Community Organizing Fellow

Maine Peoples Alliance is Hiring!

Maine People's Alliance (MPA) is a community of Maine people, from all different backgrounds, who believe that we can live in a world where everyone has what they need, everyone contributes what they can, and nobody is left behind.

While there are more than enough resources to meet everyones basic needs, a small number of wealthy interests use tactics like racism to divide us, maintaining a society where they benefit at everyone elses expense. That is why we must overcome division with community, cynicism with relentless moral courage, changing not accepting what is politically possible.

MPA community organizers and organizing fellows are responsible for helping the organization build a multi-racial, multi-class movement by recruiting new members, developing their leadership, and building a volunteer team that works to advance the priorities of the organization including economic and racial justice.

We are currently accepting applications for a part-time, temporary Organizing Fellow to work for a period of up to six months. The ideal candidate should be interested in this role as part of exploring a career in social change and/or in building a new set of skills to apply to existing social change volunteer work in Maine.

Community Organizing Fellows

The responsibilities of these positions will include supporting MPAs campaigns through:

• Developing a team of engaged MPA members in a region
• Recruiting new and existing MPA members
• Identifying leadership potential in MPA volunteers, and developing work plans that provide opportunities for new skills and leadership opportunities
• Bank draft: recruiting 1 new monthly donor/week
• Supporting other campaign activities as they arise

A qualified applicant should possess:

• Direct, lived experience with injustice (of any kind) that anchors a desire for progressive social change
• Self-motivation and an ability to successfully work independently, as part of a team, and as a team leader.
• Ability to inspire others to action
• Ability to move multiple projects and prioritize
• A willingness to work flexible hours, including some evenings and occasional weekends

Experience that is helpful but not necessary:

• Experience in door-to-door organizing
• At least one year of community organizing experience or community-building work
• Experience fundraising
• Fluency in Spanish, French, Arabic, or Somali are welcome
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

These positions are based in Maine and will report to MPAs Organizing Director, Genevieve Lysen or MPAs Campaigns Director, Rachel Ackoff.

The Organizing Fellow position is part time, temporary, up to 20 hours a week, with flexible scheduling and paid hourly at $21.55 an hour.

MPA is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to equity and inclusion. Core to our work is an understanding of the multiple ways in which society is constructed to disadvantage and marginalize people of color, LGBTQ people, immigrants, native peoples, women, low-income people, people with disabilities, and others. We believe that underrepresented and marginalized communities must be centered in the work we do and we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or from these communities.

Geographies: Statewide