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El Pueblo - Community Organizers

January 24, 2023 By

Title: Community Organizer

Salary: $50,000

Full Time: 40 hours/week 

Temporary: December 31, 2023

Reports to: Deputy Director

Priority Application Deadline: Rolling base, no later than Friday, January 27, 2023

El Pueblo is looking to hire two Community Organizers, who work closely with the Policy/Advocacy Team to implement the organization’s field programs and community engagement and organizing strategy. 

This position will:

  1. Build relationships with volunteers, youth program participants, and adult community leaders to execute field programs, which may include reproductive health and justice, civic engagement, policy advocacy, and other organizational priorities; 
  2. Promote the visibility of El Pueblo and La Fuerza in the community and online; and 
  3. Coordinate youth members, adult members, and volunteers, leading voter registration canvases and get out the vote efforts. 

Duties & Responsibilities 

Community Engagement 

  • Develop, implement, and evaluate base-building strategies to recruit community members. 
  • Build and maintain strategic relationships with local grassroots organizations, non-profits, and community leaders by actively participating in coalition calls and community events.
  • Build strong community relationships to support the organizations’ civic engagement efforts.
  • Create opportunities for community members to understand and speak out about the importance of reproductive health and justice, civic engagement, immigrant rights, and other organizational priorities. 

Communications & Development 

  • Assist with the creation of powerful communications products including print publications, online communications, and social media. 
  • Work with staff to create social media content for various platforms.

Skills, Experience, and Qualifications  

  • Bilingual in Spanish/English; 
  • Experience working with a diverse team and planning/leading community events;
  • Proficient in Microsoft platforms – track volunteers, manage metrics, produce reports, etc; 
  • Experience in NC politics, policy-making, and/or community organizing; 
  • Some knowledge of key issue areas relevant to the immigrant community in North Carolina
  • Preferred personal experience working with grassroots and nonprofits in North Carolina.
  • Possesses excellent oral and interpersonal skills; 
  • Project management skills with an ability to manage large, long-term, complex projects; 
  • Able to self-direct, manage multiple projects, and create individual deadlines
  • Partnering attitude; high integrity/honesty, promoting accountability for self and others; and
  • Ability to convene and lead meetings, and deliver presentations.

Summary of Compensation & Benefits 

  • Salary at $50,000.
  • We provide medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage. We have a generous paid time off policy. We will also provide a laptop and all necessary technology. 
  • In addition, we are deeply invested in supporting the professional development of all staff members. 

To Apply 

Please send the following to [email protected] with the subject line “Community Organizer” and your name (no phone calls please):

  • Paragraph or bullet points of interest in the position and key qualifying traits
  • Your resume with three references

This post is also available in: Español (Spanish)

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