LCV GreenRoots - Field Organizers

Exciting Field Organizing Opportunities in support of environmental champions!

Riverside Organizing - Hiring Field Organizers
 

Position: Field Organizer

Location: Seeking Field Organizers to recruit, train, and build relationships with environmental members in: Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and WI.

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 12 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 in the one of the following cities: Phoenix or Tuscon, AZ; Atlanta, GA; Des Moines, IA; Portland or Bangor, Maine; Kalamazoo or Lansing, MI; Manchester or Portsmouth/Seacoast, NH; Hempsted or Long Beach, NY; Charlotte or Raleigh, NC; Columbus, OH; Harrisburg, PA; Richmond, Henrico or Virginia Beach, VA; and La Crosse or Eau Claire, WI.

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. 

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.
 

Compensation: This position is salaried and monthly salary is $3,475. In addition to a monthly salary, healthcare is offered as well as a $700 signing bonus to be paid at the end of each month employed, and a $300 month stipend for cell/internet and transportation. At the end of their commitment, organizers will have access to career coaching services from NRG Consulting Group, which includes a 1:1 meeting wi