Community Organizer
Organization:
Faith in Action Nevada is a nonpartisan, multi-faith and multi-racial organization that organizes and advocates for racial justice, economic justice, and inclusive democracy in Nevada. Originally founded as ACTIONN, our organization has been active in Northern Nevada since 2011. Over time, our organization and vision for a more just world have grown to include both Northern and Southern Nevada. In 2021, we officially launched as a statewide organization: Faith in Action Nevada.
We are rooted in transformative local organizing led by communities of faith and those directly impacted by racial and economic injustice in both Clark and Washoe County. In turn, local organizing drives our powerful grassroots advocacy and voter engagement at the local, state, and federal levels.
People of faith play an important role in our organizing. We strive to center their voice and develop their leadership so that our collective work is rooted in shared values of love, justice, equity, and abundance.
We also aim to center the leadership of those directly impacted by racial & economic injustice: people of color, low-income communities, and other marginalized groups. We believe that people closest to the pain have the best solutions. Through organizing, we develop leaders within their own communities to choose the direction of our work, build power to influence decision-makers, and create systemic change.
Position Summary:
We are looking for a passionate, teachable, and collaborative Community Organizer to join our talented and diverse team. The Community Organizer is responsible for working with a variety of congregations, neighborhoods, and/or community-based groups to find and develop leaders; identify issues important to the local community members; work with leaders to design campaign strategies, and win policy changes that improve communities and the quality of life for residents. This position will specifically work with clergy and lay leaders in institutions and communities in Washoe County.
This individual is expected to be a full participant in achieving the FIANV mission, with specific responsibility to:
- Develop community leadership through the principles and practices of the model of faith-based community organizing
- Build relationships by conducting 15-20 weekly one-to-one conversations with congregants and community members in faith communities.
- Develop Local Organizing Committees (LOCs) in at least 3 institutions in the first year
- Work with LOCs to set listening goals, research meetings, define issues, and conduct public actions to resolve community concerns
- Identify & develop potential issue cuts and strategies based on results of listening sessions
- Work with faith, spiritual and institutional leaders from diverse traditions to build relationships and to act in the public arena on issues affecting their members
- Participate in FIANV and Faith in Action initiatives and campaigns to move policy at regional, state, and national levels
- Participate in fundraising and administrative activities as required
- Participate in weekly staff professional development sessions and other training activities
Qualifications:
- We are seeking an individual who excels in relationship-building, has strong instincts of how to build teams and build power, and has exceptional follow-through on tasks and plans. Strong candidates should have:
- A demonstrated ability to work in multi-faith, multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural contexts
- Strong interpersonal and relational skills, and interest in people; a good listener, and great communication skills
- Capacity to think, speak and write strategically and analytically about social, economic, cultural, and political issues affecting our communities
- Experience/comfort working with clergy, people of faith, faith and spiritual communities around social change issues
- Demonstrated a commitment to equity, justice, and healthy communities
- Desire to learn and openness to challenge
- A self-directed, highly motivated orientation and an ability to provide positive, disciplined leadership in an unstructured environment
- Experience with and comfort using computers, email systems, and basic office equipment
Preferred Qualifications & Experience:
- B.A. or B.S degree strongly preferred, or equivalent work experience
- Experience with and comfort using web-based video conferencing systems such as Google Hangouts & Zoom
- Familiarity with Google Suite and Mac OS.
- Spanish/bilingual proficiency is a plus
Compensation and Benefits:
- A full-time position (40-50 hours per week), non-exempt position
- Includes regular evening and occasional weekend work as needed
- Salary range is $45-55k commensurate with experience and qualifications
- Benefits include:
- Healthcare Coverage(medical only)
- 14 days PTO
- 14 days of sick leave
- All federally recognized holidays
Application Procedure:
All applicants must apply for this position online via organizingcareers.org., click here to apply. Please have the following documents ready to upload to your online application:
- Resume and Cover Letter in PDF format.
- Writing sample or an excerpt of a writing sample of no more than 3 pages, related to previous organizing experience that shares your story publicly, op-eds, campaign work or campaign analysis, campaign planning, developing organizing staff or political analysis ready to be uploaded with your application in PDF format.
While we appreciate all candidates, we will only contact those candidates who meet the qualifications for interview.
If you need assistance or experience any technical difficulties with your online application, please contact careers@faithinaction.org. Resumes will not be accepted via this email address. You may encounter difficulties if using Google Chrome as your browser. If so, please try another browser.
FAITH IN ACTION provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, FAITH IN ACTION complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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