Missouri Justice: Organizer - St. Joseph, MO

Missouri Jobs with Justice:
Organizer - St. Joseph, MO JOB DESCRIPTION

Salary and Benefits: $50, per year, 100% employer paid health insurance, paid vacation and sick days, employer funded FSA, phone stipend, and travel expenses reimbursed.

The Position

The St. Joseph organizing position is a one‑year grant‑funded position. The organizer will be responsible for identifying individuals and institutions who support advancing a family supporting economic agenda. A family and worker centered economy is one that recognizes workers as the drivers of the economy and invests in them through policies such as fair wages, good benefits, and a strong social safety net that prioritizes health, development and opportunity.

The Organizer will also help build local coalition/tables to help inform and build local support for the agenda and mobilize them into collective action to advance the agenda.

This position will be working with and through the Missouri ECOSYS partners to strengthen the existing organizational advocacy infrastructure and build community power and infrastructure in an under‑organized area of the state. These efforts will help provide the foundation for successfully advancing a family supporting economic agenda that is informed by the community and the Black Women Best framework.

• Kids Win Missouri
• Missouri Budget Project
• Missouri Jobs with Justice
• Missouri Organizing and Voter Engagement Collaborative
• Missouri Workers Center
• WEPOWER

• Base‑building:
  Canvassing, one on ones, mobilization to events
• Coalition building:
  Build relationships with policy allies and coordination with other partner organizations
• Leadership development:
  Support activists and coalition partners in their development
• Data management:
  Data entry
• Communications:
  Work with the Communications team to highlight voices of impacted workers/communities

• Solid commitment to the principles of social and economic justice
• Commitment to dismantling white supremacy and patriarchy
• Minimum of two years grassroots organizing experience
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to be a self‑starter, and to work independently toward agreed upon goals
• A strong ability to motivate people, coordinate volunteer activity and delegate responsibility
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of organizations and people
• Willingness to work long hours, including nights and weekends; while also being able to prioritize work and seek input and feedback from the team about how to maintain a healthy work life balance
• Proficient computer skills, including database management and google docs
• Vehicle and insurance available for work (mileage outside of office commute is reimbursed)

Ideal applicants would also have knowledge of and/or experience with Jobs with Justice in Missouri, ballot initiatives, and voter engagement.