Job Title
ENC Organizer - Triangle Region
Travel Requirements
50%
Status
Full time, Exempt
Reports to
Organizing Director
Location
Triangle Area
Direct Reports
No
The Opportunity - About Equality North Carolina
Equality North Carolina (ENC) is the oldest statewide organization in North Carolina dedicated to advancing LGBTQ+ rights and protections. Headquartered in The Triangle, ENC builds LGBTQ+ power through advocacy, education, and storytelling to pursue racial and social justice.
Working across state and local governments, ENC mobilizes communities on critical issues like LGBTQ+ inclusive laws, parental rights, equitable healthcare access, and voter engagement. ENC has been at the forefront of every significant LGBTQ+ fight in the state, including the defeat of HB2 and the passage of 22 fully inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances.
Today, ENC comprises three entities:
- Equality NC (501(c)(4)) for lobbying and electing pro-equality candidates
- Equality NC Foundation (501(c)(3)) for educational programming and campaigns
- Equality NC Action Fund (PAC) for campaign expenditures
Despite ongoing challenges, ENC envisions a thriving, liberated North Carolina with a strong LGBTQ+ community united in the fight for justice.
Position Overview
The ENC Organizer recruits, trains, and mobilizes volunteers as needed to carry out grassroots organizing plans. Responsibilities include phone banks, canvassing, rallies, teach-ins, petition drives, and other forms of grassroots action, including forming local core activist groups and volunteer leadership programs.
Responsibilities
- Implement a digital field organizing program designed to increase the number of volunteers in targeted regions
- Engage and grow our base of supporters and build power for the LGBTQ+ movement
- Engage local progressive organizations and community leaders
- Build sustainable, community-organizing volunteer teams
- Help to recruit and mobilize key legislative or "grass tops" supporters in the region
- Complete timely data entry and management. Maintain and utilize the VAN (Voter Action Network) to track events, volunteers, and other technology tools like Hustle.
- Contribute content for newsletters, web, stories, and media
- Provide preparatory assistance for meetings and special events as they pertain to public affairs
- Coordinate outreach activities, including speaking engagements and representation at meetings and events of civic, fraternal, religious, and social organizations
- Work with community partners to ensure meaningful collaborations.
- Keep informed of all aspects of political and legislative issues as they pertain to LGBTQ+ rights
- Build relationships with elected officials, political party officials, candidates for office, and their staff
- Help develop and lead training for ENC’s volunteers to understand better civic engagement and the importance of getting involved
- Implement ENC voter engagement strategy, including recruiting volunteers, canvassing, phone banking, and other election-related activities
- Occasional weekend work and travel will be required
Qualifications/Experience
Ideal candidates will have experience with the following:
- Curiosity around new ways of organizing, using data, and building infrastructure for a long-term movement
- Strong commitment to meeting deadlines and showing progress toward goals
- Ability to use personal stories to explain why you organize and move others into action
- Holding others responsible for quantitative and qualitative goals
- Working knowledge of VAN, Excel, a computer language, or another tool for data management
- Comfortable with using technology, including SMS, social media platforms, and voter databases
- Exceptionally well-organized and strong time management skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with people from different backgrounds
- Flexible, adaptable, and solutions-oriented
- Ability to meet tight deadlines under pressure
- Self-starter who could work independently and be a great team player
The preferred candidate will also have experience in at least one of the following:
- Local organizing in the region where you are applying to work
- Organized at least one campaign on campus or in your local community- as a volunteer or staff
- At least 1-2 years as a volunteer or staff doing field, legislative, or campaign organizing
- Leading canvasses or phone banks
Work Environment
Thrive in an intense, do-it-yourself start-up environment. Ability to work well remotely, within a cross-functional team environment, and with diverse communities.
Schedule:
- 8-hour shift
- Evenings as needed
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Compensation and Benefits
The starting salary will be commensurate with the candidate's experience. The salary range is $44K-$48K.
- Health (employer pays 80% BCBSNC coverage), dental, vision, long-term disability, short-term disability, and life insurance (each 100% covered by employer)
- 16 days of PTO year 1 with increases at year 2 and year 4. 16-17 holidays plus an end-of-year closure
- 3% Matching403(b) after 90 days of employment
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter to hr@equalitync.org. DO NOT APPLY THROUGH INDEED, only via email to the above address. Your cover letter should express your specific interest, qualifications for this role, and location preference. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. If the position is visible on our website, it remains open.
Equality NC is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive work environment and building a team that reflects the rich diversity of our community. BIPOC LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual orientations, gender expressions, and identities are encouraged to apply.
