Midwest Regional Organizer

Location: Northern

# Midwest Regional Organizer Recruit and support CCN member groups across the Midwest through coaching calls, campus visits, and in-person trainings, and build connections across the region’s student movement.

Pay:
$60,000–$75,000/yr, based on experience

Location:

Remote
· Midwest USType:
Full-time Posted:
September 8, 2026

Apply by:
October 11, 2026

Starts:
November 11, 2026

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* ** Commitment:
** November 2026–December 2027, with option to extend.
* ** Compensation:** $60,000–$75,000 annual salary range, based on experience.
* ** Time commitment:
** Full-time, 40 hours per week, with evening and weekend availability.
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* Location:

** This position is remote with travel. 70% remote, 30% in-person visits and trainings.## Qualifications Apply if you are committed to building student power in the Midwest and meet some or all of the following criteria. Your experience can be within a paid role or as an unpaid volunteer.
* ** Campaigning:
** At least 3 years of experience with campus or off-campus campaigning focused on building power for progressive causes.
* ** Campus organizing:
** Familiarity and/or experience organizing with the college student climate movement or allied campus progressive movements in the US.
* ** Training:
** Experience leading in-person and online trainings. Familiarity with Training For Change and the experiential learning cycle is appreciated but not expected.
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* Coaching:

** Experience with coaching, development, or mentorship in an organizing setting. Experience identifying and developing leaders.
* ** Environmental justice approach:
** A strong commitment to Environmental Justice principles. Experience and ability working with traditionally marginalized communities.
* ** Midwest based:
** Must be located or willing to relocate to the Midwest US. Currently, CCN defines a region as anywhere in the radius that an organizer can drive to within 5 hours. The Midwest region is currently centered around Kansas City and includes parts of: KS, NE, IA, IL, MO, OK, and AR. We are open to redefining the bounds of the CCN Midwest Region according to the candidate’s location.
* ** Access to a car:
** Having access to a car will be a helpful tool for campus visits and regional organizing. Not having access to a car will not disqualify you from applying.## Scope of work

The Midwest Regional Organizer is responsible for recruiting and supporting CCN member groups in the Midwest region. Support for member groups in this region includes coaching calls, campus visits, leading in-person trainings, and building connectivity between campuses in the region.

The Regional Organizer will also take on some responsibilities that support national CCN work. The scope of this work will be defined based on the candidate’s ability, experience, and interest.## Responsibilities### Build and maintain the CCN Midwest Region (25%)
* Recruiting and supporting CCN members in the Midwest.
* Work to identify and onboard new member groups in the region.
* Hold relationships with 10–20 campus groups in the region, including close relationships with 5–10 member groups including regular support conversations and campus visits, and staying in contact with an additional 10 member groups.### Leadership development in the Midwest (25%)
* Co-lead at least 2–3 in-person campus trainings per semester.
* Support member groups to run campaigns that build power.
* Support member groups to remain active in the CCN community of practice.
* Foster the development of individual leaders in the region.
* Identify strong leaders and support them to move up the CCN ladder of engagement.### Connective tissue in the Midwest (25%)
* Build connectivity across the student movement ecology in the region. Tactics for building regional connectivity are at the…