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About the job
Requirements
At least one cycle of community, issue, labor, or political organizing experience.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Ability to prioritize and effectively manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced work environment.
Successful experience working with teams representing a rich mix of talent, backgrounds, and perspectives.
Ability to build relationships in person and remotely.
Fluency in VAN and the Microsoft Office Suite.
Reliable transportation, a laptop, and reliable internet access.
Willingness to work evening and weekend hours, including Saturdays, and hours that vary from standard office hours.
Commitment to continued learning and the cultural competency to increase racial diversity in the movement.
Ability to integrate justice and equity into the work and create an inclusive team culture.
Passion for protecting communities most impacted by climate change and environmental injustice.
Must complete a background check before employment.
Responsibilities
Recruit, mobilize, and train a diverse statewide group of LCV members using digital tools and databases, phone banking, text banking, and one-to-one meetings so they can make calls, send texts, and write letters to elect LCV Action Fund-endorsed candidates.
Track volunteer outreach and engagement in VAN and submit daily reports.
Plan and execute organizing actions, events, and trainings, including phone banks, text banks, virtual LCV member meetings, and letter-writing events.
Develop relationships with Coordinated Campaign partners and other progressive community leaders, and work with them on events and activities.
Recruit, train, and empower LCV members to volunteer through phone calls, peer-to-peer texting, and other in-person and virtual volunteer activities.
Desired Qualifications
Experience with or residency in program states.
Experience with other field and digital tools.
Position: Field Organizer
Location: Seeking Field Organizers to recruit, train, and build relationships with environmental members in: Arizona, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Riverside Organizing is hiring enthusiastic Field Organizers on behalf of its client the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) for their large-scale, membership mobilization program, GreenRoots, to recruit LCV’s membership to volunteer and help elect LCV Action-Fund endorsed Senate and House candidates. The position is a part of a nationwide team driving volunteer capacity into 12 key states: Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Field Organizers will recruit, train and empower LCV members to volunteer on behalf of LCV Action-Fund endorsed candidates through phone calls and digital organizing tools, including peer-to-peer texting and other in-person and virtual volunteer activities.
Field Organizers will work alongside a team of organizers and a Regional Field Director on the project to activate LCV’s members and will be based out of a campaign office in the one of the following cities: Phoenix or Tuscon, AZ; Columbus, OH; and La Crosse or Eau Claire, WI.
Successful candidates have at least one cycle of community, issue, labor, or political organizing, excellent communication and organizational skills, ability to build relationships in-person and remotely, reliable transportation, and must work well in a team. The position requires extensive volunteer recruitment, including phone banking, text banking, and volunteer training and management, a laptop, and a willingness to work evening and weekend hours.
Responsibilities:
Utilize digital tools and databases including, phone banking, text banking and 1:1 meetings to recruit, mobilize and train a diverse group of LCV members statewide to make phone calls, send texts and write letters to elect LCV Action Fund endorsed candidates.
Track all volunteer outreach and engagement in VAN and submit daily reports.
Plan and execute organizing actions, events and trainings, including phone banks, text banks, virtual LCV member meetings and letter writing events.
Develop relationships with Coordinated Campaign partners, and other progressive leaders in the community and work with them on events and activities.
Skills and Experience:
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Ability to prioritize and effectively manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced work environment.
Successful experience working with teams representing a rich mix of talent, backgrounds and perspectives.
1+ cycles of electoral campaign experience, community, issue, labor or political organizing, a plus.
Fluency in VAN, Microsoft Office Suite; other field and digital tools, a plus.
Experience or residency in program states, a plus.
Cultural Competency:
Share a commitment to continued learning and the cultural competency to increase racial diversity in our movement.
Integrating justice and equity into the work we do and creating an inclusive team culture.
Have a passion for protecting communities most impacted by climate change and environmental injustice.
Work hours vary from standard office hours and include Saturdays. Laptop and reliable internet a must.
Compensation: This position is salaried and monthly salary is $3,475. In addition to a monthly salary, healthcare is offered as well as a $700 signing bonus to be paid at the end of each month employed, and a $300 month stipend for cell/internet and transportation. At the end of their commitment, organizers will have access to career coaching services from NRG Consulting Group, which includes a 1:1 meeting with the career coach and three group coaching sessions.
Duration: This position is full-time, salaried and temporary through November 13, 2026.
To apply: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please submit a resume and answer the application questions listed here. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. This search is supported by NRG Consulting Group. Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
Riverside Organizing is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace.
Due to the public-facing nature of the work, background checks will be required before employment.