College Organizing Manager – South Region; Milwaukee, Madison, or Whitewater

Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT) engages in values-based issue relational and electoral organizing, direct action, advocacy for public policy, and leadership development. On campuses, in high schools, and communities of color across Wisconsin, we organize young people to build independent political power for social, racial, and economic justice.

We are organizing a political and cultural bloc of young people to define the future of our communities through public policy and cultural change. We believe progressive grassroots political power is most effectively built with a two-pronged strategy – growing resilience and excellence of youth of color, and engaging youth in a full spectrum of year-round civic engagement.

The College Organizing Manager – South Region will lead LIT's campus organizing efforts at UW-Milwaukee, UW-Madison, UW-Whitewater, and potentially MATC , mobilizing and organizing young people around civic, electoral, and issue-based campaigns. This leadership role will oversee a team of 4–5 part-time College Fellows while driving regional organizing strategy across these campuses.

• Maintain active membership weekly or biweekly meetings per campus, with goals to increase membership and leadership opportunities for young people
• Work with or identify faculty or other college staff members to support chapter activities and existence through being an advisor and advocating for youth leadership on campuses

• Consistently engage in 1:1 organizing conversation with potential chapter members
• Consistently engage in maintenance and escalation 1:1 organizing conversation with current members, advancing their leadership and growth
• Work with the Executive Directors, the College Organizing Manager – North Region, and other department leads to set expectations and goals for membership growth per campus
• Consistently plan campus-specific outreach events including but limited to classroom raps, tabling, outdoor events, poetry slams, art installations, and mutual aid events
• Work in building strong community and youth organizational coalitions
• Work in building strong relationships with elected officials: school board members, local officials, statewide officials
• Working in building strong relationships within UW System and other key campus administrators

• Manage and support a team of 4–6 part-time College Fellows across the South Region campuses
• Ensure all College Fellows, as part-time employees of LIT, meet organizational standards and expectations. The Manager is responsible for their oversight, leadership development, and accountability
• Support the development and execution of college statewide & regional trainings
• Support the development and execution of our summer Black Hogwarts training institute

• Help execute our non-partisan and partisan civic engagement programs which include campus voter registration and outreach activities, text & call campaigns, door-to-door outreach, and youth summit programs.
• Work to engage youth in non partisan and partisan civic engagement activities around local school board elections
• Be prepared to engage in non-school civic engagement efforts if the political climate and moment require action and the voices of young Black & Brown people.
• Be prepared to engage in support in civic engagement efforts around local, statewide, and national elections

• Work to develop and implement school-based action plans to work on our Invest-Divest and other LIT campaigns and issues
• Work on organizational priorities to help advance the LIT Platform at all levels of government
• Collaborate with the College Organizing Manager – North Region to develop lobbying and issue advocacy priorities for state legislators and district administrators
• Work to implement action plans and recruit students to be active in the State Budget process
• 1 year of previous full time paid organizing experience
• Previous…