Community Organizer jobs in Brownsville, TX

Position: Regional Organizer

Reports To: Project BRaVO Manager

About Battleground Texas Engagement Fund

Battleground Texas Engagement Fund is a 501 c (4) organization dedicated to civic engagement and voter registration as tools to build stronger communities. We believe that regular people like us can significantly impact elections, and we’re expanding the electorate by registering voters and mobilizing Texans to engage in the civic process. 

About Project BRaVO (Border-cities Relational Voter Operation): 

Project BRaVO is a new voter registration and relational organizing program being run in the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas. The program will include relational organizing, community organizing and digital organizing components. Project BRaVO is designed to engage, register and mobilize voters in South Texas. 

About this role:

The primary responsibility of a Project BRaVO Organizer is to engage, mobilize and organize their friends, families and community in the voter registration and voting process. Their responsibilities include but are not limited to: developing a plan to organize their personal networks and community, recruiting and developing volunteers, planning and executing voter registration events, building relationships with communities and community leaders, and ensuring data integrity.

This job requires the ability to lift and carry up to 35lbs, set up canopy tents and other event equipment, and engage with and within crowds at both indoor and outdoor events for several hours at a time. Battleground Texas will make reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities.

This is a full-time, exempt position not eligible for overtime. Battleground Texas utilizes a hybrid workplace; employees perform most day-to-day work remotely, but all employees must be physically based in or within commuting distance of their assigned area. In-person local event attendance is required. We strongly encourage all applicants to be vaccinated to protect themselves and others from COVID-19. 

Essential Duties:

• Organize in-person voter registration drives and related events, including setting up voter registration booths and tables and canvassing for voter registration at community events like parades, festivals, and rallies
• Assisting with training part-time field organizers
• Follow all Texas Volunteer Deputy Registrar rules including turning in all forms within 5 days of collection
• Leverage existing relationships to conduct direct outreach to friends, family, and personal networks to get them registered to vote
• Create/maintain relationship with voters registered throughout the election cycle
• Create strong relationships in their communities to engage as many community members as possible
• Recruit and develop volunteers to support voter registration and Get Out The Vote (GOTV) in the community and develop lasting activist infrastructure
• Occasional organizing and mobilizing around legislative session actions
• Knock doors for electoral purposes and voter registration
• Attend local events including coalition meetings, small club meetings, trainings, etc.
• Work with existing volunteer teams and community leaders to support their development and organizing goals
• Build and maintain relationships with counterparts in allied organizations
• Regularly enter and review data in EveryAction database
• Utilize relational tool (REACH) to organize 
• Meet metrics-based goals as set by organization leadership
• Work extended 6-day work weeks in the two weeks leading up to Elections and Voter Registration deadlines 
• Other duties as assigned
• Regular local and in-state travel required

Skills & Qualifications

• Current resident of the Rio Grande Valley
• There are no formal education requirements for this position
• Authenticity in your commitment to organizing as a means for building power for communities of color and young people in Texas
• Commitment to Battleground Texas’ mission and our organizational values, goals, and objectives
• Experience growing up or working in diverse communities and a demonstrated commitment to diversity and empowerment
• Ability to become a Volunteer Deputy Registrar (VDR) in multiple counties
  • 18 years or older
  • U.S. Citizen
  • Not have been determined by final judgment of a court to be without the right to vote
  • Not have been finally convicted of a felony, or if convicted, must have fully released from the resulting disability to vote.
  • Never been convicted of failing to deliver a voter registration application to a voter registrar
• Task and time management skills 
• Experience using databases to track and review data 
• Experience planning, setting up, and staffing events
• Volunteer management 
• Access to reliable transportation and drivers license.
• Familiarity with EveryAction, Mobilize, Google suite, and other campaign databases
• Attention to detail when reviewing documents, organizing personal workspace, and tracking & transporting voter registration forms

You’re a great fit if, in addition to the above, you:

• Love to meet and exceed personal goals you set for yourself
• Use checklists in your personal life and/or enjoy color coding
• Have a preferred, tried and true method for organizing large stacks of paper or literature
• Find satisfaction in a well laid out Google calendar
• Believe teamwork makes the dream work
• Can register voters in multiple languages 
• Have spent many years in the community you’re applying to work in

Compensation: All Regional Organizers will receive a salary of $4,250.00 per month.

Benefits: Full Time employees are eligible for generous benefits, including health care, vision, and dental insurance; sick leave, paid time off, parental leave, cell phone stipend, internet stipend, employer sponsored 403b account, and more. 

Time Commitment: The Regional Organizer position is a full-time position. Due to the nature of the role, the ability to work evenings and weekends is required.

Travel: Regular local travel to events and county elections offices will be required in order to complete the voter registration process.

Hiring Timeline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

How to apply: To apply, please complete this application, submit a resume and provide contact information for 3 professional references.

Commitment to Diversity:

Battleground Texas is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring, in programming, and in all other aspects of the work we do. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are deeply connected to our mission, our success, and to serving Texans. Some organizational priorities include:

• Building policies, procedures and services that uplift and protect everyone and do not lead to inequalities;
• Creating teams and relationships among staff, volunteers, and supporters that are reflective of the populations we serve;
• Increasing engagement of communities of color, women, those with disabilities, and all  people historically shut out of electoral processes;
• Prioritizing the inclusion of diverse communities in internal leadership; 
• Fostering a culture of open-mindedness, compassion, and inclusiveness

Equal Opportunity:

We recognize that continued success requires the highest commitment to recruiting and retaining a diverse staff who will provide the best services to supporters and constituents. Battleground Texas is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions on the basis of merit and without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and any other legally protected basis.