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We are looking for a collaborative and energetic Election Protection Organizer to join the Common Cause Pennsylvania team. This is a key role supporting our work to grow and diversify our audience and volunteer base as we work to engage millions more in our fight to protect and strengthen democracy in advance of this significant upcoming election.
This role is at the intersection of community and democracy. You will work with various communities across the state to expand our growing membership base through recruitment efforts and by engaging members in our Election Protection programming. You will also provide comprehensive Election Protection training and serve as a first point of contact for volunteers and members.
This role reports to the Common Cause Pennsylvania Executive Director and is located within Pennsylvania, with the expectation to travel to various in-state locations ranging between a few times a week up to daily during the peak of our season. This is a full-time, temporary role, starting in May and ending in December.
Responsibilities
Engage members in our Election Protection efforts
· Recruit and train members and volunteers to serve as volunteers for pre-election, election day, and post-election activities
· Develop and lead engaging Election Protection trainings for members, volunteers, and community partners
· Expand our membership through engaging and informative member events
· Develop and disseminate Election Protection-related educational resources and toolkits using traditional (print, tv, etc.) and digital communication platforms
· Manage systems to engage Common Cause members and volunteers for pre- and post-election and election day activities, including sign-up and placement of volunteers, calling volunteers to engage or re-engage them, collecting data from volunteers, etc.
Build and maintain relationships with community partners
· Represent Common Cause in various coalitions
· Identify community partners that are not current Election Protection coalition members to conduct outreach
· Build relationships with key stakeholders and host community meetings to understand current barriers to voter participation
Support our anti-disinformation efforts on social media
· Host anti-disinformation trainings to expand Common Cause’s network of disinformation monitors
· Collaborate with national anti-disinformation staff to monitor state specific disinformation and build comprehensive disinformation report outs
· Share Election Protection educational materials to our social media pages to engage members and share accurate information about elections
\nYou will thrive in this role if you have:
Common Cause is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of any race, creed, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, income class, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status, as well as applicants who have been previously incarcerated.
Common Cause (501(c)(4)) and Common Cause Education Fund (501(c)(3)) are nonpartisan, nonprofit grassroots affiliate organizations dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. We work to create open, honest, and accountable government that serves the public interest; promote equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process.
Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Washington, DC, Common Cause has more than 1.5 million members and supporters living in every Congressional district in the United States, and offices in 25 states around the country.
Temporary
Social & Legal Services
$66k-92k (estimate)
04/11/2024
06/10/2024
commoncause.org
NEW YORK, NY
100 - 200
1970
SUSAN LERNER
$5M - $10M
Social & Legal Services
Common Cause is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to restoring the core values of American democracy, reinventing an open, honest and accountable government that serves the public interest, and empowering ordinary people to make their voices heard in the political process.