Student Organizer

Taskforceusa; United States; Remote; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Coaching and experience in organizing

Academic credit arrangements for eligible students

Job summary

A youth-led organization is seeking Student Organizers in the United States to support mobilization and advocacy efforts. The role involves outreach to campus groups, advocating for student rights, and recruiting peers for a democracy-focused network. Ideal candidates are self-driven and passionate about building an inclusive democracy. This part-time position requires a commitment of approximately 10 hours per week and offers coaching and practical organizing experience alongside student leaders.

Qualifications

• Capacity to work 10 hours per week on organizing tasks.
• Commitment to building a just and inclusive democracy.
• Willingness to learn and grow as an organizer.

Responsibilities

• Outreach to professors and campus organizations for collaboration.
• Support efforts to protect student rights and programs.
• Advocate for pro-democracy initiatives before officials.
• Recruit peers for network and updates on opportunities.
• Mobilize students for local events and trainings.
• Increase visibility of campaign work in news and social media.
• Attend weekly team calls and one-on-one check-ins.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Problem-solving ability

Public speaking

Writing skills

Job description

Overview

Throughout history & around the world, young people have led movements to defeat authoritarianism and win a democracy that works for our generation. We're building the team to win again today. We’re looking for Student Organizers to support the Task Force’s mobilization and advocacy efforts in your state. As part of this role, you will primarily work with one of our national campaigns, and will have the opportunity to lead movement-building on college campuses to protect our student rights & wider democracy. The ideal organizer is self-driven, can agitate others to take action, understands the intersection of the fight for our democracy with other issues & identities (climate justice, access to healthcare, education, etc), and the role students need to play in championing systems that represent our generation.

Responsibilities Include

• Outreaching to professors, campus groups, and local organizations to collaborate on campaign work.
• Supporting efforts on campus to protect student rights and funding for critical programs.
• Advocating for pro-democracy initiatives before state & local officials by scheduling meetings with them/their staff, drafting & delivering committee testimony, and organizing lobby days.
• Recruiting peers to join our network and receive updates from movement partners on internship/career opportunities to support electoral justice initiatives.
• Mobilizing students to join local events and trainings to protect democracy and stand up to attacks on our communities (especially young & historically marginalized communities).
• Helping increase visibility of campaign work to local news & on social media
• Attending weekly team calls and one-on-one check-ins.

Requirements Include

• Capacity to work 10 hours/week on the above
• Commitment to building a just & inclusive democracy while centering youth
• Willingness to learn & grow as an organizer
• Demonstrated initiative, ability to problem-solve, and respond to a rapidly-evolving organizing landscape
• Strong interpersonal, speaking, and writing skills are helpful, though not essential

How to Apply

To apply, please enter your information and attach your resume & cover letter using the form below. As part of this role, you’ll receive coaching and first hand experience organizing alongside student leaders in the democracy movement. Academic credit can be arranged for eligible students. With questions about this or other roles, the Task Force, or our campaigns, please email [e-mail].

About the Task Force for Democracy

We’re a youth & volunteer-led team organizing students across 6 campaigns to demand a democracy that works for our generation — not billionaires & corporations! We work alongside movement partners to center young people in the fight against advancing autocracy. We’re nonpartisan. We don\'t support candidates or parties. And we stay focused on ending the root causes of inequality in our democracy. We know true democracy cannot only exist at the ballot box, but must be present in the workplace, and in our education. Our campaigns aim to end structural inequality across different areas of our democracy, and include: fighting voter suppression & money in politics, organizing students under autocracy, stopping a dangerous constitutional convention that would roll back our rights, using transparency laws to hold power accountable, and more!

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