Community Organizer

Care. No matter what: PPLM has been a leader in promoting sexual health for more than 90 years. We believe that all people deserve the information and expert services to make informed, personal decisions that affect their health, their lives and their futures. We are the state’s leading provider of sexual and reproductive health services. We educate families and empower youth to make responsible choices that lead to healthier lives. We advocate for policies that improve sexual health.

The Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund and Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts (PPAF/PPLM) seek an organizer to run the affiliate’s Raiz program, which works to eliminate barriers to sexual and reproductive health care in Latinx communities and strives to build a movement for equity, justice, knowledge, and empowerment. We are looking for a dynamic individual who shares the organization’s commitment to center its outreach and advocacy work around the needs of Planned Parenthood patients and their communities, and who understands the fight for equitable access to reproductive care is intrinsically tied to an empowered and engaged supporter base.

This Organizer is responsible for supporting the execution of a statewide strategy to harness the energy of supporters across the Commonwealth, building the organization’s base, and working directly with volunteer leaders within their region. They will develop relationships with PPAF supporters and community organizations and ensure that consistent engagement opportunities exist for supporters across the state and in the region to feel empowered to take collective action in support of Planned Parenthood’s legislative, electoral, and reproductive health work. This work includes legislative and electoral organizing, volunteer leadership development, youth organizing, coalition building, and supporting regional execution of statewide constituency organizing programs. The Organizer will also host information tables at conferences, health fairs and other community events to promote services and distribute materials. This role will also be instrumental in the organization’s strategic plan’s effort to promote equitable access to sexual and reproductive healthcare and education for all people across the state.

This Organizer will work in a hybrid setup, splitting their time between a PPLM health center and in community in their assigned region with the expectation of semi-regular, but not frequent travel to other regions as needed.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Community and Grassroots Organizing:
• Engaging with community and local organizations in assigned regions to build strong relationships and accomplish shared goals.
• Build an engaged, effective, and active community of volunteers and coalition partners to act in support of PPAF's campaign and organizing efforts and increase knowledge of and support for PPLM services.
• Identify volunteer leaders and establish and lead the creation of volunteer teams.
• Organizing and activating PPAF college campus chapters and supporting these chapters in on and off-campus activities
• Specifically reaching out to Latinx and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) people and organizations in assigned regions to foster relationships and engage them in advocacy.
• Work on the local level to educate communities about advocacy opportunities relevant to PPAF’s goals and legislative agenda.
• Identify, and establish potential community partners who may serve as referral sources for patients seeking health care services and/or recipients of educational programming; community partners may include but are not limited to schools, colleges, non-profit agencies, youth-serving organizations, neighborhood groups, health care organizations, substance-use disorder providers, and immigrant rights agencies.
• Schedule, confirm, and host information tables at health fairs, conferences, and
• community events
• Organize actions (such as: phone banks, canvasses, forums, lobby days, trainings, etc.) in assigned region including outreach, participation, messaging, and logistics.
• Contribute to the creation and distribution of campaigns and other materials.
• Participate in hearings, meetings, and other activities.
• Represent PPAF at external events, meetings and in electoral campaign and coalition spaces.
• Track all outreach activities, including demographic information, in Customer Management database and provide periodic reports as required by grantors and quarterly goal targets
• Maintain and track an accurate and organized record of community partnerships, activities and input data into the Community Relations Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database as needed
• Manage PPAF’s Raiz program, including recruitment, volunteer management, and event organization.
• Political:
• Identify local elected officials who can champion PPAF causes in their cities and towns.
• Identify candidates for offices (local and state level) who are supporting PPAF’s legislative agenda.
• Work with allied groups and organizations to engage them with elected officials in support of our and their shared goals.
• Work on electoral campaigns of PPAF-endorsed candidates for office.
• Empower communities such as, but not limited to Latinx; BIPOC; people with disabilities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and Two-Spirit people; immigrants; women and feminine-identified people; and genderqueer, trans, and gender non-conforming people; by engaging them in the political process.
• Work collaboratively with other members of PPAF’s External Affairs team to further the goals of the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have access to reliable transportation for needed travel throughout the assigned region and occasionally statewide.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, especially during campaign peaks.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Windows applications, Google Drive, and the ability to build fluency in NGP-VAN (Voter Action Network) and other database management tools.
• Familiarity with relevant community organizations/agencies in targeted geographic area.
• Deep understanding of institutional and structural racism and their impact on underserved communities
• Prior experience in and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health
• Demonstrated ability to work well with people of different races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, ages, abilities, and experiences
• Strong public speaking skills
• At least 1 cycle of political campaign experience
• Training for union organizing, community advocacy, and/or political campaigns
• Demonstrated success within an organizing program or project
• Knowledge of or experience with healthcare-related causes
• Experience recruiting, training, and managing volunteers desired
• Multilingual candidates are encouraged to apply

$23 - $27 an hour

This position is part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts offers a comprehensive benefit package which includes; health, dental and vision insurance, 11 paid holidays, 403B retirement plan with a 3% employer match, paid parental leave, paid time off, flexible spending accounts and more.

Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment, and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Planned Parenthood is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.