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Southwest Ohio Organizer
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The Southwest Ohio Organizer builds the grassroots base and organizing operation in Dayton and Cincinnati for the Working Families Party, recruiting and developing members and volunteer leaders to support legislative, policy, and electoral campaigns.
About this role
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Southwest Ohio Organizer will help build our grassroots base and organizing operation in Dayton and Cincinnati to support our legislative, policy, and electoral campaigns. The Organizer will help drive a program to recruit, develop, and support members and volunteer leaders to advance the values of the multiracial working class. The Organizer also identifies and builds alliances with other organizations which can influence decision-makers.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Build relationships with individual activists, members, and leaders
Organize opportunities for grassroots engagement on issue campaigns and in movement-building work
Organize phone banking, text banking, canvassing, and postcarding events for 2026 election cycle
Identify volunteer team needs and work with them to recruit members and activists to do that work
Suggest engagement strategies to reach out to potential supporters and current volunteers, move them up the WFP ladder of engagement, and deepen their leadership.
Manage contact lists and maintain up-to-date records in our database
Uses skills to contribute to development of party objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways. takes initiative to meet assigned deliverables and priorities on time?
Evaluates changing conditions and suggestions modifications to plans
Performs other related duties as assigned
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Experience doing field organizing (including as a volunteer) at a community organization, at a union and/or on an electoral campaign
Ability to train and develop skills of volunteer leaders
Belief in leadership development and that growth relies on an individual’s ability to have ownership of important projects and achieve success for themselves
Excellent communication, listening, and executive skills
Ability to work independently
Very detail-oriented and ability to multi-task
Experience working with a diverse group of volunteers and supporters across all demographics and backgrounds– especially race, gender, and class
Experience with organizing tools: Spoke, Slack, Mobilize, and Action Network
Familiarity working with VAN
Skills
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