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Position: Bilingual Community Organizer Position Type: Full Time Location: Sterling, Virginia Overview New Virginia Majority (NVM) is Virginia’s leading civic engagement organization that mobilizes and organizes people of all colors and backgrounds across the state. NVM’s year‑round approach to organizing involves mass scale voter outreach, linked to ongoing community organizing campaigns, intensive leadership development, and advocacy. NVM is currently expanding its team and is seeking conscious and skilled individuals with a deep commitment to social change. Responsibilities Build strong relationships and identify and develop leaders into clear membership roles. Timely and aggressive follow up with leads generated by field efforts including one-on-one meetings, house visits and other methods of grassroots outreach. Manage regular membership meetings with a standing agenda and supporting new leaders to facilitate meetings geared towards peer engagement and immediate activation. Create actions, trainings and mobilization opportunities in order to activate members and activists. Mobilize and track engagement of members and activists at various events and field opportunities in databases. Develop the political consciousness of the affiliate organizations’ leaders through popular education, reflection, leadership development and developing appropriate educational materials. Provide support to leaders. Participate in campaign development, strategizing and implementation. Participate in building campaign coalitions and key relationships with campaign-related allies. Perform other duties as required. Qualifications Committed to New Virginia Majority’s mission of social, racial and economic justice. Experience with grassroots organizing. Ability to develop and maintain a variety of relationships on multiple levels. Demonstrated ability to meet multiple deadlines; able to develop and move projects forward with independence and autonomy. Self-motivated and works well both independently and on a team. Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, manage multiple projects. Ability to take direction and constructive feedback. Driver’s license and access to a car. A minimum one-year commitment to the position. Experience organizing immigrant communities is preferred. Bilingual in Spanish and English languages is required. Additional Information Reporting to: Lead Organizer. Compensation: Salaries are competitive. Salary range is $44,000 - $49,000, commensurate with experience, and comes with an excellent benefits package, including health, vision, dental, and stipends for phone and transportation. How to Apply: Please go to to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references. Please include the position name and preferred location. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to applicants whose candidacy is not being pursued. No phone calls please. New Virginia Majority (NVM), Virginia’s leading civic engagement organization, builds power in working‑class communities of color across the Commonwealth. We organize around issues of racial, economic, and environmental justice year‑round through mass political education, intensive leadership development, mobilization, and mass voter outreach. We fight for a Virginia that is just, democratic and environmentally sustainable. We are an equal opportunity employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr New Virginia Majority (NVM)

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