Louisiana Statewide Organizer : Louisiana

Step Up Louisiana

Louisiana Statewide Organizer

Location: Baton Rouge, Alexandria, or Lafayette, LA

Job Title: Louisiana Statewide Organizer
Location: Baton Rouge, Alexandria, or Lafayette
Job Type: Full Time
Reports To: Co-Directors
Salary: $40,000

Application information: The deadline to apply is October 26, 2018. Please send your résumé and cover letter to info@stepuplouisiana.org with Statewide Organizer in the subject line.

Purpose of Position:
The role of the Step Up Louisiana Statewide Organizer will be to develop membership committees of individuals in multiple towns including low-wage workers, business owners, and parents.

About Step Up Louisiana
The members of Step Up Louisiana are committed to building political power to win education and economic justice for all. Our members step up and go beyond voting to campaign, organize from a racial justice perspective and hold political and community leaders accountable. We work in our own neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces to disrupt systemic oppression. We build the people-power needed to win in our city and state.

Step Up Louisiana is affiliated with the Center for Popular Democracy, which has more than 50 affiliate organizations around the United States who work to create equity, opportunity, and a dynamic democracy. We are also affiliated with Journey for Justice, an alliance of grassroots community, youth, and parent-led organizations in 24 cities across the country organizing to win community-driven alternatives to the privatization of and dismantling of public school systems.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. To conduct broad and intensive outreach efforts to low-wage workers, business owners, clergy, and community activists by:
2. Building one-on-one relationships.
3. Identifying and developing leaders to guide and lead campaigns.
4. Building committees with a geographic spread across the state of Louisiana, meeting monthly and developing base-building strategies for our statewide policy campaigns
5. Recruiting active dues-paying members who align with our values and who are active in our campaigns.
6. Training member-leaders
7. Participating in statewide GOTV and civic engagement efforts
8. Developing member-leadership through a defined leadership ladder program
9. Educating the membership about our core issues
10. Supporting other statewide activity of the organization
11. Conducting individual/group meetings to discuss and plan organizing campaigns.
12. Motivating individuals and groups of community leaders to take action.
13. Working to involve community allies in organizing campaigns.
14. Working with our members to develop strategies for how to win our campaigns

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• At least 2 year of organizing experience in labor, community, faith, student or political organizations or campaigns
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (listening, speaking, and writing)
• Commitment to the social justice movement and passion for winning change with low-income people
• Ability to organize community members to take action on multiple issues for local neighborhood campaigns as well as city and statewide campaigns
• Ability to work independently and manage a volunteer team
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment and be detail-oriented
• Ability to fundraise and sign up members for Step Up Louisiana
• Possession of excellent listening skills and the ability to comprehend the concerns of others.
• The ability to make and follow through on a work plan.
• The ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Willingness to conduct house visits and work site visits.
• Willingness to travel for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work long and irregular hours, including some nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Possession of basic map navigation skills a plus.
• Must be comfortable driving between cities and with members

Physical Requirements:
The position is statewide. Work is generally performed from a field office setting or other location to complete the required assignments of the position. Long and extended hours and a minimal amount of overnight travel may be required.

Benefits:
Step Up Louisiana staff enjoy good benefits including comprehensive health benefits, major medical, dental and vision for employee and eligible dependents, generous holiday and vacation policies, and a 401(K) Plan.

Step Up Louisiana is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and actively recruits people of color, women, individuals with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ community.

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