Voter Engagment Coordinator

Job Opening: Voter Engagement Coordinator

Status: Full-time, exempt
Salary Range: $60,000-65,000, with Benefits
Location: Main office in Raleigh, NC; position is hybrid (2 days in office and 3 WFH), must be local or intend on moving to the area to be considered; requires frequent travel across the Triangle and other parts of the state

Application Deadline: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis to start as soon as possible.

Benefits: All full-time employees are offered health, dental, and vision insurance benefits, paid time off for vacations and sick leave, and the option to join our 401k plan to assist in saving for retirement. In addition, employees are able to work from home two days a week and are offered flex time for weeks that they may work in the evening or weekend. To support the professional development goals of our employees we offer a yearly $500 professional development stipend; $450 stipend towards an Asian language course; and ongoing training opportunities. 

About the organizations:

North Carolina Asian Americans Together (NCAAT) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to supporting equity and justice for all over fostering community among Asian American communities and allies in NC through civic engagement, leadership development, grassroots mobilization, and political participation. 

NCAAT in Action is committed to supporting equity and justice for all by building political power among Asian Americans and allies in North Carolina through voter education, progressive advocacy, and leadership development.

About the position: NCAAT is seeking a Voter Engagement Coordinator to broaden our work with Asian voters throughout North Carolina and to help the team recruit, lead, and coordinate volunteers, canvassers, and phone bankers for our voter engagement work. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about engaging with Asian voters and building relationships in the community. The candidate should have a deep commitment to racial justice, equity, and relationship building. The Voter Engagement Coordinator will work closely with NCAAT staff, the voter engagement program, and report to the Head of Voter Engagement. 

Responsibilities:

• Engage with members of local communities to encourage voter engagement and provide information related to NCAAT and NCAAT In Action’s programming efforts 
  • Assist with tactics including but not limited to door knocking, phone and text banks, site canvass (“tabling”), and relational organizing
• Be the Owner of our phone banking program 
  • Be the point person of NCAAT's phone banking with support from the voter engagement team 
  • Recruit and help paid callers and occasionally NCAAT staff to run phone banks 
  • Assist with script writing and implementation
• Help organize, recruit, and train volunteers, and canvassers for voter outreach efforts
  • Assist in training volunteers and canvassers on NCAAT’s voter outreach, ensuring that volunteers and canvassers are up to date on voter rights and the local election process
  • Recruit Canvassers for our canvassing program 
  • Keep canvasser timesheets up to date on their working hours
• Travel across North Carolina to help launch canvassing shifts and community canvass days 
  • Travel throughout NC NCAAT's 10 key counties of focus 
  • Assist the VE team with canvasser management and provide support on canvass days
  • Occasionally serve as a shift lead when needed
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with community members and volunteers
  • Mobilize community members around relevant issues and policies, using accessible language and leveraging NCAAT’s in-language capacities, following messaging and branding guidelines from the organization
• Support program team in organizational-wide mobilizations
  • Help the Voter Engagement team with the implementation of our all-hands programming such as National Voter Registration Day Week of Action(NVRD Week), Election Protection, and other mobilizations as they occur

Core competencies:

• Committed to social justice and equity
• Have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation 
• Able and willing to drive in North Carolina to outreach sites
• Ability to engage in direct conversations with unfamiliar members of the community
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently
• Willing to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends
• Previous canvassing experience with either an advocacy group or campaign
• Familiarity with VoteBuilder and Minivan
• Ability to connect with community members over social media such as Instagram, Facebook, and other platforms
• Nice to have - Experience working in Asian American communities 
• Nice to have - Basic skills in any Asian language

NCAAT is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender, gender identity, age, or disability. Women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and others from historically marginalized groups are encouraged to apply.

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