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About the Role

The Rapid Response Organizer will work in close coordination with the Climate Action Campaign’s national campaigns team to build grassroots power in their congressional district. Organizers will execute a rigorous campaign plan that integrates volunteer recruitment, petitioning, rapid response event organizing, coalition building, and digital engagement – all aimed at mobilizing constituents to take action to defend and protect climate solutions.

Responsibilities

Recruit and train supporters and volunteers.
Call and text supporters to recruit them into grassroots actions.
Run grassroots skills trainings to develop effective campaigners among volunteers.
Maintain a meticulous volunteer list.
Hold regularly scheduled petitioning canvasses to identify supporters and follow up with potential volunteers.
Represent the campaign in community spaces and events, engaging and uplifting coalition and partner organizations.
Organize and execute high-visibility in-person events demonstrating support for climate, jobs, and justice.
Educate community members about historical climate investments and the urgency of continued actions.
Ensure 100% adherence to all messaging and legal requirements.
Engage with the public to drive yard sign requests and calls to MOCs.
Recruit volunteers to post on their own social media platforms.
Use peer-to-peer texting services and relational organizing tools to communicate with community members.
Send timely and compelling email campaigns to recruit activists.
Track every interaction with detailed notes for daily reporting and weekly reports.

Requirements

Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with a diverse group of local and statewide community members.
Be attentive and empathetic to the communities served, regardless of race, ethnicity, class, gender, or ability.
Identify shared values across communities for collective growth.
Build authentic relationships through authenticity and reliability.
Be comfortable and experienced in public speaking to a group.
Develop meaningful connections with diverse communities, including a wide range of community organizations, leaders, and members.
Work with the community and within the workplace to identify areas of improvement for a more equitable environment.
Take continued action and efforts to improve REI knowledge, skills, and tools.
Experience accomplishing ambitious goals and getting results, even when there are obstacles.
Experience or ability to plan backwards to meet multiple goals timely and effectively.
Bounce back and adjust quickly to unexpected changes, learning and improving from mistakes.
Commitment to equity and justice.
Bring a lens of inclusivity to all interactions with colleagues and community members.
Passion for the role that work plays in creating change in the world.
Kindness and consideration for others.
Drive to work collaboratively, learning from others and stepping-in or stepping-back when needed.
Comfort admitting what you do and don't know, your capacity, and abilities.
Ability to adapt to the evolving needs of a project.
Ability to tackle big-picture projects and break them down into smaller pieces.
Manage multiple projects or goals at once in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Track interactions and tasks with detailed notes.
Plan ahead for roadblocks and bounce back quickly when problems arise.
Effective communication skills (written or spoken) that are clear, concise and honest.
Comfortable and excited to speak about the campaign publicly.
Willingness to learn new things and pick up new skills on the job.
Ability to learn from mistakes and try again.
Understanding of how words and actions affect others, including an awareness of power language and communication accessibility.
Ability to work weekends and weekday evenings, occasional holidays.
Experience working for nonprofits, electoral campaigns, and/or other issue campaigns (Nice-to-Have).
Experience working with various data management systems and tools, mainly Google Suite (Nice-to-Have).
Experience with Relevant Campaign Tools and Technologies: Action Network, ThruText, MailChimp, eCRMs like EveryAction, or social media tools (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) (Nice-to-Have).
Event or Project Planning & Management, Implementation or Evaluation (Nice-to-Have).
Knowledge or previous experience working on this issue is a plus (Nice-to-Have).

Skills

Relationship Building
Public Speaking
Equity and Inclusion
Drive to Achieve Results
Task Management
Organization
Attention to Detail
Effective Communication
Coaching
Learning Mentality
Social Media Platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
Peer-to-peer texting
Relational organizing tools
Email campaigns
Google Suite
Action Network
ThruText
MailChimp
eCRMs (EveryAction)
Event Planning
Project Management

Location

National

Work Type

Full-time
Contract

Experience Level

Entry Level
Mid Level

Salary/Compensations

$58,000-72,000 annually

Benefits

Monthly cell phone stipend of $50

About the Company

The Outreach Team is the national engine of campaigners and organizers powering the young-people vote movement.
With an on-the-ground presence in communities all across the country, our world-class team runs successful civic engagement campaigns to build a future that's fairer, healthier, safer, and more peaceful for everyone.
We are excited to engage members of the community to advocate for climate action and a stronger democracy.

Equal Opportunity

Equity and Inclusion is our North Star: At The Outreach Team we believe deeply that equity and inclusion in our organization makes us better at our work and helps to build a stronger progressive movement.
We are an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage women, people of color, members of the LGBTQIA community and people who identify with other underrepresented groups to apply.
Our organization is inclusive of POC, ethnic/culture minorities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, individuals with disabilities, who are neurodivergent, regardless of educational backgrounds, previous incarceration or convictions.
Our leadership team reflects our inclusivity and is reflective of the progressive community we work in and serve.
We want to hire people of all gender identities.