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Salary $40,000 a year job type full-time number of hires for this role 1
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Job title: live free organizer (entry level position with opportunities for advancement)
Organization: faith in new jersey
Location: statewide (based in rahway office)
Faith in new jersey is a network of clergy, faith communities, and those hurting working with our allies to advance a racial, immigration, and economic justice agendaFaith in new jersey is seeking a full-time live free organizer to grow our organizing and leadership development work in new jerseyThe live free organizer will co-create a statewide street certified coalition of formerly incarcerated leaders which is a part of our national live free campaign to organize on the local, state, and federal levelThe live free organizer will work closely with regional organizers to build the powerful leadership of street certified leaders in their regions to co-create organizing across issues of concern in their local communities.
A live free organizer ideally:
Has a lived experience of being incarcerated or has been impacted by the criminal legal system
Is committed to liberation that is grounded in the belief that the path to the collective liberation of all people is through black liberation.
Believes in and is committed to the abolition of all systems or structures that harm our communities while building collective power of those impacted ensuring that healing is woven in all aspects of organizing with dignity.
Demonstrates a disciplined focus on intentional relationship building across difference and leadership development through 1:1 conversation, inviting leaders into roles in the public arena and engaging them in national and local leadership development training.
Engages grassroots leaders in collective action for social change through identifying issues, training leaders and getting them into direct action with policy-makers and decision makers at a local, county-wide, state, and federal level
Co-creates and implements long term strategic plans that build power for a movement centering liberation, building power, and healing our communities
Partners with our national live free campaign
Responsibilities:
Learn the faith in action organizing model and approach to leadership development
Organize street certified coalition meetings and strategy sessions
Conduct 15-20 weekly relational meetings with justice impacted community leaders, clergy, community members and organizational allies
Support regional organizing, power building and leadership development
Advance decarceration policies on the national, state, and federal level
Develop a clear power analysis of the region and the state legislature
Identify, nurture, and elevate leaders within impacted communities and the broader public to help shape and inform campaign goals, tactics, and strategies while developing a powerful base
Help lead our statewide justice organizing and build local campaigns
Fundraise, monitor and maintain grant funding requirements
Mobilize leaders to shape local, state, and federal policies or practices regarding the criminal legal system, public safety, and urban gun violence.
Agitate faith communities to build social capital with those hurting in their immediate communities
Mobilize volunteers to take action on legislative and local campaigns using a variety of tactics: event attendance, 1:1’s, calls, letters, petition signature gathering, canvassing, phone banking, in-person meetings, house parties, rallies, etc.
Develop and conduct training for leaders on effective community organizing: research meetings, team building, mobilization, power analysis, voter engagement, coalition building, structural racism, popular education, storytelling, one-to-ones, etc.
Produces ongoing reports tracking data and other metrics
Qualifications:
Creative, self-starting, willing to learn, and results-oriented with strong task and time management skills.
Strong public speaking, writing and analytical skills
Strong interpersonal and relational skills and interest in people
Comfortable working directly with faith and clergy leaders
Disciplined and able to work effectively, independently and in teams
Desire to learn and openness to being challenged
Experience organizing with returning citizens, within faith communities, communities of color, and/or youth preferred.
Experience with political organizing, union organizing, faith-based organizing, grassroots organizing, designing organizing campaigns, civic engagement, or related work
Bi-lingual is a plus but not required
Ability to have flexible schedule, work evenings, work weekends, and travel
The live free organizer will develop street certified leaders, clergy, and grassroots community leaders in organizing to protect and expand human rights, dismantle systemic injustice, and increase economic opportunitiesFaith in new jersey is an affiliate of the faith in action national network, the largest network of faith-based community organizing federations in the country.
Faith in new jersey has a strong learning culture, including weekly staff development and coaching opportunities and faith in action regional and national trainingWe place a high priority on personal learning, creating a respectful multicultural organization, and dismantling white supremacy in organizing spacesThis is an entry level position that will involve extensive trainingWe strongly encourage candidates of color and formerly incarcerated leaders to apply.
Compensation: competitive salary of $40,000; position includes health, holiday, and vacation benefitsIn addition we provide travel and cellular phone reimbursement.
Application procedure:
No phone calls, pleaseThis job description provides a general but not comprehensive list of the responsibilities and qualifications requiredIt does not represent a contract of employment.
A key responsibility is co-creating a nj street certified coalitionFind below a description from the national street certified coalition decarceration campaign manager.
Street certified coalition
“the need for this space is informed by the understanding that those with justice impacted lived experiences need an exclusive space allocated towards their development, supporting the building of their network, and creating a culture of dignityThe goal of the space is to support a pipeline of development and well being for formerly incarcerated people across the country to pass policies that decarcerate mass incarceration in america with dignity.
The benefit of joining the national (and statewide) campaign is that by building collective power people are trained in tools that will not just assist themselves to advocate for policies that will benefit their communities; but, also translate into skills that will help to improve conditions in their day-to-day livesThe prayer of this coalition is that formerly incarcerated people who work together will be architects of a world that is of our imagination and not just at our expenseThe success of this coalition is determined by formerly incarcerated people seeing tangible, and sustainable improvement in their day to day lives, as well as the incarcerated population across america decreasing significantly with dignity.
You may have noticed the mention of dignity is relied on heavily in these descriptionsThis is recognition that progressive spaces often compromise directly impacted people’s humanity at the expense of perceived “wins.” it is explicitly clear to this coalition that we can pass policy and maintain our humanity both at the same time.” - brittany white - decarceration campaign manager
Job type: full-time
Pay: $40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Schedule:
Monday to friday
On call
Weekend availability
Covid-19 considerations:
We are working remotely as well as in person with social distancing and masks.
Application question(s):
Cover letter required: fully detail information about your qualifications and experience in organizing
Experience:
Organizing: 2 years (preferred)
Work location:
One location
Work remotely:
Yes
Work location: one location
