Immigration, Climate, and Healthcare Organizer Fellows

ABOUT US

Unidos MN is an immigrant-led, multiracial, state-wide organization building power for Minnesotan working families to advance social, racial, and environmental justice. We are an organization born out of the immigration justice movement. Immigration reform, democracy, education, healthcare, and climate justice are at the core of our work. We do people-powered electoral organizing as a democracy defense strategy aligned to our working families agenda in metropolitan, suburban and rural areas. Our medium term outcome is a community of leaders taking responsibility in the public arena, and our long term North Star is a healthy and high functioning multiracial democracy where nobody is left behind. We are tens of thousands of Minnesotans united to build a future where everyone can thrive.

Join us in this mission as an Organizing Fellow!   

POSITION SUMMARY

We seek 4 full-time associate organizers to support our immigration, climate, and healthcare equity work from key impact areas. 

At Unidos MN, we believe that regular people, especially those experiencing inequality related to income, race, religion, immigration status, or gender, have the power and wisdom to solve critical societal problems. We are committed to cultivating a generation of leaders ready to take responsibility for themselves and their communities through our campaigns and leadership development. 

LOCATIONS AND ISSUES:

• Saint Paul: healthcare and immigration associate organizer

• North Minneapolis, Northern Suburbs: immigration and climate (bilingual in either Spanish or Somali required)

• South Minneapolis, Southern Suburbs: immigration and climate (bilingual in either Spanish or Somali required)

• Southern Minnesota: immigration, healthcare and climate (bilingual in either Spanish or Somali required)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Organizing

• Identify and build leaders and coach them to reach out to others. Conduct 10-15 one-one conversations per week.

• Build a core leadership team with representation from leaders with followings

• Coach leaders to door knock, organize house parties and community events, and strengthen neighborhood teams

• Recruit community members to take roles and actions including: join leadership team, meet with elected leaders, attend events, make calls, write letters

• Demonstrate ability to do major turnout with a public meeting or turnout stress-test event

• Leader recruitment and retention 

• Recruit volunteers through email, phone banks, and 1-1 referrals. 

• Meet with leaders regularly to assess their experiences and build their skills and build a supportive and accountable environment within the team

• Field canvas

• Train volunteer canvassers

• Prepare canvas materials and data entry

• Professional development: 

  • Organizing skills training will take place on Fridays.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• A passion for social justice and grassroots organizing as a means for social change

• A demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback, and willingness to invest in getting to know other members of the team.

• Willingness to try new things, creative approach to problem-solving.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills 

• Outreach is performed primarily outside, knocking on doors. Outreach staff must be able to spend 8 hours on their feet in variable weather, and walk up and down stairs.

• The ability to work with diverse faith communities, racial groups, and diverse stakeholders

• Basic computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office, Internet applications, and communication applications

You might be an ideal applicant if you are:

• A quick learner

• Someone with integrity, a strong work ethic, and a “get things done” approach

• A self-starter, flexible problem solver

• Eager to learn, a good listener, and capable of working well with people from different backgrounds

• Able to establish quick rapport or create connections when engaging someone new

• Able to independently set goals and use them to guide daily actions

• Open to evaluation and direction from supervisor and peer learning with agitation from colleagues

Helpful but not required:

• Previous experience organizing in BIPOC communities with labor, community, electoral or issue advocacy organizing, or leading a door-to-door canvass

• Proficient in other languages, for example Spanish, Somali, Oromo, Hmong, Amharic, Mam or Quechua. 

HOURS AND COMPENSATION

• This position will be full time with a six-month probation period.

• Evening and weekends hours are required on a regular basis

• Salary based on $50,000 per year rate 

• Paid time off 

• Cell phone stipend

• Opportunities for leadership and professional development

HOW TO APPLY

HOW TO APPLY

Send a cover letter indicating area and issue of interest, resume and three work related references to emilia@unidos-mn.org

Position will be open until filled.

All applicants must have reliable transportation, a smartphone, 

a valid driver’s license, and proof of valid auto insurance.