Iowa Field Organizer: Voter Engagement for Clean Water

Lemontree; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Food & Water Watch is hiring Iowa Canvassers to talk with voters about our issues, log data in our outreach tool, and collect petition signatures. This temporary contract runs through November 3, 2026 and pays $25 per hour, at 20–39 hours per week, with locations in Des Moines, Iowa City, and Davenport.

The role reports to a regional canvass director and requires a commitment to justice, equity, and respectful engagement with diverse communities.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to Food & Water Watch’s core values of justice, human dignity, fair treatment, and equity.
• Ability to work effectively with people of diverse racial, ethnic, class, age, gender, and sexual orientation backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Knock on dozens of doors every day
• Talk with voters about our issues and ways for them to get involved
• Log data in our voter outreach tool
• Collect petition signatures to advance our key issues

Skills

Excellent verbal communication

Commitment to values

Diversity & inclusion

Job description

Food & Water Watch is hiring Iowa Canvassers to talk with voters about our issues, log data in our outreach tool, and collect petition signatures. This temporary contract runs through November 3, 2026 and pays $25 per hour, at 20–39 hours per week, with locations in Des Moines, Iowa City, and Davenport.

The role reports to a regional canvass director and requires a commitment to justice, equity, and respectful engagement with diverse communities.