We are looking for a collaborative and energetic Election Protection Organizer to join the Common Cause Arizona team. This is a key role supporting our work to grow and diversify our audience and volunteer base as we work to engage millions more in our fight to protect and strengthen democracy in advance of this significant upcoming election.
This role is at the intersection of community and democracy. You will work with various communities across the state to expand our growing membership base through recruitment efforts and by engaging members in our Election Protection programming. You will also provide comprehensive Election Protection training and serve as a first point of contact for volunteers and members.
This role reports to the Arizona Program Director and is located within Arizona, with the expectation to travel to various in-state locations 2-3 times per week. This is a full-time, temporary role, starting on September 1st, 2024 and ending on December 31st, 2024.
Responsibilities
Engage members in our Election Protection efforts
· Recruit and train members and volunteers to serve as volunteers for early voting, election day, and post-election activities across the state, with an emphasis in rural Arizona
· Develop and lead engaging Election Protection trainings for members, volunteers, and community partners
· 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
· Meet with election officials across counties to discuss early voting and election day plans
Support our anti-disinformation efforts on social media
· 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
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
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, Find Your Shift, and Mobilize)
Ability to travel within the state ranging between a few times a week up to daily during the peak of our season times per week 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
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.
$62,000 - $65,000 a year
For this role, we offer a salary range of $62,000-$65,000 as an annualized salary.
In order to ensure greater equity and transparency as an organization, Common Cause sets salary ranges consistently based on job responsibilities, and we determine salary for each staff member based on relevant years of experience (you can read more about our approach to compensation here, including where we offer geographical adjustments). For these reasons, we do not negotiate on our salary ranges or our specific salary offers.
In addition to salary, we also offer a generous benefits package, including:
· A robust healthcare plan that covers 97% of employee’s medical care, 100% of employee’s vision and dental benefits, and 75% of family medical care and 100% of family vision and dental benefits
· A 401k retirement savings plan, with Employer Match after 1 year of service
· Generous Paid Time Off including 20 Days of Vacation and 10 observed Holidays per year, and additional days off for Thanksgiving and Winter break
· Flexible spending accounts
· Dependent Care and Pet Care Support when you travel for work
· Funds for professional development
· And more! See more details here: https://www.commoncause.org/our-benefits/
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 an 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 23 states around the country.
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