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    Lead Community Organizer - Richmond, United States - New Virginia Majority

    New Virginia Majority
    New Virginia Majority Richmond, United States

    1 week ago

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    Full time
    Description

    New Virginia Majority (NVM), Virginia's leading civic engagement organization, builds power in working-class communities of color across the Commonwealth. We seek conscious and skilled individuals with a deep commitment to racial and economic justice to join our team. Women and people of color are encouraged to apply.

    POSITION:

    Lead Organizer

    POSITION TYPE:

    Full-time

    LOCATION:

    Richmond, VA

    DESCRIPTION:

    New Virginia Majority is looking to hire a full-time lead community organizer who will recruit, engage, activate and retain members, develop leaders, build community-based leadership teams, conduct political education trainings, and execute campaign strategy. The lead community organizer will work primarily with the Black Communities in Richmond.

    RESPONSIBILITIES:

    Build strong relationships with community members Recruit community members to become paid members of NVM Train and develop NVM members into leaders within their community by offering various trainings and development opportunities Create meetings agendas, plan and execute various trainings, and plan and provide leadership development opportunities for NVM members Provide training and daily guidance to entry level organizers on door knocking fundamentals, basic organizing strategies and tactics, relationship development and campaign planning and execution Develop and maintain relationships with external organizations, political figures and other community members that will help advance overall organizing campaigns Timely and aggressive follow up with leads generated by field efforts including one-on-one meetings, house visits and other methods of grassroots outreach. Manage regular membership meetings with a standing agenda and supporting new leaders to facilitate meetings geared towards peer engagement and immediate activation. ∙ Create actions, training and mobilization opportunities in order to activate members and activists. Mobilize and track engagement of members and activists at various events and field opportunities in databases. Develop the political consciousness of the affiliate organizations' leaders through popular education, reflection, leadership development and developing appropriate educational materials. Provide support to leaders Participate in campaign development, strategizing and implementation. Participate in building campaign coalitions and key relationships with campaign-related allies. Perform other duties as required.

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    At least 3 years of experience as a grassroots organizer At least 2 year of experience of supervising organizers Demonstrated experience in leading an organizing campaign Committed to New Virginia Majority's mission of social, racial and economic justice. Ability to develop and maintain a variety of relationships on multiple levels. Demonstrated ability to meet multiple deadlines Demonstrated ability to develop and move projects forward with independence and autonomy. Demonstrated Experience organizing in marginalized communities Ability to build and maintain relationships with external, political, religious, and social leaders in your area in order to advance your overall campaign goals Self-motivated and works well both independently and on a team. Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, manage multiple projects. Ability to take direction and constructive feedback. Ability to plan and execute various types of meetings and training sessions for staff and members Demonstrated ability to train organizers on door knocking fundamentals, basic organizing strategies and tactics, relationship development and campaign planning and execution Driver's license and access to a car. Bilingual in Spanish and English languages is preferred A minimum one-year commitment to the position.

    COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

    Salaries are competitive. Salary range is $64,000 - $69,000, commensurate with experience, and comes with an excellent benefits package, including health, vision, dental, and stipends for phone and transportation.

    HOW TO APPLY:

    Please go to to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references. Please include the position name and preferred location. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to applicants whose candidacy is not being pursued. No phone calls please.

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    New Virginia Majority (NVM), Virginia's leading civic engagement organization, builds power in working-class communities of color across the Commonwealth. We organize in communities year round for racial, economic, and environmental justice through political education, mass-scale voter outreach, mobilization, and intensive leadership development around dozens of issues. We fight for a Virginia that is just, democratic and environmentally sustainable. We are an equal opportunity employer.

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