Southwest Ohio Organizer (temporary)
Common Cause
Ohio, USA
Posted on Saturday, April 13, 2024
We are looking for a collaborative and energetic organizer to join the Common Cause Ohio team. This is a key role supporting our work to grow and diversify our audience and volunteer base as we work to engage Ohioans in our fight to protect and strengthen democracy by fighting gerrymandering and ensuring access to the polls.
This role is at the intersection of community and democracy. You will work with various communities in southwest Ohio to expand our growing membership base through recruitment efforts and by engaging volunteers in signature collection and educating the public about gerrymandering and the Citizens Not Politicians Amendment. This role also focuses on our nonpartisan Election Protection programming. You will serve as a first point of contact for volunteers and members.
This role reports to the Executive Director of Common Cause Ohio and can be located in any of these counties within Southwest Ohio: Hamilton, Clermont, Warren, Butler, Montgomery, Greene; with the expectation to travel regularly to various in-state locations. This is a full-time, temporary role, starting on May 16th and ending on Friday, November 15th.
Responsibilities
Organize Fair Districts efforts in Southwest Ohio
· Supporting Fair Districts local leaders with organizing, educating, and tracking their volunteers
· Distributing, collecting and tracking Citizens Not Politicians petition booklets and campaign materials
· Assisting Fair Districts local leaders in organizing larger, cross-coalition events
· Coaching volunteers to maintain optimum accuracy in collection
· Training and supporting local leaders in their use of digital organizing tools like Mobilize
· Coordinating speaking engagements and securing campaign endorsements
Engage members in our Election Protection efforts
· Recruit volunteers for early voting, election day, and post-election activities
· Expand our membership through engaging and informative member events
· Develop and disseminate Election Protection-related educational resources and toolkits using traditional (print, tv, etc.) and digital communication platforms
· Create systems to manage Common Cause members and volunteers for early voting and election day, including sign-up and placement of volunteers, calling volunteers to engage or re-engage them, collecting data from volunteers, etc.
Build and maintain relationships with community partners and elected officials
· Represent Common Cause in various coalitions
· Collaborate with Boards of Elections across counties to discuss early voting and election day precincts
· Build relationships with key stakeholders and host community meetings to understand current barriers to voter participation
Support our anti-disinformation efforts on social media
· Host anti-disinformation trainings to expand Common Cause’s network of disinformation monitors
· Collaborate with national anti-disinformation staff to monitor state specific disinformation and build comprehensive disinformation report outs
· Share Election Protection educational materials to our social media pages to engage members and share accurate information about elections
You will thrive in this role if you have:
- A strong commitment to Common Cause’s nonpartisan mission
- Experience working quickly and in a fast-paced environment
- A track record of building strong relationships and working collaboratively with diverse groups of people
- An ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
- Strong organization skills, and an ability to manage your time independently
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Openness to feedback and awareness of your own strengths and areas for growth
The following is required:
- Experience growing volunteer and membership bases
- Experience working on an issue-based or political campaign
- Experience using Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and learning new software (bonus if you know how to use Zoom, Canva, Mobilize)
- Are located in any of these counties within Southwest Ohio: Hamilton, Clermont, Warren, Butler, Montgomery, Greene Counties, and able to travel within the state ranging between a few times a week up to daily during the peak of our season for in-person activities, with the ability to work weekends and evenings
- You must have access to a vehicle to transport election materials (miles driven on official business in your personal vehicle will be reimbursed at the federal mileage rate)
- Per our non-partisan policy, Common Cause staff members may not currently be in elected office (or running for office); on the Steering Committee or Finance Committee for any political candidate; or affiliated with the leadership of a political party
Additional information about this role:
- This position is temporary. Therefore, it is not included in a union-represented collective bargaining unit and specific employment terms and conditions are subject to collective bargaining negotiations.
- Common Cause is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time; please note that if hired, you will be asked to produce documentation for authorization to work in the US.
Common Cause is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of any race, creed, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, income class, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status, as well as applicants who have been previously incarcerated.
Common Cause (501(c)(4)) and Common Cause Education Fund (501(c)(3)) are nonpartisan, nonprofit grassroots affiliate organizations dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. We work to create open, honest, and accountable government that serves the public interest; promote equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process.
Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Washington, DC, Common Cause has more than 1.5 million members and supporters living in every Congressional district in the United States, and offices in 25 states around the country.