Metro Atlanta Organizer
About the Working Families Party
The Working Families Party (WFP) is the progressive party for the multiracial working class, fighting for a nation that works for the many, not the few. We recruit, train, and support transformational candidates up and down the ballot — and run them to win.
We believe that no matter where we come from or what our color, most of us want the same things. We want to earn enough to thrive, not just survive, and leave a better future for our kids. We want healthy food and clean water, safe neighborhoods and a safe world. We want to be free.
The Working Families Party is regular people coming together across our differences to make a better future for us all. We’re a multiracial party that fights for workers over bosses and people over the powerful. We want an America which realizes the promise – unrealized in our history – of freedom and equality for all.
The Metro Atlanta Organizer position is responsible for recruiting new members, building WFP Wolf Packs that expand the base, and developing alliances with organizations that influence decision-makers and create strategic campaign opportunities. This position acts as a liaison between staff colleagues and volunteers. As well as collaboration on training and political education for volunteer leaders to grow their skills, understand the WFP organizing model, and develop programming that builds additional entry points into the party. You will provide assistance to the development of organizing processes, power building, and organizing strategies.
The Metro Atlanta Organizer works to strengthen candidate campaigns by supporting campaign services and endorsement processes using the best-in-class tools and support services for campaigns.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Base Building & Party Work (Approximately 50%)
- Participate in weekly 1-1’s to promote and guide new leaders and activate members into the party.
- Manage Atlanta membership program. Develop and implement membership plans that will facilitate recruitment, retention, and development in the City of Atlanta.
- Manage and monitor plan strategies, priorities, and all aspects of campaign vision, strategy, timeline, communication, community outreach, and timetables.
- Work with GA WFP Elections director to support the endorsement process that engages membership and supporter base. This includes supporting the endorsement interviews, conducting candidate research, creating district profiles and introducing candidates to campaign services .
- Stay abreast of updated systems and processes in the p2p texting program and train other SE staff and interns on new systems. Run p2p texting program and phone banking for Metro Atlanta.
- Conduct candidate assessments, district profiles and research potential candidates for endorsement.
- Support issue advocacy work in Metro Atlanta and help develop plans to connect the advocacy work to electoral interventions in Metro Atlanta.
- Coordinate and connect GA WFP endorsed candidates with WFP-vended tools (eg. Scale to Win dialer, Spoke, Votivate, etc.) campaign services. Advise campaign staff on volunteer-led digital and organizing services.
- Support the Elections Director and Political Director in identifying, recruiting and training candidates to run for office in Metro Atlanta.
- Run candidate recruitment events and trainings, support candidate fundraising and call time, support with life list, advise on kitchen cabinet and key supporters.
- Provide support and training to empower existing and newly elected leaders to govern effectively
- Encourage potential leaders, support them through an intentional decision making process and prepare them to run for elected office.
- Run the texting, phone banking, and other digital organizing programs for campaigns, while working with the Elections director ensuring the collection of clean data for the WFP warehouse ( working with Digital Organizing Texting team, and Data Team).
- Develop, maintain and update training calendar, materials, guides, script templates, and additional materials to ensure campaign staff and volunteers are successful while using WFP resources and tools.
- Manage the intern program responsible for developing new interns/fellows, managing the onboarding and organizing manuals and creating a pipeline of student and young leaders interested in GA WFP programs.
- Administrator of the internship program responsible for payroll, onboarding and development, work plans and project deliverables.
- Provide training and assistance on WFP tech and direct voter contact tools
- Create a plan for intern work and deliverables that help GA WFP reach goals and ensures Internship program is in alignment with stated goals of the team
- Recruit interns specific to the needs of GA WFP strategic priorities. Assign interns to departments based on skill sets (organizing & field, research, digital, policy
- Work with Southeast Deputy Regional Director, Southeast Regional Director and other appropriate staff to create and execute a fundraising plan targeting small to medium size donors interested in training and basebuilding programs specific to the City of Atlanta.
Candidate Pipeline WFP GA (Approximately 25%)
GA WFP Fellowship/ Internship Program (Approximately 15%)
Fundraising (10%)
Skills and Qualifications
- At least two years of experience in organizing or campaign related experience.
- Creative thinking: Demonstrated ability to create clear, interactive, and engaging political education curriculum.
- Critical thinking and research skills: Turn large subject areas into accessible organizing strategies
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Strong Project Management: The ability to work well with a diverse group of people, coordinate multiple participants to engage in collaborative projects to meet deadlines
- Organizing and Electoral Campaign experience: Sound judgment and experience in electoral campaigns and organizing. Make independent assessments of the needs of the party and respond with effective political education interventions.
- Training experience: Implement training for political education, and development of staff organizers, leaders and members.
- Strong Organizational Development: Initiates and develops organizing process and strategies Working knowledge of election and non profit tactics.
What Else Should You Know
- Compensation: The final salary for this role will be determined based on our Pay Scale, which takes into consideration years of experience, geographic location, and final job description. The upper end of the salary range is reserved for individuals who significantly exceed the minimum qualifications and years of experience. The salary range for this position is $55,000 to $70,000.
- We also offer a robust benefit package for full time employees including paid time off; health, dental, vision, and life insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plan options; professional development funding; and remote work support.
- Location and Travel:This is a hybrid role requiring you to work in person at WFPs Atlanta office and/or various locations for meetings and events in Atlanta and/or Georgia. You may need to travel for major events and all staff meetings a few times per year.
- Schedule: The position is full time and permanent.
- Union Affiliation: WFP is a unionized workplace. This is a nonmanagerial role eligible to join WFP's staff bargaining unit after six months of employment. WFP's union employees are represented by the New York Metropolitan Area Joint Board, Workers United union.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Working Families is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to economic and social justice. Women, people of color, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and members of other historically disenfranchised populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to apply for or perform the essential functions of the job should contact us at jobs@workingfamilies.org with the subject line "Application Accommodation" to request such an accommodation.
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