Western New York Community Organizer

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $60,406 - $65,919

About the organization

Citizen Action is a statewide grassroots movement organization that fights for political, social, racial, economic and environmental justice. We work at the grassroots to give people a sense of their own power. We collaborate with organizations and coalitions in communities throughout New York to address critical issues at the local, state and federal levels.

About the position

Citizen Action is looking to add a Western New York Community Organizer to our team. The community organizer is key to the success of our regional chapter. The Western New York organizer will engage with several issues, including a primary focus on education justice in Buffalo City schools with an eye towards building local issue campaigns, electoral campaigns, and large mobilizations to the State Capitol that amplify the urgent education needs of parents, youth, and children in the region. This organizer will work directly with leaders and members to create basebuilding outreach strategies that build people power and the chapters political strength locally and statewide.

What youll do and the impact you'll make

• Chapter Building Recruit dues-paying members and create / maintain chapter governance through a Regional Council. Use issues and electoral campaigns to grow the chapter through outreach strategies that grow the dedicated base of volunteers. Develops and employs strategic campaigns at the local level that connect to the statewide priorities of the organization.
• Outreach and Recruitment - Create an outreach and recruitment plan to grow our membership base alongside leader builds for chapter meetings, committee meetings, mobilization efforts, and campaign tactics. Use organizing tactics such as phone banking, text banking, and canvassing in order to grow chapter members. Lead weekly outreach events with members. Focus will be on outreach to directly impacted individuals who can share the stories that amplify the need for change in our issue campaigns.
• Leadership Development : Train volunteers and members in strategic education and hard skills such as strategy, one to ones, organizers math, etc. Ensures that leaders in the community have a role and develop their skills in organizing for social change.
• Administrative - Manage the chapters VAN requirements, such as entering data into VAN such as 1 : 1s, volunteer activities and turnout, and volunteer profile. Work with the Data Director to create recruitment phone banks and canvass lists. Work with the Mobilization Director to create outreach and recruitment scripts.
• Legislative Work with staff and members to create outreach strategies based on legislative campaigns during the planning phase and support committee management during legislative sessions.
• Campaigns - Work with staff and members to identify, plan, and execute local campaigns that connect to the statewide education justice work.
• Electoral : Recruit members and leaders to be a part of the endorsement committee and help identify members to run for political office.
• Communications Creates content for weekly emails, social media. Works with Communications staff to get community members to write letters to the editor, op-eds, and finds ways to amplify the voice of the community
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned by supervisor

Skills / Qualifications

Preferred Attributes

Location

This position is based in Western New York (Buffalo and surrounding areas), therefore the candidate will have to live in Buffalo or the surrounding area. Relocation stipend may be available. In-person participation in meetings and events may be required at different locations. Periodic travel across New York State is required. Travel may be required outside of New York State. Travel may include multiple day trips and over weekends.

Our Benefits

Please note, all benefits are subject to change.

Salary : $60,406 - $65,919

Union Affiliation

Citizen Action is proud to be a unionized workplace in partnership with Worker Action. This position is a bargaining unit position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Citizen Action of NY and The Public Policy and Education Fund are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. We are looking for the most passionate people who want to join our team. People of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applicants may be entitled to reasonable accommodations under the terms of the ADA and state / local laws. Please let us know if you need assistance participating in the interview process.