Organizing Strategist

Responsibilities

• Design and lead complex, multi-tooled organizing strategies in partnership with ACLU affiliates
• Assist with research, story gathering and analysis to further the organization’s communication, policy and legal goals
• Develop organizing goals, plans, strategies, tactics, and budgets
• Deploy key organizing tactics including phone banking, text banking, rallies, and social media engagement
• Collaborate with policy counsels and campaign strategists to integrate organizing plans into broader strategies
• Execute on-the-ground organizing meetings and events in priority jurisdictions
• Track program progress to goal and metrics through standardized reporting
• Oversee volunteer recruitment, training, retention and mobilization
• Develop and implement new volunteer team structures and systems

Requirements

• Significant experience in political, electoral, advocacy and/or issue campaigns
• Proven success in grassroots organizing and volunteer management
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Experience with earned media strategies
• Experience working in and navigating coalition spaces
• Superior analytical, writing, and organizational abilities
• Access to a major airport and ability to travel substantially

Benefits

• Generous paid time-off policy
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits including medical, dental, and vision
• Parental leave, gender affirming care, and fertility treatment
• 401k plan with employer match
• Annual professional development funds and programs

About the Company

For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.