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Youth Organizer (@ Leaders Igniting Transformation)

Youth Organizer (Milwaukee High School Organizer) @ Leaders Igniting Transformation in Milwaukee, WI - shared by Jobs That Help as a third party

ABOUT LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION:
Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT) engages in values-based issue relational and electoral organizing, direct action, advocacy for public policy, and leadership development. On campuses and communities of color across Wisconsin, we organize young people to build independent political power for social, racial, and economic justice.

Youth Organizer 
The Milwaukee Youth Organizer will organize within five Milwaukee Public School high schools to mobilize and organize young people around civic, electoral, and issue-based campaigns.

The Milwaukee Youth Organizer will work on the following buckets of work, and potentially more

Chapter Building and Maintenance – 20%
  • Maintain active membership weekly or biweekly meetings per high school, with goals to increase membership and leadership opportunities for young people
  • Identify and work with staff allies to support chapter activities through an advisor role and/or advocate for youth leadership on high school campuses

Member Engagement & Recruitment 30%
  • Consistently engage in 1:1 organizing conversation with potential chapter members
  • Consistently engage in maintenance and escalation 1:1 organizing conversation with current members, advancing their leadership and growth
  • Work with your director to set expectations and goals for membership growth per school
  • Consistently plan school-specific outreach events including but limited to classroom raps, tabling, outdoor events, voter registration drives, town halls and more

Leadership Development Programs – 20%
  • Manage and support part-time high school fellows to assist with membership engagement, chapter building, and advance campus and organizational issue campaigns
  • Support the development and execution of our summer Black Hogwarts training institute

Civic & Electoral Engagement – 10%
  • Help execute our non-partisan and partisan civic engagement programs which include campus voter registration and outreach activities, text & call campaigns, door-to-door outreach, and swag programs.
  • Be prepared to engage in non-school civic engagement efforts if the political climate and moment require action and the voices of young Black & Brown people.

Issue Campaign Planning & Execution – 20%
  • Work to develop and implement school-based action plans to work on our Invest-Divest Campaign
  • Work on organizational priorities to help advanced the LIT Platform at all levels of government
  • Work with your Director to develop lobbying and issue advocacy priorities for state legislators and district administrators

Strong Candidates will come with 
  • At least 1-2 years of previous full time paid organizing experience
  • Previous experience working with high school-aged students
  • An understanding of LIT’s mission to work to build homegrown leadership, expand access and opportunity, and promote an equitable society by engaging and organizing the leadership of young people.
  • A commitment to building the leadership capacity of Black & Brown youth
  • A commitment to learning and being in a community with a diverse staff from various racial & ethnic, gender, sexual, economic, and immigration status backgrounds
  • A basic understanding of software & tools that include EveryAction 8, VAN (Voter Activation Network), Reach and Google Suite

Candidate Profile
  • Goal orientation and strategic mindset, with the ability to adapt and collaborate to meet desired outcomes and metrics with thoughtful, proactive, and intentional communication
  • Strong organizational skills, including an ability to manage complex systems for tracking and program planning.
  • Commitment to the growth and development of self, team, and community. Strong applicants will be inquisitive, curious, and open to feedback, direction, and collaboration.
  • Proactive problem-solving, including the ability to think ahead, troubleshoot potential problems, seek solutions, and help the team meet their goals, with thoughtful communication about issues as they arise. Strong applicants will have significant prioritization skills and an adaptable work style.
  • Self-driven work style, including strengths in being resourceful, innovating and finding creative solutions to problems, and achieving goals and following plans without needing close supervision

Equal Opportunity
Leaders Igniting Transformation is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse work environment. People of color, people with disabilities, people of diverse sexual orientations, gender expressions, and identities are encouraged to apply.

Logistics
  • Employment Classify: Full-time exempt
  • Reports to: Organizing Director
  • Compensation: $45,000 annually
  • Benefits: Leaders Igniting Transformation offers a competitive benefits package covering 100% of employee medical, dental, & vision insurance premiums, cell allowance, travel reimbursements, healing fund reimbursements, medical reimbursements
  • Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Travel:  Will be required to visit high schools in the Milwaukee area to engage in relational organizing with young people and key district stakeholders. We have resumed in person work and our following strict COVID-19 safety protocols.