Veterans Organizer

Maine People's Alliance•Portland, ME

2d•$45,000 - $55,000

About The Position

Maine People's Alliance (MPA) is a community of Maine people, from all different backgrounds, who believe that we can live in a world where everyone has what they need, everyone contributes what they can, and nobody is left behind. While there are more than enough resources to meet everyone’s basic needs, a small number of wealthy interests use tactics like racism to divide us, maintaining a society where they benefit at everyone else’s expense. That is why we must overcome division with community, cynicism with relentless moral courage, changing – not accepting – what is politically possible. Common Defense is a veteran-led grassroots movement dedicated to protecting democracy, combating authoritarianism, and building a future where liberty and justice truly are for all. We represent the diversity of the military and are united by the oath that we swore to defend the Constitution—from enemies, foreign and domestic. MPA and Common Defense are teaming up to hire a full-time Veterans Organizer in Maine. The ideal candidate should be a veteran who feels called to stand against MAGA extremism, political and state violence, and all threats to democracy and build a state and a country where liberty and justice truly is for all.

Requirements

First-hand lived experience of injustice that anchors a desire for progressive social change (an understanding of the challenges Mainers face because they have lived them)
Military service
Relational skills, especially active listening, empathy, modeling vulnerability, building trust
Ability to move someone to action through uncovering their self-interest and connecting it to the work
Moral courage - willingness to make asks of strangers and folks they know / risk rejection, willingness to step outside their comfort zone
Ability to form a team where power is shared
Self-motivation and an ability to successfully work independently

Nice To Haves

Door-to-door canvassing
Community organizing
Fundraising
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Responsibilities

Connecting with veterans across the state and moving them to action
Identifying leadership potential in veterans and provide opportunities for them to develop new skills
Engaging veterans in elections