Elections
Field Coordinator (contract position)
We are a new grassroots alliance of
base-building community organizations in San Francisco who have come together
to build the political power of poor and working class people of color in San
Francisco. We are based in San Francisco’s working class communities of
color: Causa Justa :: Just Cause (CJJC), Chinese Progressive Association (CPA),
Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth, Filipino Community Center (FCC),
Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA), People Organized to Win Employment Rights
(POWER), People Organizing to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights (PODER),
South of Market Community Action Network (SOMCAN), and SF Day Labor Program/La
Colectiva de Mujeres.
We are each building power in our
neighborhoods but seek to seize, and build upon, our collective electoral
experience. We share a long-term vision for racial and economic justice, and a
commitment to run sophisticated operations during annual election cycles to
produce real victories. We see electoral organizing as a strategy that should
complement and be organically integrated with, our movement-building
strategies.
POSITION SUMMARY
In
2010, the Alliance is working in partnership with Mobilize the Immigrant Vote,
a statewide collaborative of community-based organizations building their
capacity to educate and mobilize their constituents for electoral
participation. The Alliance and MIV seek to hire an Elections Field
Coordinator to support the development and implementation of our collective
civic participation activities in 2010. The ideal candidate will have
working knowledge and experience with direct organizing and a commitment to
social justice and equity for low-income communities of color. This
position will be housed and supervised by a staff at a member organization, but
will work closely with all member organizations. This position is for 10
weeks (September 7 to November 16) with a focus on a 6-week field program.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.
Work closely with key staff of member organizations to develop the
goals and strategies of a civic participation plan;
2.
Coordinate & track field operations; including preparing lists
and scripts, creating maps, ensuring that data is updated daily, and supporting
member organizations to set up and run phone banks, canvasses, and
mobilizations;
3.
Coordinate the development and printing of multilingual elections
literatures;
4.
Lead Alliance’s volunteer program including tracking, recruitment,
training, and supervision and support member organizations with their volunteer
programs;
5.
Coordinate the hiring of paid canvas teams, train and supervise an
Alliance paid team, and support member organizations in the coordination of
their paid teams;
6.
Gather and compile reporting and share results weekly to member
organizations;
7.
Coordinate with other support staff including MIV & PILA and
ensure that MIV responsibilities are met;
8.
Work directly with the Alliance Coordinating team.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
1.
Commitment
to social, racial, economic, environmental, and gender justice;
2.
Experience
working in low-income communities of color;
3.
Two years experience in community organizing, union, and/or
elections organizing;
4.
Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills;
5.
Strong motivation and adaptability, including ability to work
under pressure and with deadlines;
6.
Must be available to work nights and weekends;
7.
Computer and software skills, including experience in
utilizing and troubleshooting VAN and other voter engagement tools such as a
predictive dialing system;
8.
Valid
driver’s license and reliable vehicle.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
1.
Bilingual in Spanish, Cantonese, or Tagalog;
2.
People
of color, women, LGBTQ, and natives of San Francisco strongly encouraged to
apply.
Compensation:
This is a contract position.
Compensation is $12,000 for 10 weeks from September 7 to November 16.
Application: Please submit resume with cover letter by
mail, fax, email to:
Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action c/o Hai Binh Nguyen
1305 Franklin Street #250, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 836-4808 / Fax: (510) 836-4809 Email:
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Application Deadline: 8/13/10
