[Hiring] GA Basebuilding Organizer @NDWA

Role Description

The GA base building organizer will have responsibilities to deepen and expand the GA organizing program. They will:

• Cultivate new worker contacts, primarily agency-employed home care workers and family childcare providers in the Middle Georgia area, into members of the GA chapter.
• Support and build the leadership of the existing Middle Georgia-based membership.
• Be temporarily supervised by the Senior Director of Care Organizing while searching for the GA Organizing Director.
• Have the chance of becoming permanent beyond the 2-month position.

Primary Roles & Responsibilities

• Base building - 60%
  • Manage an ongoing outreach plan for recruiting new members, including canvassing in the local community, and outreach at events and worksites.
  • Conduct regular phone follow-ups, coordinate member-led group phone banking sessions for post-outreach follow-up with new contacts, and conduct event turnout to the general membership.
  • Identify workers who show potential for deep engagement and work with Organizing Director and other organizers to implement leadership development activities.
  • Coordinate chapter’s outreach & recruitment system, co-facilitate monthly meetings and other membership activities.
  • Conduct membership recruitment presentations, support workers who want to join as NDWA members to register online, consistently involve workers and supporters in the organization, and increase their commitment.
  • Build and cultivate new relationships with community institutions and partners to increase effectiveness of outreach tactics.
  • Send digital communications to membership and contact list, as well as digitally track member participation in Chapter programming and events.
  • Consistently track field work and interactions with new worker contacts as well as with recently activated contacts, and established members, in database and relevant systems.
  • Track progress and contribute to overall chapter goals for recruitment, engagement, and leadership development.
• Program and campaign implementation - 40%
  • Work with the Georgia Organizing Director and team to plan for monthly membership meetings, other membership programming, and coordinate membership participation in local and national worker gatherings and initiatives.
  • Coordinate and activate membership into campaign activities and ensure broad participation from membership in ongoing campaign plans.
  • Support overall team efforts to execute outreach for local campaigns, other local worker engagement, and local and national rapid response mobilizations.

Qualifications

• Highly motivated individual with a passion for engaging communities.
• Ability to work some nights and weekends.
• 2-3 years organizing experience (either paid or volunteer).
• Strong relational skills and ability to connect, engage, and inspire community members.
• Strong and effective communicator.
• Intermediate computer skills (i.e. PowerPoint, Google Suite).
• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• Hard-working and self-disciplined.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to work well under pressure and manage time efficiently.
• Knowledge of issues affecting Black domestic workers nationally and locally.
• Fluency in Spanish is a bonus.
• Position requires travel throughout the Middle Georgia region and some travel to the Metropolitan Atlanta region which will require reliable transportation (at least 3 days/week) and occasional national travel.
• Position requires some evening and some weekend work as needed.

Benefits

• Salary: $74,300 - $77,694 ($35.72/hr - $37.35/hr).
• Work Location: Remote (Based in Middle Georgia with access to office in Atlanta).
• Position Hours: 40 hours per week.