Salary Range: $65k-75k, based on Oakland's cost of living; the range is adjusted for location.
Agency Overview:
Dream.org closes prison doors and opens doors of opportunity. We bring people together across racial, social, and partisan lines to create a future with freedom, dignity, and opportunity for all. We are working to build a future wherein "we the people" means all of us.
Purpose:
The Campaign Organizer will be a key member of the Justice program. We will be running or supporting nine state legislative campaigns in 2023, which will significantly strain existing staff. The Campaign Organizer will work under the direction of the Campaign Director, likely taking a supporting role in a number of states to help execute actions that move legislation. As state legislatures wrap for the year during the summer, the Campaign Organizer's focus would turn towards our federal work, which involves year-round campaigns. The Campaign Organizer will also be responsible for handling administrative logistics related to campaigns (i.e., lobby days, convenings, and Justice strategy retreats). The campaign/admin split would be 80/20.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Partner with our directly impacted Empathy Network Leaders and other Dream.Org staff on creating criminal justice reform plans and implementing strategies
- Draft campaign materials, such as toolkits and one-pagers
- Execute on-the-ground campaign events, such as legislative advocacy days at state capitols
- Hold select relationships with external partners, including faith leaders, corporations, and celebrities
- Collaborate with digital organizers to create engaging online campaign content and action opportunities
- Assist with advocacy skills training for Empathy Network leaders and members
- Provide logistical support for program-wide related activities, such as Empathy Network convenings, team strategy retreats, and major campaign events, including support around budget and travel. Expect administrative work to represent about 20% of the position, particularly in the summer and fall
Minimum Job Requirements:
- At least 2 years working on either political campaigns or social justice campaigns; Especially interested in candidates who have worked in multiple states
- Sophistication around a variety of campaign tactics, including in-person actions and online actions that move legislation or help win elections.
- Comfort with online tools associated with campaigns, such as Asana, Salesforce, NGPVAN, Reach
- A demonstrated commitment to criminal justice reform, we value the lived experience of applicants
- Must be willing and available to travel, especially during the winter and spring of 2023
Preferred Education/Skills/Experience:
- Experience with project management
- Openness to trying new campaign tactics
- Willingness to work in a bipartisan fashion on criminal justice legislation
- Openness to work with any stakeholder who shares our commitment to reform
- Team-oriented
- Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment
Travel:
This position requires regular trips to states where Dream.Org is engaged in advocacy campaigns. Travel can be as frequent as once per week during the peak of the legislative calendar (February-May). There will be more semi-regular travel during the rest of the year.
Note: This position will be reviewed beginning October 10th until filled.
Employee Benefits :
This full-time salaried position will work remotely or from the Oakland, CA office. Reliable access to an internet connection and willingness to spend significant time working from a computer will be necessary to perform this job.
All full-time employees receive Medical, Dental & Vision coverage. Dream.org pays 100% of premiums for employee, spouse, and dependents. Part-time employees receive 50% coverage. After a 6-month waiting period, employees can contribute to our retirement plan. Currently, Dream.org offers up to a 5% match. We also offer flexible spending, a pre-tax program for medical expenses, dependent care expenses, transit expenses, and parking expenses. All full-time Dream.org employees accrue 4 weeks of vacation time off and 12 days of sick time off over the first year of employment. Part-time employees accrue time off on a prorated basis. In addition to 10 paid holidays, Dream.org also provides paid time off from December 24th through January 1st each year.
Dream.org is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, sex, gender identity, age, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or record of arrest or conviction. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and strive for a workforce that reflects the populations that we serve.