Community Organizer

LOCATION: Coachella, CA

POSITION: Community Organizer

SALARY and BENEFITS: Salary commensurate with experience.

Health, dental, vision coverage and monthly mileage and cell

phone stipend

** CNC is an equal opportunity employer.

Communities for a New California Education Fund (CNCEF) is seeking a smart, tenacious, and talented community organizer to work in the City of Coachella. The position reports directly to the CNCEF Regional Director and also works closely with the Executive Director. Comprehensive CNCEF specific volunteer recruitment/base-building training provided.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish strong CNCEF volunteer base by implementing a neighbor-to-neighbor house-meeting model of volunteer recruitment and leadership development.
• Maintain proper records and documentation of work performed.
• Support CNCEF volunteers to identify and prioritize issues of importance to their neighborhood and family.
• Implement CNCEF non-partisan Integrated Voter Engagement (IVE) strategy and tactics: Including leadership development, voter education via phone banking and monthly door-to-door neighborhood canvasses.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Fluent bilingual (read, write and translate) English and Spanish and/or other languages a plus.
• 2+ years of community organizing experience in electoral, issue and/or legislative campaigns.
• Experience recruiting and motivating large numbers of volunteers for phone banking and door-to-door canvassing
• Experience using Nationbuilder and Political Data Incorporated (PDI) a significant plus.
• Knowledge and expertise with MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently as part of a geographically dispersed team.
• Excellent organizational, verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel throughout the assigned project region: (infrequent overnight travel to Southern California and Sacramento)

COMMUNITIES FOR A NEW CALIFORNIA EDUCATION FUND (CNCEF)

CNC is a statewide 501(c) (3) civil rights direct political action organization committed to achieving social, economic, and environmentally just public policy for California’s families. Our community organizing efforts are based on the belief that when we are able to transform people to become leaders; by connecting them with their power to make real and tangible improvements for their families - we are able to create the world, as it should be.

TO APPLY

To apply please submit : Cover Letter & Resume

** Resumes without a cover letter will be considered incomplete and not read.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $27.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Language:

• Bilingual (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CA Driver's License (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• La Quinta, CA 92253 (Preferred)

Work Location: In person