Job description
Organizer Job Description
Get out the youth vote in 2022
Our democracy only works when we all participate. Young people are the largest and most diverse group of potential voters in the country, with our own values and our own ideas. Yet, our generation isn’t showing up to vote in high enough numbers.
That’s why our students and organizers are working to ensure young people are full participants in the political process by helping to turn out the vote in local, state and national elections through our New Voters Project. In the fall of 2020, we made nearly 400,000 peer-to-peer personal reminder contacts in the weeks leading up to Election Day, and we saw that hard work pay. We saw record turnout among young people, and we’re keeping up this momentum for the 2022 midterms.
The Student PIRGs’ New Voters Project is hiring Field Organizers to run its non-partisan voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaign in states across the country in Fall 2022.
Responsibilities will include:
- Run a non-partisan voter registration and turnout campaign in a campus community. Campus Organizers recruit and train a team of volunteers to help register 18-29 year olds, collect pledges to vote, and contact all of these young people to turn out the vote on Election Day.
- Educate students and train new leaders. Campus Organizers teach citizenship and organizing skills. Campus Organizers also oversee an internship program, through which students can earn academic course credit for their work to boost youth voter engagement.
- Build a coalition. Campus Organizers work with student volunteers and interns to build a diverse, invested coalition of organizations and people to boost youth voter turnout.
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualified candidates will have a demonstrated commitment to public interest and/or student issues, as well as a track record of leadership. We’re looking for goal-driven and results-oriented individuals who have excellent communication skills and enthusiasm for the work. Candidates must have excellent judgment and discretion and the ability to oversee significant projects.
PAY & BENEFITS
The target annual compensation for this position is $29,000-$35,000 in the first year. Each of the groups that partner with the Student PIRGs offers a competitive benefits package. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.
We also have short-term positions available from August to November.
LOCATIONS
We’re hiring organizers to work on college campuses in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, North Carolina, Connecticut, Florida, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Maryland, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia and Washington state.
TO APPLY
Apply today at jobs.StudentPIRGs.org. We are hiring for positions starting in August 2022. Immediate positions are also available.
THINGS TO KNOW WHEN YOU APPLY:
The Student PIRGs works closely with The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Click here for things you should know about our network when you apply.
Each of the groups that partner with the Student PIRGs is an equal opportunity employer.
For Los Angeles-based positions: the Student PIRGs will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
Location
Details
Employer
Student PIRGs
Employment type
Full Time
Experience
0+ years
Compensation
$30,000 – $35,000
Start date
September 26, 2022
Apply by September 26, 2022