What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advocacy Teams Organizer position at Friends Committee on National Legislation?
Title: Advocacy Teams Organizer
Department: Strategic Advocacy
Salary Grade: D
Job Location: In-person/Hybrid/Remote
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports to: Senior Advocacy Teams Manager
Direct Reports: None
The Friends Committee on National Legislation seeks a full-time Advocacy Teams Organizer to support new and prospective members of FCNL’s Advocacy Teams to develop deep advocacy skills and connect with the national network of 1,500 people already working in 135 Advocacy Teams around the country. This position reports to the Senior Advocacy Teams Manager and is part of the Strategic Advocacy Team.
The Advocacy Teams Organizer is responsible for all aspects of recruiting and launching 10-20 Advocacy Teams each year, as well as helping to recruit and retain people to participate in this deep advocacy work. The organizer spends significant time on the phone, on Zoom calls, and traveling to lead in-person workshops in communities across the country.
In addition to launching new teams, the organizer supports existing teams and develops strategies for nurturing the community of people in these teams. Other duties include hosting info sessions on Zoom, supporting existing teams to recruit new members, and other duties that strengthen the network.
Key Priorities and Responsibilities
Advocacy Teams
Meet recruitment goals to launch 10-20 teams a year in collaboration with the Senior Advocacy Teams Manager and the rest of FCNL staff (80%). This will include:
Cultivate leads: Build relationships with new potential advocates who contact FCNL directly or are referred to us. Connect advocates near existing teams with their team leader (Communicator). Help other leads interested in starting their own team to organize an Advocacy Team in their community.
Host committees: The organizer will facilitate a 1-hour info and organizing session with each group forming an Advocacy Team. Each host committee call requires preparation and follow-up.
Launch workshop: The organizer will travel to the advocates’ community to launch an Advocacy Team through a one-time, 3-hour workshop. After each launch workshop, the organizer will go through follow up procedures to report back to FCNL about contacts in the field.
Serve as backup trainer for new Advocacy Teams for their new team training series, as needed.
Travel to focus districts and states to build relationships, organize, and lay the groundwork for the launch of future Advocacy Teams in the area.
Each step of the process requires specific follow up procedures including prep and follow up, support with recruitment, general email correspondence, and more.
Consistently track, update, and document outreach, relationships, and progress across internal systems, maintaining clear and accurate records.
Train and support local Advocacy Teams to help start new teams in nearby communities (10%).
Cast a vision for how local Advocacy Teams can help grow the network by helping to identify nearby communities to launch new teams.
Provide tools that make it easy for volunteer organizers to recruit and prepare a core group of 4–6 people.
Offer coaching and support to volunteer organizers as they build relationships and recruit a group of 4-6 people.
Lead the host committee with the 4-6 people and the in-person launch workshop to launch the new team, with local Advocacy Team members supporting as able.
Service to the larger Advocacy Team program (10%).
Lead FCNL’s monthly Intro to Advocacy training
Host information sessions on Zoom for people interested in the Advocacy Teams program
Meet with existing teams and statewide networks to brainstorm new places to start teams in their state
Provide training and support as teams engage in recruitment
Support the Senior Advocacy Teams Manager in the creation of content and training for teams, including leading occasional trainings on calls.
Provide information about teams to support monthly programming as requested
This description outlines the general nature of the duties that a person in this position is expected to perform. It is expected that the employee will perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.