Volunteer Community Organizer

Job Title: Volunteer Community Organizer

Organization: CORAZÓN

Location: Arizona (Maricopa County, East Valley)

Status: Full Time

Date of Hire: Immediately

Salary:

• CORAZÓN Arizona (CORAZÓN)Is a Non-Profit 501 C3 that Envisions an Arizona where a united faithful community centers and supports the hopes and voice of those most impacted to be the decision makers among statewide grassroots movements empowering Arizonan families.

As the Arizona federation of Faith in Action, a national community organizing network, CORAZÓN creates change on a local, state and national level. The heartbeat and life of our organizing work is to build and support faith based member institutions, diverse beliefs and traditions alike as we fight for social, racial, and economic dignity with a welcoming and inclusive prophetic voice. We believe and are working towards an Arizona where all people can live with Abundance and Dignity.

• Cultivate and foster an organizational culture where people of vast faith traditions feel welcomed and safe to take action to improve our democracy to achieve Covid Relief, Economic Dignity, Immigrant Justice, and can participate civically.
• Centering and listening to Black, Indigenous, Latinx leaders, faith and lay people and impacted community members on our local neighborhood issues and ideas that they have been identified to matter most.
• Advocating and co-creating for state and federal policies through intentional campaigns uplifting our moral voices to bring about systemic change for Arizonans centering race equity.
• Educate, train, and equip people with tools to improve the democracy within communities.

CORAZÓN is currently seeking a part-time Volunteer Community Organizer to engage with diverse faith traditions, communities of color and institutions to advocate locally and nationally. The job specifically requires base building and educating the community about the issues of Paid Leave, Childcare access, wages, and local budget advocacy. The Community Organizer will recruit and build teams of community leaders throughout Arizona that will drive CORAZON’s Abundance and Dignity For All campaign on economic dignity.

No past organizing experience is required of the applicant; however, the applicant must be a dedicated and hardworking individual that is passionate about Immigration, civic engagement, social and economic justice, and is willing to create community-led efforts to make change in their community. The applicant must also have a driver's license and access to a cell phone.

Bilingual applicants (English and Spanish) are preferred.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with the Organizing Director to manage, design, and implement the campaign report and to have regular check-ins with the Organizing Director.
• Conduct weekly and monthly meetings with leaders and coalition members
• Train volunteer leaders who will build neighborhood teams to drive CORAZON’s Economic Dignity Campaign, including virtual actions, events, phone banks, etc.
• Train volunteer leaders on tactics to engage and successfully maintain an accurate database of both volunteer involvement and member leadership development
• Identify and build relationships with potential allies and community partners to help execute campaign goals

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

We are seeking candidates with excellent relationship-building skills, who are outcome-driven, with strong and diverse immigration advocacy skills. Ideal candidates should have demonstrated experience in the following:

• A commitment to social and racial justice issues and understanding of challenges facing the immigrant community in Arizona and the US
• Experience building and teaching volunteer leader teams
• Work driving project and programs to completion
• Familiarity with political data, latest technologies, and best practices
• Comfort with the implementation of a range of organizing strategies and tactics including phone banking, canvassing and tabling
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills, with a results-focused approach
• Ability to work well with diverse groups and populations
• Dedication and ability to work flexible hours
• Spanish/English bilingual preferred but not required

Compensation/ Benefits:

This is a Part-Time volunteer position. At the end of the campaign, there may be opportunities for advancement.

To apply, please send an introductory email and resume to info@corazonaz.org with the subject line, “Volunteer Community Organizer”.

CORAZÓN is an equal opportunity employer, and diverse applicants are encouraged to apply.