Community Organizer

Position Summary :

Faith in Action Alabama seeks to hire a full-time community organizer for its Mobile Hub to support its local and state community organizing campaigns.

This community organizer will focus on facilitating leadership development training, building relationships with current volunteer leaders, developing local organizing ministries / committees, engaging new congregations, and collaborating with the Mobile Hub’s volunteer leaders to move forward policy and voter engagement campaigns.

Responsibilities :

• Demonstrate a pattern of holding successful actions each year.
• Demonstrate capacity to carry 10+ organizing congregations.
• Show growth and depth in volunteer leader participation locally in assigned congregations.
• Show that leaders you are working with participate in Faith in Action Alabama campaigns, trainings, and activities.
• Participate in bi-monthly 90-minute staff meetings and professional development.
• Conduct 15 individual weekly meetings with volunteer leaders and colleagues focusing on leadership development, personal development, and campaign development / management.
• Hold monthly leadership training in Mobile that teach Faith in Action’s organizing model and community organizing principles, and work with the volunteer leaders to develop and implement policy campaigns.
• Develop a portfolio of training and demonstrate the capacity to teach and utilize the Faith in Action organizing model and community organizing principles.
• Willingness to travel outside of Mobile, within Alabama, 1-2 times a month for staff meetings and / or community organizing campaigns.
• Participate in Faith in Action national training.
• Successfully fulfill all reporting obligations : VAN, staff reports send 24 hours before meetings, etc.
• Show a record of building Faith in Action Alabama’s network of institutional and individual donors through one-on-one meetings and participation in fundraising events.
• Demonstrate a discipline to the profession through related reading.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

• 2-3 Years of Organizing experience is highly desired, either in a staff role or as a committed volunteer leader.
• Strong writing and critical thinking skills.
• A record of 4+ years of community involvement that shows passion for racial and economic justice.
• Evidence of competency with regard to engaging people across racial and faith lines. In your application, please discuss particular experiences with any of the core communities involved in Faith in Action Alabama including communities of color, people of faith, formerly incarcerated individuals, and individuals impacted by gun violence.
• Willingness to learn and use data management tools, including the Voter Activation Network (VAN), Excel, and Google Docs.
• Willingness to participate in grassroots fundraising with the Faith in Action Alabama’s board, and grow in fundraising skills with ongoing training and support.
• Ability to work some nights and some weekends to accommodate volunteer leaders who work during the day. The best times for our leadership base to hold meetings, training, and events are week-nights from 6-9 pm, on Saturdays, and Sunday afternoons.
• Candidates must have a driver’s license, access to an insured car, and the ability to drive to meetings.

Compensation and Benefits :

• A Full-time position with a competitive salary based on past experience.
• Health insurance and retirement package included
• Mileage and cellphone reimbursement
• Occasional evening or weekend hours are required.

Faith in Action Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We take pride in creating a welcoming workplace for women, people of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, formerly incarcerated people, people with disabilities, and people with parenting and caretaking responsibilities.