Field Organizer – ACLU – Orlando, FL

Title: Field Organizer

Office: Affiliate Offices

Location: Orlando, Florida

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation of Florida seeks an Immigrants’ Rights Organizer. This position is located in the organization’s Orlando office, but includes some travel.

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida is an affiliate of the national ACLU, a national public interest organization devoted to the defense of the Bill of Rights. For nearly 100 years, the ACLU has served as the nation’s primary protector of the liberties that define our democracy. The organization implements its vital civil liberties mission in all 50 states in large part through affiliate entities such as the ACLU of Florida. Operating out of four offices—Miami (main), Tampa, Pensacola, and Jacksonville—the Florida affiliate has a budget of over $8 million and 55 staff members, placing it among the larger ACLU affiliates in the nation.

The ACLU of Florida, the state’s largest civil rights and civil liberties organization, employs litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education to protect and promote a broad range of constitutional values and individual rights, such as freedom of speech, racial justice, right to privacy, religious liberty, criminal justice reform, voting rights, reproductive rights, LGBT rights, disability rights, and immigrants’ rights. The ACLU of Florida litigates a broad range of complex constitutional cases in federal and state courts through direct representation, filing amicus briefs, and submitting administrative complaints to state and federal agencies.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The immigrants’ Rights Organizer is a staff position within the Affiliate’s Field Department. The position reports to the Field Director.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute effective multi-disciplinary advocacy campaigns to advance civil liberties utilizing a combination of advocacy and organizing strategies
• Develop, strengthen, and nurture alliances and work in coalition with communities of color, chapters, youth groups, faith communities, social services providers, medical providers, educators, and other advocacy groups
• Recruit and train community leaders, chapters, and volunteers in support of immigrants’ rights campaigns
• Plan and manage events to raise visibility and support for the campaign
• Develop strategy and field organizing activities for advocacy campaigns, in collaboration with chapters and activist volunteers
• Elevate the stories and experiences of impacted communities and individuals, ensuing that the interests and vision of impacted immigrants and the broader community are reflected in campaigns
• Organize, lead, and participate in community education events, rallies, and meetings
• Develop advocacy materials including fact sheets, toolkits, action alerts, blog posts, and social media content in collaboration with the Communications Director
• Provide Know Your Rights trainings for impacted communities and individuals, employers, educators, medical providers, educators, etc.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion within the workplace; using a personal approach that values all individuals and respects differences in regards to race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ability, and socio-economic circumstance
• Commitment to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and/or conflicts
• Meet quantitative goals for event building, volunteer contact and recruitment
• Other duties as assigned

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

While no one person will have all the qualities enumerated below, the successful candidate will bring many of the following qualifications and attributes:

• History of living in or working with immigrant communities, preferably in Florida.
• Fluency in a language other than English (Spanish or Haitian Creole strongly preferred)
• Experience in community/field organizing and base building that uses a “snowflake” organizing model preferred.
• A history of working collaboratively and successfully with people and organizations from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds and broad range of ideological positions and religious views.
• Experience with passing local municipality ordinances
• Commitment to meeting a high bar and a history of getting things done even in the face of obstacles
• Ability to work on fast-paced campaigns with many moving pieces and ability to adapt to changing circumstances
• Self-starting and willing to learn
• Experience managing multiple projects and the ability to oversee volunteers and leaders
• Ability to travel across the state, as necessary, and participate in occasional evening and weekend meetings
• Unwavering commitment to the mission and goals of the ACLU, including a demonstrated commitment to racial justice and civil rights issues

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Compensation will be commensurate with experience, within the range of $45,000 – $60,000. The ACLU of Florida provides excellent benefits, including health and dental insurance with generous vacation, holiday and sick leave policies, as well as a Defined Contribution 401K Retirement Plan.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Please send cover letter, resume, by email to jobs@aclufl.org. All inquiries should include Immigrants’ Rights Organizer in the subject line and all attachments should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please indicate where you learned of this job posting. No phone calls, please.

This job description provides a general but not comprehensive list of the essential responsibilities and qualifications required. It does not represent a contract of employment. The ACLU of Florida reserves the right to change the job description and/or posting at any time without advance notice.

The ACLU of Florida is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. The ACLU of Florida encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, or veteran status. We encourage formerly incarcerated individuals to apply. If selected for an interview, please inquire if financial assistance is needed in order to attend.

The ACLU of Florida undertakes affirmative action strategies in its recruitment and employment efforts to assure that persons with disabilities have full opportunities for employment in all positions. Fluency in Spanish and Creole is preferred but not required.