MoveOn National Field Organizers

National Field Organizer Job Description
Location: Flexible
Goal: MoveOn National Field Organizers will build and develop the massive
grassroots network we need to win Obama's agenda for progressive change. By
combining traditional person‐to‐person organizing, scalable online organizing, and
intensive leadership development, we're creating a new model of grassroots
mobilization. It's volunteer‐driven, staff‐lean and exceptionally powerful. Our small
team of staff organizers will be at the center of creating and driving our organizing
program and will have a chance to make a major impact in a key year.
Background: With nearly 5 million members, MoveOn is uniquely situated to
organize for real progressive change. In the coming year, MoveOn will organize a
massive campaign to help President‐elect Barack Obama pass progressive
legislation to end the Iraq war, win health care for all Americans, address the
climate crisis, and move to a green‐jobs economy.
The backbone of this effort will be the MoveOn Councils—a national network of
committed, trained volunteer leaders and teams. Nationally, there are 16,000 active
leaders organized into nearly 200 city‐wide Councils. Over the next year, MoveOn
Council volunteers will organize rallies, vigils, protests, petitions, district meetings,
and other creative tactics. Our actions will back up Barack Obama and win big on
national issues.
As a National Field Organizer with MoveOn, no two days will be the same. You’re
responsible for harnessing and expanding the power of the MoveOn Council
volunteer network. That means on any given day you might be working one‐on‐one
with one of the most dedicated MoveOn leaders in the country; organizing events in
multiple states as part of a national day of action to support Barack Obama’s
progressive agenda; or training a new progressive leader about how to organize
their own community.
Responsibilities:
* Expanding and strengthening our Council network. You'll work with the Councils
that already exist in your region and then work on building more in the places
where MoveOn members aren’t currently organized.
* Developing new leaders. Our model only works if we have great leaders. You’ll be
part of building our leadership development model and bringing new members into
our organizing.
* Trainings. To increase our volunteers' skills level, you'll be running trainings over
the phone and in person. You’ll also help create new trainings focused on the needs
of volunteers in your region.
* Rapid response. When news breaks, our network needs to respond immediately.
Whether it's rallies or house parties, you'll make sure your region responds
forcefully when we need to spring into action.
Skills and experience:
* At least 2–3 years of grassroots organizing experience (or related experience).
* Excellent leadership development skills. You should be ready to do what it takes to
turn someone into a great leader.
* A strong self‐starter, entrepreneurial. You don’t need someone to tell you what to
do, and you have new ideas on how to make things work even better.
* A good manager. You’ll be managing a team of volunteer organizers and will need
to be ready to support their work and solve problems creatively.
* Hard worker. You can work flexible hours and manage your time independently.
You know that saving the world doesn’t just happen between 9 and 5.
* Comfortable with a virtual office. You are fine working at a distance with dozens
of colleagues scattered around the country.
* Willing to do what it takes to make a project come off‐‐low ego, high focus on
getting stuff done.
* Comfortable with technology and spending lots of time on the phone.
Salary: Salary is highly competitive, from $40,000 to $50,000 a year. Also includes
health & dental insurance, generous vacation, and other benefits.
To Apply: Go to http://pol.moveon.org/organizer. Application process is rolling.
We'll be looking over our first batch of applications on Dec 15th.
MoveOn.org Political Action is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified
applicants, including women, people of color, LGBT people and others are strongly
encouraged to apply.