About the Organization

The Rural Michigan Action Alliance brings people together to advocate for a government that works for everyone. Together, through education, engagement, and action, we work to promote thriving people, places, and communities throughout rural Michigan.

Job Description

As a Deep Engagement Canvasser, you will engage local residents from all walks of life on the clean energy transition on their doorsteps within a small team. The position is ideally based in southeast Michigan.. At a minimum, travel will be required to work in the field several days each week. Evening and weekend work is required on a regular basis as this is a community-organizing-based position.

You will work with a manager and other deep canvassing staff from diverse backgrounds and have hundreds of deep canvassing conversations. Additionally, you will collect and track data; regularly evaluate and track learnings; develop your capacity and leadership; and organize escalating action-taking by residents.

You will develop skills in storytelling, compassionate curiosity, listening, communication, conflict management, and others, to shift attitudes around clean energy manufacturing sites. You will get to know the deep engagement canvass program, work closely with team members and local residents, and have the opportunity to become a leader in this groundbreaking work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Regular deep canvass phone bank or door-to-door canvass
• Contribute to debriefing spaces and share learnings from canvassing
• Understand the script used to have deep conversations and have the ability to articulate the importance of each section
• Build a strong personal story and be able to communicate that with residents
• Commitment to grow and develop the skills needed to become an effective and confident deep canvasser
• Continuous learning about Deep Canvassing as a strategic tactic
• Participate in leadership development and anti-oppression trainings
• Meet regularly with the supervisor and teammates
• Other relevant duties, as assigned by the Manager

Desired Skills and Experience:

• At least six months experience in the engagement organizing model, community organizing, relational organizing, campaigning, canvassing, and/or leading trainings and developing training content required
• A basic understanding of deep canvassing and its efficacy
• A commitment to the mission and core values of [ORG]
• Experience with Slack, VAN, CallHub, Microsoft Office (Excel), Google Workspace, and other data analyzing and mapping software preferred
• Experience working in successful remote teams
• Fluent in English, and fluency in an additional language preferred
• Demonstrated commitment and passion for environmental justice and its intersections
• Ability to work with diverse people, including Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour and organizations
• Proven strong interpersonal, conflict resolution, and communication skills
• Able to accurately record results of conversations in a data tracking database and contribute to debriefs that support the team in learning from canvass interactions
• Comfortable talking with people with diverse viewpoints and actively listening without judgment to what they have to say
• Enthusiastic about learning, risk-taking, and willing to make mistakes in the process
• Ability to be emotionally resilient during work hours for this position
• Able to work evenings and weekends – this is a key requirement of successful community organizing and will be required in this program regularly
• Access to reliable transportation, a a valid driver’s license, and proof of insurance is required
• Unrestricted right to work in the United States

Applicants are encouraged to identify in their applications if they are Indigenous Peoples, Black People, People of Colour, women, youth, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ2SAI communities, new immigrants, refugees, and/or are members of other visible minorities.

Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis with the intention to hire as soon as possible.

Send a cover letter and CV to with the subject line reading "Deep Engagement Canvasser.”

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary

Pay: $2,100.00 - $3,893.00 per month

Expected hours: 24 – 28 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Language:

• Bilingual (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Detroit, MI (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Detroit, MI: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person