Organizer, CT

Hiring Manager:
Kara Neidhardt, Director of Strategic Engagement

Location:

Flexible within CT (Targeting Fairfield, New Haven, or Hartford County; requires regular statewide travel)

Termed Role: 2 years

Start Date:

Mid-January

Our nation’s education system is leaving millions of students—including an overwhelming number of students of color and low-income students—unprepared for college, career, and life. Research shows that classroom teachers are the single most important in‑school factor in improving student achievement, and we believe a truly thriving teaching profession requires educator voice and leadership. We work to build durable teacher power, especially with those who have been historically excluded from decision‑making, to shape the systems and policies that define education.

Founded by public school teachers, Educators for Excellence is a growing movement of nearly 40,000 educators working together to build a high‑quality, diverse teaching profession with the resources and conditions necessary to help every student thrive. Together, we research and develop educator-informed solutions, build teacher power, and advocate for policy change at the district, state, and national levels.

Our work is grounded in the belief that the teaching profession is one of the most vital forces shaping our shared future — and that educators must be at the center of shaping the policies and systems that define public education. We focus on developing teacher leadership and power to drive issue advocacy campaigns that shape policy, contracts, and the national conversation.

To achieve our vision for transforming the teaching profession, we advance and support the implementation of a focused set of policy solutions backed by research and educators. Our agenda focuses on achieving a high‑quality, diverse workforce through:

• Building strong and sustainable career pathways.
• Creating coherent systems of instructional support.
• Funding public schools fully and equitably.

By building durable teacher power, teachers unite as a collective force to drive lasting change and advance an equitable, sustainable public education system where every student has the opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.

Educators for Excellence is seeking an expert Organizer to support our campaign initiatives and coach and train educators to be effective campaign advocates.

This is a 2‑year (24‑month) term‑limited position. The Organizer will support all ongoing campaigns across Connecticut, with 50% of their time dedicated specifically to E4E’s strategic compensation campaign initiatives.

In this role, the Organizer will be responsible for creating and driving grassroots campaign opportunities to advance E4E's issue agenda. These opportunities include the coaching and development of a cohort of educators who will similarly drive campaign tactics and develop the skills to be effective spokespeople for the campaign. In addition to recruiting, training, and retaining this cohort, the Organizer will be responsible for driving campaign goals through digital organizing tactics, attending coalition meetings, and more in order to advance the campaign.

• Experience:
  
  At least 2 years of professional experience, including experience in at least one of the following fields.
  • Community organizing, issue‑based advocacy, or union organizing
  • Electoral campaign experience
  • Pre‑K‑12 education instruction
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word and corresponding Google Suite products;
  Understanding of reporting databases (i.e., Salesforce) preferred;
  Very comfortable with phone, text, and email outreach.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word and corresponding Google…