Senior Organizer: Data Center Campaign

New Virginia Majority; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

New Virginia Majority is Virginia’s leading civic engagement organization working to build power in working-class communities of color across the Commonwealth. We hire a full-time Senior Organizer to develop and execute campaigns addressing the environmental, energy, economic and political impacts of data centers.

Residents along the I-95 corridor and office-based staff in Richmond or Northern Virginia will collaborate to recruit members, develop leaders, and build community-led strategies

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of paid organizing experience.
• Experience leading organizing direct action and legislative campaigns.
• Commitment to social, racial and economic justice.
• Ability to develop and maintain a variety of relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work independently.
• Experience organizing in communities of color.
• Driver’s license and access to a car.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred.
• Minimum one-year commitment to the position.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with community members.
• Train and develop NVM members and leaders within data center campaigns.
• Develop relationships with external organizations, officials and community members.
• Follow up with leads via meetings, calls and house visits.
• Track progress and engagement of members and activists.
• Develop member/leader agency through education, reflection and action.
• Participate in campaign development, strategizing and implementation.
• Build campaign coalitions and relationships with allies.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Paid organizing experience

Direct action campaigns

Legislative campaigns

Community organizing

Relationship building

Deadlines & independence

Organizing in communities of color

Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Driver’s license & car access

Job description

SENIOR ORGANIZER: Data Center Campaign

New Virginia Majority (NVM), Virginia’s leading civic engagement organization, builds power in working‑class communities of color across the Commonwealth. We seek conscious and skilled individuals with a deep commitment to racial and economic justice to join our team. Women and people of color are encouraged to apply.

POSITION:

Senior Organizer

POSITION TYPE:

Full‑time

LOCATION:

The work will be focused on fighting new data centers planned for the I‑95 corridor between Prince William County and Henrico County. Applicants can be based along the corridor or work out of our Richmond or Northern Virginia offices. Driving will be required along for this campaign.

DESCRIPTION:

New Virginia Majority is developing organizing strategy and policy demands to address the environmental, energy, economic and political crisis resulting from the proliferation of data centers in Virginia.

Virginia is at the center of global data center operations. Many new data centers are planned along the I‑95 corridor between Richmond and Prince William County. These data center developments have negative impacts on the lives of Virginians, including energy use and electricity pricing, water use and environmental degradation, and the concentration of political and economic power in a tech oligarchy.

New Virginia Majority is hiring a full‑time Senior Organizer who will be responsible for helping to develop and execute overall organizing strategy and campaigns focused on stopping the many negative impacts of data centers. This person will recruit community members, develop leaders, and build and support community‑based leadership teams, and co‑create and execute campaign strategy. We are looking for candidates with experience in leading and winning issue based campaigns at the local and state levels.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build strong relationships with community members
• Train and develop NVM members -develop leaders within data center campaigns
• Develop and maintain relationships with external organizations, elected officials and community members that will help advance overall organizing campaigns
• Timely follow up with leads including one‑on‑one meetings, phone calls and house visits
• Track progress and engagement of members and activists
• Develop member / leader agency through popular education, reflection, and action.
• Participate in campaign development, strategizing and implementation.
• Participate in building campaign coalitions and key relationships with campaign‑related allies.
• Perform other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least 3 years of experience as a paid organizer
• Demonstrated experience in leading organizing direct action and legislative campaigns
• Committed to New Virginia Majority’s mission of social, racial and economic justice
• Ability to develop and maintain a variety of relationships
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to work independently
• Demonstrated Experience organizing in communities of color
• Ability to take direction and receive constructive feedback.
• Driver’s license and access to a car.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English - preferred.
• A minimum one-year commitment to the position.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Salaries are competitive. Salary range is $60-$64,000 commensurate with experience, excellent benefits package, including health, vision, dental, and stipends for phone and transportation.

ABOUT US

New Virginia Majority (NVM), Virginia’s leading civic engagement organization, builds power in working‑class communities of color across the Commonwealth. We organize in communities year round for racial, economic, and environmental justice through political education, mass‑scale voter outreach, mobilization, and intensive leadership development around dozens of issues. We fight for a Virginia that is just, democratic and environmentally sustainable. We are an equal opportunity employer.