Senior Organizer - Lansing/Capital Region

For Our Future; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Parental Leave

Retirement Plan

Cell Phone Reimbursement

Mileage Stipend

Paid Time Off

Job summary

For Our Future seeks a Senior Organizer in Lansing, Michigan to lead and grow our local field program. The Senior Organizer will recruit, train, and manage volunteers, run in-person and virtual outreach, and coordinate with digital organizing to advance our pro-worker agenda.

Ideal candidates bring canvassing or organizing experience, comfort with long hours and metrics, and strong teamwork. This role runs through November 2026 and involves significant travel in the Capital Region.

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience as a canvasser and/or organizer.
• At least one cycle of experience on a grassroots issue advocacy, legislative accountability, civic engagement, or electoral campaign (volunteer or staff).
• Strong knowledge of Votebuilder/VAN.
• Basic computer literacy and access to a reliable laptop preferred.
• Ability to work long and irregular hours in a high‑productivity, metrics‑driven environment.
• Must have reliable transportation, valid driver's license/insurance/registration, and clean driving record for at least 1 year, unless exempted.
• Bilingual experience is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and oversee a robust volunteer recruitment, training, and management program, both virtual and in-person.
• Meet assigned goals on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Monitor personal and volunteer metrics including network mapping, recruitment metrics, voter contact attempts per shift, flake rate, completion rate, and confirmation rate.
• Prioritize quality voter, volunteer, and community interactions.
• Attend and facilitate trainings on network organizing and outreach strategies.
• Collaborate with organizing and digital organizing leadership to plan and implement new outreach strategies.
• Build and manage community events in execution of our field and organizing strategy.

Skills

Canvassing experience

Organizing experience

Social media knowledge

Basic computer literacy

Strong problem solving

Long irregular hours

Deadline-driven

Independent and team work

Driver's license & clean record

Bilingual (nice to have)

Tools

Votebuilder/VAN

Job description

Position: Senior Organizer - Lansing (Capital Region)

Job Location: Lansing, MI

Position Type: Full Time, Exempt

Position Classification: Union Eligible

Compensation: $52,680.59 per year

Position Travel Percentage: 75%

Driving Percentage: 50%

Reports to: Regional Organizing Director

ABOUT FOR OUR FUTURE

Founded in 2016, For Our Future Action Fund (FOFAF) and For Our Future (FOF) run a year-round progressive field program across battleground states, focused on engaging voters on economic issues facing working families. Our mission is to elevate and advance economic justice by organizing voters around a pro-union, economic agenda and to elect pro-worker candidates. Along with community partners and volunteers, we consistently engage with people in face-to-face conversations around socio-economic issues, encouraging them to take action on issues and in elections. By organizing people in lasting relationships, we win elections, pass progressive policies, drive local progress, make a community’s collective voice heard, and help build the transformative power needed to improve people’s lives.

POSITION CLASSIFICATION

FOFAF recognizes a staff bargaining unit, affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 494, a labor union. This position is part of the union-represented collective bargaining unit, and specific employment terms and conditions are subject to a collective bargaining agreement.

JOB SUMMARY

FOFAF seeks a motivated, outgoing, and results-driven organizers to support our political organizing and voter outreach efforts in Lansing, Michigan. The Senior Organizer will work to engage area residents and activists on local and national causes, candidates, and campaigns that matter to them. Candidates should have familiarity with Lansing, experience working in political campaigns or organizing environments, comfortable working long hours, and possess basic digital skills.

This position is anticipated to run through at least November 2026.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Plan and oversee a robust volunteer recruitment, training, and management program, both virtual and in-person.
• Meet assigned goals associated with each metric on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Monitor personal and volunteer metrics including network mapping, recruitment metrics, voter contact attempts per shift, flake rate, completion rate, and confirmation rate.
• Prioritize quality voter, volunteer, and community interactions.
• Attend and facilitate trainings on network organizing, voter contact tactics and program strategy.
• Collaborate with organizing and digital organizing leadership to plan and help implement new outreach strategies in your region.
• Build and manage community events in execution of our field and organizing strategy.
• Schedule and hold regular 1:1 meetings with potential and onboarded volunteers.
• Train and activate volunteers to be leaders and ambassadors within our network organizing model.
• Attend daily and/or weekly scheduled staff calls and meetings.
• Ensure timely and accurate data entry and reporting.
• Conduct voter contact activities such as door-to-door canvassing, phone banking and SMS texting.
• Represent the organization at community events and meetings, when assigned, either virtual or in person where possible.
• Assist Region in building a pipeline of community volunteers to become volunteer leaders or prospects for paid direct voter contact activities.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• At least one year of experience as a canvasser and/or organizer.
• At least one cycle of experience on a grassroots issue advocacy, legislative accountability, civic engagement, or electoral campaign (as a volunteer or staff member).
• Strong knowledge of Votebuilder/VAN.
• Knowledge of social media.
• Must have basic computer literacy and access to a reliable laptop is ideal.
• Must have strong problem solving skills.
• Ability to work long and irregular hours in a high-productivity, metrics-driven work environment.
• Ability to meet deadlines under pressure while handling multiple projects.
• Ability to work independently and in team settings.
• Must have access to reliable transportation, a valid driver's license/insurance/registration, and clean driving record for at least 1 year, per organizations drivers policy, unless an accommodation has been approved that exempts you from driving for FOF/AF business purposes.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Bilingual experience is a plus, but not required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• This is an in-person position and will require a physical presence in the local office
• Prolonged periods of moving around for voter contact activity and in a stationary position at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to travel across Lansing, Michigan
• Must be able to transport up to 15 pounds at times

BENEFITS

• Health Insurance Coverage - 95% Employer Paid
• Paid parental leave
• Retirement Savings Plan with matching contributions up to the first 5%
• $150 Monthly Cell Phone and Internet Reimbursement
• Monthly Mileage Stipend
• 13 days paid time off every calendar year, as well as other paid holidays.

EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

• Employees may be required to work outside of normal business hours including weekends, holidays, and nights.
• Employees are required to abide by certain blackout dates during a campaign cycle or other key deadlines, and generally not allowed to take off during blackout periods. Emergencies are not affected by this policy.