Georgia Youth Justice Coalition seeks a full-time Senior Manager of Organizing and Data to implement organizing and data best practices across a growing team of young organizers in order to build grassroots political power for young Georgians.
About the Georgia Youth Justice Coalition:
Georgia Youth Justice Coalition is a youth-led nonprofit that cultivates youth leadership in democracy. Our work to engage communities, activate youth, and promote civic education empowers young Georgians as changemakers within their communities. Founded as a grassroots youth organization in 2021, Georgia Youth Justice Coalition now maintains an organizing presence in 12 counties and 18 college campuses. To learn more about us, visit georgiayouthjustice.org.
About the Position
As the Senior Manager of Organizing and Data, you will work directly with the Deputy Executive Director of Organizing and Training, the Organizing Manager, part-time youth staff, and youth volunteers to ensure that our organization effectively engages young Georgians in transformational change. The ideal candidate for the role is a systems person who brings an organizer’s perspective to every aspect of the work with a proven track record of leading strong teams and a sophisticated analysis of the importance of local organizing within the current political landscape. They are an ambitious organizer, thoughtful manager, and a data-minded planner who regularly takes initiative and celebrates teammates.
Organizing Responsibilities
Implement an organizing plan that engages young Georgians in issue and electoral campaigns, develops the leadership of GYJC members, and educates voters at scale.
Strengthen and scale our volunteer recruitment program to regularly meet base-building and campaign goals in rural, suburban, and urban communities.
Represent the organization with key partners and stakeholders, including progressive organizations, school administrators, elected officials, and young Georgians.
Data Responsibilities
Track daily and weekly organizing metrics to deepen our culture of accountability.
Support base engagement by targeting lists, writing scripts, and creating reports across voter contact, peer-to-peer texting, and volunteer management platforms.
Regularly analyze qualitative and quantitative data across multiple platforms in order to provide strategic program recommendations and complete external report forms.
Core Team Member Responsibilities
Ensure the Deputy Executive Director is up-to-date on internal needs and escalate issues as they arise, acting with discretion and handling information with care.
Train youth staff on best practices, core competencies, and hard skills to empower young Georgians to take ownership of the work and achieve organizational goals.
Foster and maintain a positive, productive team culture.
Qualifications
Have at least 2 cycles of full-time paid campaign experience or two years of full-time non-profit experience with at least one cycle or one year of management experience.
Culturally competent in building and maintaining relationships across lines of difference such as race, class, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Experience with integrating data insights into an organizing program that includes people of varying experience levels and diverse backgrounds is preferred.
Proficiency with EveryAction/VAN, Google Suite, and organizing metrics.
Strong commitment to progressive values and to do the work that needs to be done.
Effective communicator across verbal, interpersonal, and written communication.
Ability to work irregular hours, including nights and weekends.
Have a driver’s license, automobile insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle.
Working at the Georgia Youth Justice Coalition
This is a full-time, permanent position that reports to the Deputy Executive Director of Organizing and Training. Car travel within the state of Georgia will be required 30-35% for general execution of the role. We offer a generous benefits package which includes unlimited PTO; professional development stipend; and insurance plans for health, dental, and vision. This role is remote, but GYJC maintains an office in Atlanta, GA and applicants must live in or be willing to relocate to Georgia.
Salary: $67,000 - $74,000 based on experience
Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Education, Inc. is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff. Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Education, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote, and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, creed, national origin, citizenship status, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, ancestry, military service, veteran’s status or any other protected category under local, state, or federal law. Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Education, Inc. will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.