Title California State Organizer
Compensation Full-time, exempt, $72,500 annual salary + benefits
Location (Remote) Must reside in Northern or Central California
Travel In-state travel in the** Bay Area** and** Central Valley** is required
Timeline The position is open until filled. We anticipate a start date of December, 2026, but will work with the finalist to find a mutually agreeable date.
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We are an unstoppable force of collective power….
URGE is looking for a full-time California State Organizer—a committed individual who is passionate about social justice and is energized by our work of building a movement for Reproductive Justice that centers the leadership of young people and builds power through organizing, shifting culture, and advocating for meaningful policy change. In this role, you will engage our campus chapters in the Bay Area and Central Valley (e.g. UC Berkeley; City College of San Francisco; UC Davis; Fresno State; UC Merced) be a member of the Field team, and represent the organization in the movement ecosystem. You will work collaboratively across the organization to hold our shared vision for a world where all people can live justice, freedom, safety, and joy. Join us!
For more information on this and other job opportunities at URGE, please visit our website.
About Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity
URGE is a Reproductive Justice organization driven by young people, for young people. URGE envisions a liberated world where we can live with justice, love freely, express our gender and sexuality, and define and create families of our choosing.
URGE centers the leadership of young people 18-30 years old who are Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, women, queer, trans, nonbinary, and people working to make ends meet and infuses Reproductive Justice principles and values throughout our work. Working across the progressive landscape, URGE works together to build strong communities where sexual health is valued, Reproductive Justice is sacrosanct, and each body is celebrated and supported.
As a state-driven national organization, URGE organizes our communities, provides a political home for young people, advocates for meaningful policy change, and shifts culture, working in states where the challenges and opportunities are greatest.
Position Overview
URGE’s Field program identifies, organizes, and mobilizes young people who care about issues of sexual health, reproductive justice, racial justice, LGBTQ liberation, and gender equity. We provide programming, engagement, and leadership opportunities that enable young people to build visibility and political power to impact policy and culture change across the state and nationally. See URGE’s Young People’s Reproductive Policy Agenda for more information on our issue areas, which include abortion access, defending trans youth from attacks, protecting democracy, access to healthcare, comprehensive sex education, and economic justice.
The Organizer will work in collaboration with the rest of our Field team to support campus-based URGE chapters in the Bay Area and Central Valley. This role will be responsible for building leadership among these chapters while also supporting coalition and partner relationships. This position will report to the Midwestern States Field Director and work closely with the Senior California State Organizer. Responsibilities include:
Chapter Management
Sustain and manage existing URGE chapters in Northern California (e.g. UC Berkeley; City College of San Francisco; UC Davis; Fresno State; UC Merced) and support the building of new chapters through participation in grassroots civic and voter engagement campaigns, providing guidance and management support for chapter leaders (Southern California chapters are managed by other staff.)
Track and report chapter progress, leadership development and all outreach activities, including coordinating and managing chapters grant application activity
Chapter Campaign Development
Identify, build, train and develop a diverse base of young leaders and activists to create, run local, state, and national reproductive justice campaigns
Spearhead training and internal educational resource building for chapters in collaboration with Field and Integrated Voter Engagement colleagues
Inspire grassroots activism for the purpose of building active, visible local support for sexual health, reproductive rights, and gender justice
Facilitation
Skillfully facilitate both virtual and in-person workshops with various sized groups, including staff, membership, and external coalition partners
Articulate and teach reproductive justice values-based programming
Moderate trainings for audiences of varying levels of experience and education
Develop subject-specific programming including curriculum, agendas, meeting notes, work plans, etc.
Base Building and Outreach
Continuously outreach to communities to promote events and recruit new URGE membership
Move event attendees into deeper engagement via URGE’s leadership ladder
Build an URGE base of supporters through social media and other digital tools
Maintain relationships with URGE Alumni
Qualifications
2+ years experience with national and/or state organizing, some experience with issue campaigns, member development, civic engagement and/or related fields. (Experience with digital organizing is a plus.)
Strong alignment with URGE’s mission and values, including commitment to reproductive and gender justice, abortion access for all, queer and trans liberation, dismantling white supremacy, and building young people’s political power.
Experience and expertise organizing and working with people of color and LGBTGIA+ individuals and communities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Flexible, adaptable to change, meeting obstacles and opportunities with a problem-solving mindset
Genuinely enjoys working and learning with colleagues and in community; welcomes direction and feedback, and shares skills and knowledge with others
Strong project management skills with the ability to initiate and follow-through with independent project implementation while tracking multiple details and deliverables
Growth mindset with an ongoing commitment to continuously learning and modeling our organizational culture, co-creating a work environment that is just, equitable, and inclusive to all, including Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, women, and people with disabilities.
Ability to excel in a fast-paced, team environment as well as work autonomously. Prepared to work remotely with long-distance supervisory relationship.
Proficiency with a range of digital tools: social media platforms (including Tik Tok, Instagram), Microsoft Office, and Google Drive. Experience with VAN/EveryAction a plus.
Candidates must be able to drive, have personal transportation and the ability to travel to organizing sites across the state. Candidates must be prepared to work from a home office with equipment provided by URGE.
Additional welcomed, but not required, experience:
Knowledge of reproductive, gender, and racial justice issues and/or previous experience organizing for reproductive justice
Lived experience as a campus activist and/or youth activist and/or leadership in an activist group and/or student government
Experience managing clubs, events, and other activities on a college campus
Bilingual English/Spanish
Location, Compensation & Benefits
This is a full time, exempt, remote position based in California with a $72.5K annual salary + benefits. The California State Organizer must reside in Northern or Central California. In-region travel (Bay Area and Central Valley) will be required roughly 40% per month. Applicants must be able to drive, have access to reliable transportation, hold a valid driver’s license, maintain a clean driving record, and provide proof of automobile insurance. The California State Organizer will also attend URGE’s annual National Leadership Summit.
[Travel expenses supported by URGE. Mileage is reimbursable at the federal mileage rate.]
Additionally, FTE employees receive a benefit package, including the following items and more: 100% employer-paid health coverage for employee; dental and vision insurance; life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care; 401k Plan; and generous PTO that includes Flexible Fridays, sick leave, vacation leave, holidays plus two-weeks of organizational-wide office closure per year. To further support wellness, URGE contributes $4,000 per year to a Health Fund for each FTE.
All staff receive a monthly stipend of $125 for home office support. Staff who use personal vehicles for organizational purposes will be reimbursed at a rate of [currently IRS has as 72.5 cents per mile]
Staff at URGE are members of Nonprofit Professional Employees Union excluding, however, management and certain other categories. This position is in the bargaining unit.