Field Managers (part-time permanent, 2 positions available)

Note: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and interviews are scheduled to begin after January 12 2026

Field Manager Civic Engagement & Organizing Department

About Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta

Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta is the first nonprofit legal advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the civil rights of Asian Americans Native Hawaiian Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) and Arab Middle Eastern Muslim and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities in Georgia and the Southeast.

Our vision is a social movement in which communities of color are fully empowered active in civic life and working together to promote equity fair treatment and self-determination for all.

Founded in 2010 as the Asian American Legal Advocacy Center (AALAC) our organization became part of the Asian Americans Advancing Justice affiliation in 2014. Since then we have re-organized our focus areas more specifically into four groups: Policy Advocacy Civic Engagement & Organizing Impact Litigation and Legal Services.

Position Summary

As a Field Manager you will play a crucial role in our efforts to introduce foster and/or maintain relationships with our key communities for the purposes of organizing and civic participation. You will help organize supervise and lead canvassers during assigned shifts. Your responsibilities will include building relationships overseeing varying canvassing efforts distribution of voter education registering community members to vote and providing resources that support the Civic Engagement & Organizing department.

This is a permanent part-time position that oversees the organizations community outreach and civic engagement in different communities in Georgia. Being fluent in AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) or AMEMSA (Arab Middle Eastern Muslim and South Asian) representative languages is highly preferred for this position.

How Youll Contribute to Our Impact

• Supervision: Responsible for canvasser shift management providing materials and supplies for canvassers to be in the field submitting weekly field reports tracking shift pace through data points obtained by canvassers and escalating any safety issues to the Civic Engagement Manager and Civic Engagement & Organizing Director as appropriate.

• Data Collection: Ensure that canvassers data is accurate consistent and reliable throughout each shift. Record and report relevant data from your outreach efforts. Emphasize creative ways to collect qualitative data in the communities that we serve. Work with Civic Engagement Manager for turf maintenance in MiniVAN and maintain an updated list of pop-up canvassing and soft canvassing locations.

Civic and Community Engagement:

• Outreach and Engagement: Lead a team of canvassers to help engage with community members through soft canvassing (e.g. at community events festivals college campuses) pop up canvassing (local businesses and schools) and deep canvassing (e.g. door-to-door outreach) to distribute information about voting and other community resources.

• Voter Registration: Ensure canvassers are registering eligible community members to vote checking for quality control of all forms and that all information is accurately completed and processed on time at the end of the shift.

• Election Protection: Inform community members about their voting rights how to report issues at polling places and the importance of election integrity leading up to key elections. Oversee the organizations election protection efforts at different counties by acting as a cluster captain for canvassers volunteers staff and other partner organizations on key election days.

Relationship-building:

• Community relationship building: Conduct outreach that benefits voter mobilization efforts during peak electoral seasons (local businesses schools community groups etc.).

• Collaboration: Work closely with all Advancing Justice-Atlanta departments to maximize impact.

Leadership development through political education and skills-building:

• Willingness to learn Civic Engagement & Organizing theories of change to enhance the collaboration of the departments power building efforts.

What Youll Bring to the Team

• Experience: Recommended to have worked one electoral cycle.

• Leadership Skills: Ability to effectively lead teams of canvassers volunteers and partner organizations in coordination with Organizers within the department. Previous experience supervising a diverse team of canvassers or staff is a plus but not required.

• Communication Skills: Strong verbal communication skills with the ability to connect with diverse communities in a respectful and effective manner.

• Community Engagement: Passion for both civic engagement and organizing with a commitment to increasing voter participation and community resource awareness via community events and other activities.

• Bilingual Requirements (highly preferred): Fluent in a language spoken within AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) and/or AMEMSA (Arab Middle Eastern Muslim and South Asian) communities.

• Systems (preferred): Adept at using technology including MiniVAN Connecteam and GetThru.

• Adaptability: Comfortable working in inclement weather conditions door-to-door outreach and canvassing in different neighborhoods. Ability to work in and with communities you may not necessarily identify with.

• Team Player: Ability to work collaboratively within a team and cross-department collaboration by sharing insights and strategies to enhance outreach efforts.

• Availability: Ability to work during Election Day commit to a standardized work schedule which includes evenings and weekends and align with scheduled community events and outreach opportunities.

Why Youre Excited About Us

• Impact: We are building power for good in the South and your contributions will matter.

• Growth: We are invested in growing your leadership within the organization and beyond.

• Our Team: We are a group of talented passionate and dedicated people who love our community and care about cultivating meaning authenticity and joy in our work.

• Opportunity: You value working on a meaningful cause that impacts the community.

• Competitive: You will be compensated at $25.00 an hour commensurate with experience and based on principles of internal equity.

Physical and Logistical Requirements

The candidate must be local to the Metro-Atlanta area. This position requires travel to the Advancing Justice-Atlanta office and to other local meetings and events. Candidates must have their own reliable transportation with a valid drivers license and motor vehicle insurance. Must have the ability to lift 30 lbs. and stand/walk for a sufficient amount of time. Field Managers will be scheduled and expected to work 20 to 29 hours per week.

To Apply

Submit a resume to the Human Resources Manager through the job link. Applications will be accepted and considered on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply regardless of race color creed ethnicity national origin ancestry age height weight sex gender identity sexual orientation disability HIV status marital or domestic partner status or religious affiliation. For any accommodation requests in the application process please contact