Mecklenburg Field Organizer

Field Organizers play an essential role in gaining more public support from Latines, for our organization’s aligned policies and values. During Election years, Field Organizers are assigned to county campaigns where they are responsible for a team of canvassers and volunteers meeting their campaign goals.
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Responsibilities

Electoral Campaign Work 

  • During an electoral or voter registration campaign, implement campaign field plans in assigned county and/or turf
  • Recruit and develop canvassers to help meet specific campaign goals, that can include but are not limited to:
    • Number of doors knocks
    • Number of “commit to vote” cards
    • Number of voter registrations
  • Coordinate canvassers’ schedules to maximize their impact on campaign goals 
  • Conduct regular trainings, roleplays and/or debriefs as needed to ensure high quality conversations in addition to meeting goals

 General Field Work

  • Work closely with supervisor to create and implement a year-round field plan for assigned counties and/or turf that include specific goals for:
    • Number of doors knocks
    • Number of organizing conversations completed
    • Number of new contacts
  • Identify, recruit and develop volunteers to take on canvassing shifts to reach more people
  • Build positive relationships with other partner field organizers, Siembra’s base building organizers, and Siembra members
  • Be part of a field team culture that is innovative, hungry to learn, and inspired to fight to defend and transform our communities

Administrative Work

  • Maintain a weekly/monthly work plan
  • Actively participate in weekly supervision meetings
  • Actively participate in weekly team meetings
  • Maintain and update necessary administrative and organizing data weekly, according to team deadlines (receipt collection, organizing data entry, etc. )

Requirements

  • At least 1-2 years of community engagement (does not have to be formal field organizing, but demonstrated community involvement)
  • Strong interpersonal skills; a deep understanding of trust-building, maintaining strong relationships, and the ability to communicate with people across difference
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to be adaptable and flexible in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, meeting frequent and tight deadlines
  • An excellent collaborator and team player
  • A willingness to work nights and weekends when needed
  • Fluent in Spanish
  • Reliable access to transportation

Location

Greater Mecklenburg County Area

Benefits and Compensation

This is a full-time, salaried temporary position at the equivalent of $58,000 yearly salary. We offer employer-based health care for the family and a generous paid time off policy. This position runs through mid-January 2025, with the possibility of becoming a permanent position.

How to Apply

Please upload a cover letter, resume, and at least three references to ops@siembranc.org Position will remain open until filled.

In your email or cover letter, please include how you heard about this position

About Siembra NC

Siembra NC (and our c3 affiliate, Somos Siembra) is a grassroots organization focused on building power by organizing our Latinxs gente in North Carolina. We’re part of the movement to overturn the New Confederacy by electing candidates up and down the ballot who will back our campaigns to reclaim stolen wages, stop exploitative landlords and keep ICE, sheriffs and police from separating, jailing and abusing Black & Brown North Carolinians. In addition to successful campaigns to defend workers, stop evictions and free dozens from ICE jails, we’ve registered thousands of Latinos to vote each of the last three years and have led the state’s largest Latino voter engagement door program in 2020 and 2022. We’re part of a movement ecosystem that successfully mobilized over 400,000 additional progressive voters in the last presidential election, have become one of only six states to gain a congressional seat following the 2020 Census, and laid the groundwork to make the state a battleground state for the 2024 presidential election.