its client the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) for their large-scale, membership mobilization program, GreenRoots, to recruit LCV’s membership to volunteer and help elect LCV Action-Fund endorsed Senate and House candidates. The position is a part of a nationwide team driving volunteer capacity into 15 key states.  Field Organizers will recruit, train and empower LCV members to volunteer on behalf of LCV Action-Fund endorsed candidates through phone calls and digital organizing tools, including peer-to-peer texting and other in-person and virtual volunteer activities. Field Organizers will work alongside a team of organizers and a Regional Field Director on the project to activate LCV’s members and will be based out of a campaign office.

Successful candidates have at least one cycle of community, issue, labor, or political organizing, excellent communication and organizational skills, ability to build relationships in-person and remotely, reliable transportation, and must work well in a team.  The position requires extensive volunteer recruitment, including phone banking, text banking, and volunteer training and management, a laptop, and a willingness to work evening and weekend hours. Riverside employees will abide by CDC guidelines.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize digital tools and databases including, phone banking, text banking and 1:1 meetings to recruit, mobilize and train a diverse group of LCV members statewide to make phone calls, send texts and write letters to elect LCV Action Fund endorsed candidates.
• Track all volunteer outreach and engagement in VAN and submit daily reports.
• Plan and execute organizing actions, events and trainings, including phone banks, text banks, virtual LCV member meetings and letter writing events.
• Develop relationships with Coordinated Campaign partners, and other progressive leaders in the community and work with them on events and activities.

Skills and Experience:

• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and effectively manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced work environment.
• Successful experience working with teams representing a rich mix of talent, backgrounds and perspectives.
• 1+ cycles of electoral campaign experience, community, issue, labor or political organizing, a plus.
• Fluency in VAN, Microsoft Office Suite; other field and digital tools, a plus.
• Experience or residency in program states, a plus.

Cultural Competency:

• Share a commitment to continued learning and the cultural competency to increase racial diversity in our movement.
• Integrating justice and equity into the work we do and creating an inclusive team culture.
• Have a passion for protecting communities most impacted by climate change and environmental injustice.

 Work hours vary from standard office hours and include Saturdays. Laptop and reliable internet a must.

Pay and Duration: This position is full-time, salaried, and temporary through November 15, 2022. Pay is $3,475 a month, plus a $300 month for cell/internet untaxed stipend, healthcare is offered, as well as a $575 signing bonus to be paid at the end of each month employed ($230/month).

Riverside Organizing is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace.

Application Deadline: The deadline to apply is August 7th.

This search is being run by NRG Consulting Group. Please contact jobs@nrgconsultinggroup.org with questions.