Position Summary
The Democratic Party of New Mexico and the Gabe Vasquez for Congress campaign are seeking Spanish
speaking Field Organizers to work on this competitive and targeted congressional race. Organizers will
be responsible for recruiting, training, and managing volunteers to expand the volunteer network for the
campaign and execute a variety of voter contact tactics meant to turn out voters for the Democratic
candidate in Latino/Hispanic regions of the district.
This position is part of a collective bargaining unit.
Responsibilities Include:
Recruiting, managing, and training volunteers to participate in direct voter contact, including but not limited to door-to-door canvassing, high traffic canvassing, voter registration, and relational organizing.
Executing a broad range of visibility events to educate voters about the election and excite potential volunteers to join the campaign.Mobilizing Latino/Hispanic voters and communicating effectively in Spanish during voter outreach work.
Successfully meeting daily, weekly, and phase goals for capacity building and voter contact in your assigned district, as well as maintaining data integrity.
Developing strong relationships with local party leaders, grassroots organizers, and key activists.
Other department responsibilities as needed.
Skills and Qualifications
No previous organizing experience is required.
Ability to communicate effectively in Spanish is required; written and spoken.
Ability to live and work in-person within New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District through November 2024.
Commitment to the election of Democrats up and down the ballot.Strong ability to build relationships and foster a positive team culture.
Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
Ability to meet tight deadlines under pressure and problem solve effectively and creatively.
Access to a vehicle or other, reliable means of transportation.
Ability to demonstrate multicultural competence —the awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to work with Latine voters in meaningful, relevant, and productive ways.
Proactively fosters an inclusive atmosphere and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
Personal and professional commitment to promoting and investing in cross-cultural skills and awareness related to individuals from broad backgrounds, races, ethnicities, religions, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability.
Proven interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to build
relationships with staff at all levels