[sust-mar] Deep Engagement Organizer, Neighbours United, Newfoundland

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Hiring: Newfoundland Deep Engagement Organizer
Organization: Neighbours United
Location: St. John's, Newfoundland, based from home
Also hiring: Senior Deep Engagement Organizer

Start Date: September, 2023
Terms: Full-time 20hrs/week, at least 18 month position
Salary: $50,000 pro-rated

Job description:

Neighbours United is a non-profit community-driven organization that brings together local residents to protect the natural environment while building just, equitable, healthy, and livable communities. Neighbours United coordinates hundreds of volunteers and outreaches to rural, small town and suburban residents each year to build sustainable communities and defend nature.

Neighbours United is the first group in Canada to develop a deep engagement canvass program, and the first group anywhere to complete a long-term deep canvass on climate and energy. Deep engagement canvassing, or deep canvassing, is a transformational practice for having vulnerable, emotional, and nonjudgmental conversations that decrease polarization and move people to become more in favour of an issue.

The Newfoundland Deep Engagement Organizer will support the Newfoundland Senior Deep Engagement Organizer to develop and run a deep canvassing program in the Avalon peninsula that furthers strategic climate policy implementation. . The Organizer will support an ongoing deep canvassing program that includes: having deep canvass conversations; collecting and tracking data; regularly evaluating and tracking learnings; recruiting, retaining and organizing volunteers to develop capacity and leadership; developing and running training programs; and organizing escalating action taking by residents. This position will be housed within Neighbours United at this time, but may be relocated to a Newfoundland-based organization in the second year. The position may be extended beyond the initial 18 month commitment, depending on campaign needs and funding.

Neighbours United practices employment equity and is dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our community. We welcome applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black People, People of Colour, women, people with disabilities, youth, members of the LGBTQ2SAI+ communities, new immigrants, refugees, or members of other minorities.

Neighbours United is committed to a safe work and volunteer space for everyone. All staff and board members have completed anti-oppression training. All new staff are required to complete anti-oppression training upon starting with Neighbours United if they have not previously completed similar training in the past two years.

Neighbours United is a Living Wage Employer. Employment benefits include:
• 4 weeks paid vacation (prorated), with flexibility around dates to accommodate staff needs
• Supply technology hardware
• 10 paid sick days annually
• Paid Statutory holidays including Boxing Day and Easter Monday, and additional consideration for days of cultural or religious significance
• Flexible work hours/work-life integration
• Paid time for leadership and organizer training
• Paid time for organizational justice, equity, diversity and inclusion training
• Hours tracking and time off enforced
• Annual raises for the cost of living and performance
• Opportunity for position advancement within the organization

The position is ideally based from the successful candidate’s home office in Newfoundland. At minimum, travel will be required to participate in, train and lead deep canvass programs, as optimal canvassing turf is identified, and relocation may be required, depending on the program’s needs. Candidates from suburbs, small towns and rural areas are especially encouraged to apply with qualifying experience.

Responsibilities:
• Support the development of deep engagement canvassing programs and campaigns with staff and volunteers on the phones and at doors
• Recruit, organize, coordinate, and train volunteers to support in educating and engaging members of the public on climate, clean energy and land use issues and solutions using engagement organizing principles
• Research and write climate, clean energy and land use solutions communications and reports
• Support tracking the metrics of the program within the organization’s database
• Support website development, content updating and other communications
• Participate in leadership development and anti-oppression trainings
• Meet regularly with the supervisor and supporting staff
• Participate in mandatory organizational development activities, like individual donor fundraising
• Follow workplace health and safety protocols
• Other duties as assigned by Newfoundland Senior Deep Engagement Organizer

Desired Skills and Experience:
• At least one year experience in the engagement organizing/distributed leadership/snowflake model, community organizing, campaigning, canvassing, and/or leading trainings and developing training content is required
• Experience with social work, crisis support, or trauma-informed care preferred
• Experience with CIVICRM, CallHub, Microsoft office (Excel), Google workspace, and other data analyzing and mapping software preferred
• Fluent in English, and fluency in an additional language preferred
• Demonstrated commitment and passion to environmental justice and its intersections
• Ability to work with diverse people and organizations
• Proven strong interpersonal, conflict resolution and communication skills
• Able to accurately record results of conversations in a data tracking database and contribute to debriefs that support team in learning from canvass interactions
• Comfortable talking with people with diverse viewpoints and actively listening without judgment to what they have to say
• Willing to share vulnerable experiences from your life
• Enthusiastic about learning, risk-taking and willing to make mistakes in the process
• Ability to be emotionally resilient during work hours for this position
• Able to work evenings and weekends – this is a key requirement of successful community organizing and will be required once the program launches
• Access to reliable transportation and valid driver’s license
• Extensive travel or relocation may be required
• Legally entitled to work in Canada

To apply:

Applicants are encouraged to identify in their applications if they are Indigenous Peoples, Black People, People of Colour, women, youth, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ2SAI+ communities, new immigrants, refugees, and/or are members of other visible minorities.

Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis with the intention to hire as soon as possible.

Send a cover letter and CV to montana at neighboursunited.org with the subject line reading “Newfoundland Deep Engagement Organizer Application”. Please indicate you saw this posting at GoodWork.ca.

We thank all who apply and only those considered for the position will be contacted for interviews.

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