Park County Community Organizer

Montana Nonprofit Association; Billings (MT); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Plains is seeking a Park County Community Organizer to build leadership among Park County residents and help turn concerns into organized action. You will work with Livingston and Gardiner chapters to recruit and train leaders, develop power analyses, and support grassroots campaigns driven by members.

The role is field-based and relational, with heavy time spent meeting people, mentoring volunteers, strategizing collectively, and turning community issues into actionable organizing

Qualifications

• Experience organizing at the community level is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills.
• Ability to develop leadership and coordinate volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Build powerful relationships with members, staff, and community members based on trust and shared goals.
• Serve as lead organizer for local chapters (Livingston and Gardiner) within Park County.
• Develop organizing skills and leadership among members and leaders across chapters.
• Collaborate to build and execute strategic campaigns on chosen issues.
• Organize public actions and meetings with elected leaders to advance local campaigns.

Job description

Northern Plains seeks a Park County Community Organizer who will develop the leadership of Park County residents and help them build collective power around the issues that matter most to their community. This Organizer works with Northern Plains’ local chapters in Livingston (Yellowstone Bend Citizens Council) and Gardiner (Bear Creek Council) to recruit and train leaders, build relationships, develop power analyses, and support grassroots campaigns driven by members.

Our ideal candidate is motivated by people, community, and making change, and has demonstrated tenacity in the face of challenges or setbacks. This is a highly relational, field-based role - you’ll spend the bulk of your time meeting people, developing leaders, strategizing collectively, and helping turn community concerns into organized action.

Northern Plains seeks a Park County Community Organizer who will develop the leadership of Park County residents and help them build collective power around the issues that matter most to their community. This Organizer works with Northern Plains’ local chapters in Livingston (Yellowstone Bend Citizens Council) and Gardiner (Bear Creek Council) to recruit and train leaders, build relationships, develop power analyses, and support grassroots campaigns driven by members.

Our ideal candidate is motivated by people, community, and making change, and has demonstrated tenacity in the face of challenges or setbacks. This is a highly relational, field-based role - you’ll spend the bulk of your time meeting people, developing leaders, strategizing collectively, and helping turn community concerns into organized action.

Who We Are

Northern Plains is a grassroots organization of more than 3,000 farmers, ranchers, and community members. We believe in the leadership and wisdom of everyday people, and organize to address the issues affecting our families, communities, and livelihoods. Our work focuses on building the power of Montanans to shape the decisions that impact their lives. Northern Plains members learn how to build relationships with their neighbors, move decision-makers around shared goals, and build a democracy from the bottom up.

For over fifty years, Northern Plains has built a powerful grassroots movement for people in rural places, towns, and cities, leading statewide campaigns on clean water, family agriculture, landowner protections from extractive development, and voting rights and voter access, among others.

LOCATION:

This position is based in either Park County, Montana or Billings, Montana and comes with flexible working arrangements. We especially encourage applicants who are based in and prefer to remain in Park County. Individuals based in Park County would be expected to work from our Billings office 1-2 days each month.

Northern Plains is a team of hard-working, dedicated people who value both excellence and a healthy work-life balanced. Our LEED Platinum-certified office in Billings is full of natural light, frequent laughter, and the occasional visit by our furry, four-legged friends.

The Park County Organizer reports to a Lead Organizer on Northern Plains’ team and works closely with members, leaders, and staff from across Montana.

What You Will Do

• Build powerful relationships with members, staff, and community members based on trust and a well-defined understanding of each other’s desires and interests;
• Serve as the lead organizer for Yellowstone Bend Citizens Council, Northern Plains’ Livingston-area chapter, and Bear Creek Council, Northern Plains’ Gardiner-area chapter;
• Develop the organizing skills, leadership, and commitment of members and leaders in both of our Park County chapters;
• Work with members and leaders of both chapters to build and execute a strategic campaign on an issue of their choosing;
• Organize public actions and meetings with elected leaders to advance local campaigns and build the chapter’s power;
• Build and maintain your understanding of the power landscape in Livingston, Gardiner, and Park County, and any issues relevant to our chapters’ local campaigns;
• Participate in grassroots fundraising efforts;
• Plan effective meetings and events;
• Communicate clearly, orally and in writing;
• Recruit new members to Northern Plains;
• Uphold our member-led model of grassroots and democratic decision-making.