If grassroots organizing is your passion, this job is for you. You’ll be immersed knee-deep in the 2020 election and a massive, multi-pronged effort to promote democratic participation. Our nationwide network of organizers will be guided by you and your leadership when it comes to registering and turning out voters at community events. This job, based at our home office in New York City, will require you to be motivated and organized, but also creative. You’ll be expected to experiment and think outside the box while documenting successful practices so it can be shared with others. By November, you will have helped register thousands of new voters and turned even more out to the polls.
Responsibilities will include:
Overseeing and implementing non-partisan voter registration and volunteer recruitment drives reaching underserved communities
Serving as the key point person for relationships with select national and local organizations
Managing a group of 2-3 part-time Field Fellows to help execute community voter registration programs in New York City and other select markets
Tracking and supporting community voter registration activity around the U.S. staged by HeadCount’s network of volunteer “Team Leaders”
Leading strategy and training as it relates to diversity and inclusion
Recruiting volunteers and paid organizers, and fostering a team environment inclusive to all
Playing a lead role in an initiative to hire full-time organizers in cities around the U.S. to expand the services we can offer in the communities most in need
Creating field guides and documenting best practices for community-based voter registration activities
Bringing an astute, culturally-aware voice to all decision-making and public communications.
Working with HeadCount’s artist relations team to identify and partner with more artists who are passionate about democracy and want to help turn out voters in 2020
- 2+ years of professional experience working on a campaign, community organizing, or registering voters
- Bilingual candidates and candidates with strong ties to traditionally underserved communities are strongly encouraged to apply
Compensation and title are commensurate with experience and competitive within the nonprofit sector.
Please send a resume and cover letter to [email protected] with the subject line "Diversity and Community Specialist"
HeadCount, the non-partisan organization that runs voter registration drives on concert tours by Beyonce, JAY-Z, Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish, is expanding its operations to put increased emphasis on community events and serving audiences who have been marginalized, disenfranchised and deterred from participating in democracy. Join our rapidly expanding team and bring your community organizing experience to an organization that is already the unquestioned leader in event-based voter registration.
HeadCount is an equal opportunity employer, and it is HeadCount’s policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, pregnancy, national origin, religion, sexual orientation/identity/expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, marital or military service status including membership in the National Guard, or any other legally protected status. Protected status may also include an individual's marriage to or association with someone with any status listed above. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.