Rapid Response Organizer, Climate Action Campaign

The Outreach Team is hiring a Rapid Response Organizer for the Climate Action Campaign in Raleigh, NC, from August 4th to September 8th. The role involves grassroots organizing, volunteer recruitment, event management, and digital engagement to mobilize community action for climate solutions. Candidates should excel in relationship building and community engagement. This position requires in-person activities and is not remote.
Role: Rapid Response Organizer, Climate Action Campaign


Timeline: We are hiring an organizer for this position beginning August 4th, lasting through September 8th.


Who We Are: The Outreach Team is the national engine of campaigners and organizers powering the young-people vote movement. With an on-the-ground presence in communities all across the country, our world-class team runs successful civic engagement campaigns to build a future that's fairer, healthier, safer, and more peaceful for everyone. We are excited to engage members of the community to advocate for climate action and a stronger democracy.


General Overview: The Rapid Response Organizer will work in close coordination with the Climate Action Campaign’s national campaigns team to build grassroots power in their congressional district. Organizers will execute a rigorous campaign plan that integrates volunteer recruitment, petitioning, rapid response event organizing, coalition building, and digital engagement – all aimed at mobilizing constituents to take action to defend and protect climate solutions. Organizers will be expected to lead from the front by canvassing themselves, moving volunteers through the leadership pipeline, and hitting the ground running.


What You'll Do
Recruit and Train a Community of Supporters and Volunteers

Call and text supporters and recruit them into grassroots actions.
Run grassroots skills trainings to develop effective campaigners among volunteers.
Keep meticulous track of a volunteer list so that no potential volunteer falls through the cracks.
Hold regularly scheduled petitioning canvasses to identify supporters and immediately follow up with potential volunteers identified in the community.
Represent the campaign through participation in community spaces and events, while engaging and uplifting coalition and partner organizations.

Organize High-Volume Visibility Events

You will be expected to organize and execute exciting, high-visibility in-person events demonstrating support for climate, jobs, and justice
You'll educate community members about historical climate investments and the urgency of continued actions
You must nail 100% of all messaging and legal requirements and ensure that volunteers do the same

Drive Campaign Actions

Represent the campaign through participation in community spaces and events, while engaging and uplifting coalition and partner organizations.
Engage with the public to drive yard sign requests and calls to MOCs to increase visibility for our campaign and public appetite for prioritizing climate

Manage Digital Campaign, Data Management, and Reporting Tools

Demonstrate public support by recruiting volunteers to post on their own social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Use peer-to-peer texting services and relational organizing tools to communicate with community members.
Send timely and compelling email campaigns to recruit activists to campaign activities.
Track every interaction with detailed notes in order to report numbers daily and write weekly reports on the results of the campaign.

Who You Are & Keys to Success (the must-haves):
To be successful in this job, you will excel in these areas:
Relationship Building: You develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with a diverse group of local and statewide community members. You are attentive and empathetic to the communities we serve, regardless of race, ethnicity, class, gender, or ability, and can identify shared values across communities for collective growth. You can build authentic relationships through authenticity and reliability, continuously uplifting others and their goals.


You are comfortable and experienced in public speaking to a group.


Commitment to Equity and Inclusion: You have a proven ability to develop meaningful connections with diverse communities, including a wide range of community organizations, community leaders, and community members. You work with the community and within the workplace to identify areas of improvement for a more equitable environment. You take continued action and efforts to improve your REI knowledge, skills, and tools.


Drive to Achieve Results: You have experience accomplishing ambitious goals and getting results, even when there are obstacles. You have the experience or ability to plan backwards to meet multiple goals timely and effectively. When there are unexpected changes, you bounce back and adjust quickly, learning and improving from any mistakes.
Skills and Experiences we Expect of all TOT employees:

Commitment to equity and justice, with an agreement to our North Star (below).
Experience bringing a lens of inclusivity to all of your interactions with colleagues and community me