Job Opportunities

Organizing Director (Full-Time)

Main Responsibilities of the Position:

• Oversee the development of N2N Chapters throughout the state and ensure that base organizing is being carried out in the most effective ways possible
  • Coordinate with Campaigns Director and Campaigns Organizers on statewide electoral and issue campaigns
• Supervision and management of Organizing Department including Lead Field Organizers and Base Building Organizers
• Coordinate trainings with Lead Trainer and Campaigns Director to support local chapter organizing,
• Implement new ways to incorporate technology in organizing and coordinate with VAN technicians (Voter Activation Network)
• Oversee and coordinate statewide leadership development program of members, ensuring that our base membership is developing its leadership and making key decisions throughout the organization including statewide delegates meetings, local membership teams, endorsement committees, and as individual leaders
• Identify ways the Campaigns Department can better serve the leadership development and campaign work of the local chapters
• Major donor fundraising and grant writing  
• Collaborate with Fundraising Director to identify opportunities for membership participation in  fundraising
• Coordinate communications strategies with Field Organizers and Communications staff

Qualifications and Experience:

Passion for social change and political empowerment of low-income, working class people. Experience doing outreach work in communities of color. Experience in issue, labor, electoral, and community organizing. Excellent writing, computer, and interpersonal communication skills.  Knowledge of VAN/Vote Builder database. Demonstrated commitment to building unity in multi-racial community. Skilled in fundraising. Supervisory experience required. Access to transportation and ability to travel across the state.

Salary Scale and Benefits:

DOE.  Benefits include health care, pension, and 3 weeks paid vacation.

To Apply: 

Send resume & cover letter to Allison Kennedy by e-mail at allison@n2nma.org

Deadline June 10, 2011.

People of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Lynn Organizer (Full-Time)

Main Responsibilities of the Position:

• Work with local members to carry out statewide and local policy campaigns and Voter Empowerment Campaigns by:
  • Facilitating strategy discussions and setting goals with members,
  • Doing recruitment and outreach to the local community, and
  • Working with members to implement tactics and reach campaign goals
• Develop leadership skills of membership base.
• Work closely with statewide staff and membership to ensure that organizing work in chapters across the state is well coordinated.
• Conduct fundraising & local media work under supervision of Fundraising Director.
• Sustain & Strengthen local coalition of community organizations allied with N2N.

Qualifications and Experience:

Passion for social change and political empowerment of low-income, working class people.  Experience doing outreach work in communities of color.  Excellent writing, computer, and interpersonal communication skills.  Demonstrated commitment to building unity in multi-racial community.  Skilled in fundraising.  Experience in issue, labor, electoral or community organizing.  Supervisory experience preferred.  Fluency in Spanish.   

Salary Scale and Benefits:

DOE.  Benefits include health care, disability, pension, and 3 weeks paid vacation.

To Apply:  Send resume & cover letter to Allison Kennedy by e-mail at lynnjobs@n2nma.org.

Deadline February 28, 2011.

People of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

job_announcement_lynn_2011.pdf

Grassroots Economic & Environmental Justice Internships

Description: Exciting opportunity to support a multi-racial, movement building organization that fight for economic and environmental justice by building political power in neighborhoods where people do not participate in the political process. Interns can learn about community organizing, leadership development, voter registration/education, public policy development, legislative and executive advocacy, popular education, coalition building, political organizing (field, messaging, fundraising), communications, and grassroots fundraising strategies.

Campaigns Department Intern Responsibilities: Contact Wilnelia Rivera at wilnelia@n2nma.org

• Work with Campaigns Department Director and staff to implement statewide public policy and electoral campaigns
• Manage communication to Legislative Activist Network on continuous campaigns
• Assist in FY 12 State/Federal Budget Advocacies, Quality of Life Campaigns (Criminal Offender Record Information, National Health Care Reform Implementation, Tax Reform), policy development (environmental justice) and mobilization planning as needed for continuous campaigns
• Work with Campaigns Director on candidate recruitment project which includes a participatory project to document the experiences/barriers of women of color in public office and political consulting for municipal candidate for 2011 municipal

Organizing Department Intern Responsibilities: Contact Allison Kennedy at Allison@n2nma.org

• Work with Lead organizer to implement local base building plan
• Assist in door to door field operation to recruit new members and/or deepen involvement of current members
• Assist in voter empowerment campaigns (voter registration and education), mobilization planning, and popular education  
• Maintenance of membership database

Development & Communications Intern Responsibilities: Contact Corey Kurtz at corey@n2nma.org

• Work with Development and Communications Director to implement a statewide grassroots fundraising and communications strategy.
• Communication with individual donors
• Website and newsletter content and design
• Help to organize grassroots fundraising events
• Administrative support

Time Commitment: 10+ hours a week. Flexible schedule. Possibility for academic credit.