Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is seeking a Full-Time Field Organizer to join our Campaigns and Membership team. This position is based at our New York or Boston Office.
The Field Organizer is responsible for developing and implementing strategies that will lead to supporter growth and increase participation in activism around AIUSA’s priority campaigns and core programmatic work. This position will be based in AIUSA’s New York or Bston Office with the goal of growing AIUSA’s grassroots activists base throughout the New England area. This position requires an individual who will be innovative in exploring various organizing initiatives for the purpose of raising awareness on Amnesty International’s mission, activists engagement, and build a local grassroots network of human rights defenders.
- Develop and implement grassroots community organizing strategies in assigned states that is reflective of community engagement and leadership development.
- Identify, recruit, and oversee a diverse pool of volunteer leaders and develop state leadership teams.
- Engage, catalyze and mobilize a grassroots activist base in AIUSA’s priority campaigns and program work.
- Support legislative advocacy campaigns, including lobby elected officials.
- Assist in the development and execution of small and large scale events throughout the year to increase AIUSA’s supporter base and visibility.
- Cultivate and foster activists led actions and events.
- Assess and deliver training needs and develop skills capacity to support activists development and increase the impact of their actions.
- Build awareness on human rights issues through Human Rights Education.
- Represents Amnesty International USA to external partners and fosters collaboration and alliances
- Monitor and report on local developments happening at the municipal and state level that have human rights impact.
- Track and report on grassroots activism throughout assigned states.
- Help advance goals outlined by AIUSA’s Organizing Unit.
- Participates in shared responsibility and collaboration with volunteer leaders
- 5 years of social justice organizing experience
- Experience in public speaking, training, and facilitating
- Knowledge of digital organizing
- Community program design and event planning
- Knowledge of national and state legislative systems
- Knowledge of global and domestic human rights issues
- Valid driver’s license
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Interpersonal skills required
- Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure and on multiple projects
- Ability to work well with people from all different spectrums
- Innovative thinker with a creative eye
- Ability to speak a second language is preferred
- Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time and work on weekends and evenings as needed.