Interior Civic Engagement Organizer

Job Title: Interior Civic Engagement Organizer

Reports to: Advocacy Director

Status: Full-time Remote with in-person work required.

Salary: $26.44 - $28.37 per hour

Location: Fairbanks North Star Borough

Organization Overview
The Alaska Center Education Fund envisions a thriving just and sustainable Alaska for future generations. We engage and empower Alaskans of all ages to support clean air and water a strong and resilient democracy and a fair and equitable transition from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy. We focus on climate justice and clean energy solutions wild salmon habitat protection and ensuring all Alaskans can engage in the civic partnership with our sister organization The Alaska Center we engage in youth leadership development community organizing and supporting public officeholders who share our values.

Position Overview

The Alaska Center Education Fund seeks a motivated community connector to advance our Democracy for All Alaskans campaign in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. This role is responsible for voter outreach and engagement volunteer recruitment and relationship building planning and supporting community events and driving Alaskans to take action on voting rights issues. This role is focused on increasing voter turnout while building relationships with volunteers and creating/maintaining pathways for volunteers to engage in our campaigns and become a part of our organization. The ideal candidate must love making connections and have the ability to find common ground with people of all backgrounds. Some evening and weekend work is essential for this role to reach community members and be present for community events. This is a grant-funded one-year position. Employment after the grant cycle is not guaranteed.

Primary Responsibilities

• Organize events campaigns and initiatives to promote voter education registration and turnout voters in the Fairbanks North Star Borough.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with new and current volunteers our members and the communities we serve with a focus on: young voters BIPOC voters and other low propensity voting communities.
• Recruit volunteers to conduct direct voter contact testify at legislative hearings help with events and complete other roles necessary to do our advocacy work.
• Empower and train volunteers to become leaders in our campaigns to help shape and inform campaign goals tactics and strategies and ensure that the interests and vision of community members help shape our civic engagement work.
• Conduct Get Out The Vote efforts that include talking to voters over the phone at their front doors and at events to encourage them to vote in state and local elections.
• Create engaging voter education and turnout content for social media and email.
• Assist in GOTV efforts in other regions and across programs including supporting our utility election work.
  
  

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Must have reliable transportation and willingness to work evenings and weekends.
• Experience with community organizing electoral campaigns or civic engagement. Experience working directly with volunteers is preferred.
• Ability and desire to build and maintain meaningful relationships with volunteers and stakeholders.

• Commitment to understanding race class gender and other equity issues in organizing and politics. Experience and commitment to strengthening racial justice equity and inclusion throughout our organization in campaigns and with partners.
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to work well independently and on a team.
• Ability to inspire action in others lead by example and instill purpose into daily campaign operations of the organization.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude and solution-based approach in high-pressure or difficult situations.
  
  

Preferred Skills and Qualification (not required):

• Experience with Voter Action Network (VAN) EveryAction (EA) and affiliated databases.
• Experience with Google-Suite platforms.
  
  

This is a full-time remote (some in-person work required) position that must be based in Fairbanks North Pole or the surrounding area. Salary is dependent on experience with a generous and competitive benefits package. All Alaska Center staff have access to professional development opportunities including training and support. The Alaska Center provides a supportive work environment with excellent benefits and incentives. The Alaska Center is an equal opportunity employer. Employment and promotional opportunities are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression pregnancy sexual orientation age national origin marital status citizenship disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established under law. We are committed to supporting centering and working with Black Indigenous and People of Color Working-Class and Low-Income people Women LGBTQIA2 people and Disabled people in addressing the many crises that impact us. We strongly encourage people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities to apply.

To apply please complete this form including submitting all requested materials. Position open until filled. No phone calls please.