Policy/Political Organizer for Rogue Valley

Position Title: Policy/Political Organizer for Rogue Valley

Location: Hybrid (Work commitments across Oregon). This employee is expected to live in Rogue Valley,

Oregon.

Duration: Full Time, Ongoing

Compensation: $50,000 to $55,000 per year depending on experience; generous and progressive benefits
including 100% of medical and dental care premiums paid by Unite Oregon; paid wellness leave, vacation, flex
time, and personal days off; technology reimbursement; 4 hours personal time off/week, $300 annual FSA
contribution, 2.5% 401K contribution after 6 months.

About Unite Oregon/ Action: Unite Oregon (501(c)(3)) and Unite Oregon Action (501(c)(4)) are grassroot
community organizations that represent and are led by Black, indigenous, people of color, immigrants and
refugees, rural communities, and people experiencing poverty. Both sister organizations are statewide with
leading chapters in Washington county, Multnomah county, Clackamas county, the Rogue Valley, and expanding
to Marion and Deschutes counties.

Unite Oregon/Action (UO/A) believe that all people can become leaders and agents of change by working across
urban and rural divides to build a unified intercultural movement for justice. Both Unite Oregon & Unite Oregon
Action work on our six pillars (Reimagining Community Safety, Health Equity, Housing Justice, Education Equity,
Economic Justice, Climate Resilience & Environmental Justice) but UOA accomplishes this by advancing electoral justice.

Note to Candidates: Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every single one of the qualifications as described in a job description. Unite Oregon is committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization and we strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of the qualifications as described or if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for or perform job duties.

Position Description

Three Policy/Political organizers will be hired. This position reports to the Policy/Political Director and Executive Director.

The organizers will work on the Policy/Political team and engage with UO/A members, partners, and staff. They will contribute to, support, and execute policy and political programs that build power for our communities.

Major areas of work include Unite Oregon’s six pillar issue areas and electoral justice.

Position Responsibilities

● Provide support to Policy/Political Director, including finance, outreach, communications, and field. Exact responsibilities will be delegated through a collaborative work plan.

● Work with the department director and team to develop and strengthen UO/A’s policy and political program.

● Work with Policy/Political team, pillar leads and chapter staff to develop community-led policy campaigns in assigned pillar-areas.

● Support assigned pillar-area work across the organization by gathering information necessary to push forward policy changes that uplift the needs and desires of our community members.

● Supportdepartment programs and events.

● Carry out organizing and field activities on assigned pillar-area policies for legislative sessions and campaigns.

● Work with the political director to implement field plans for UOA-endorsed candidates and ballot measures.

● Carry out voter contact and engagement.

● Manage field tasks including but not limited to recruiting, training, and managing project teams.

● Manage field tools like VAN, Bill Tracker, data analysis, OLIS, phone/text bank applications, etc.

● Represent UO/A with partner organizations, coalitions, alliances, and electeds as assigned.

● Lead/Attend to associated committees, commissions, coalitions, tables, projects, bills and campaigns.

● Lead community policy tables, leadership cohorts, and events.

● Support member engagement and recruitment.

● Support financial management and reporting.

● Support grant management, writing, and reporting.

● Oversee volunteers.

● Complete all role specific administrative duties including but not limited to financial reporting, payroll allocations, etc.

Portfolio Responsibilities

● Reimagining Community Safety and Education Equity

● Rogue Valley chapter

● Each organizer will be assigned a government segment, that generally aligns with their chapter work area, to monitor and lobby at. There will be only one lobbyist per location except for the state legislature at which all coordinators will lobby.

Desired Experience

● One session of policy or political experience.

● Demonstrated commitment to social and racial justice.

● Experience in civic engagement and legislative, electoral, or candidate campaigns.

● General understanding of legislative and electoral processes.

● Familiarity with community lobbying.

● Awareness of candidate endorsements.

● Experience participating in political field work including but not limited to phone banking and door knocking.

● Familiarity with latest technology and tools.

● Effective communicator, both written and verbal.

● Ability to research and present data.

● Experience leading projects.

● Strong relationships with progressive movements in Oregon.

● Ability to work long hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed.

*Extended hours will be discussed beforehand and accommodated accordingly

All interested candidates, please email resume and cover letter to recruitment@uniteoregon.org
Applications will be considered as they are submitted; applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as
possible.
Unite Oregon is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and equal access in a non-discriminatory manner to its programs and services for all persons without regard to race, creed, color, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, national origin