Western Wisconsin Regional Organizer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Run a relational Know Your Neighbor voter contact program with a goal of recruiting 100 volunteers in WFP and partnering with other organizations to further scale the program

Work to train our volunteers and build grassroots leadership

Build a recruitment pipeline of the right people by embedding deeply in community around our issues and candidates - build relationships with everyone, from small business owners to faith leaders, to artists and PTA parents

Organizes and recruits volunteers to get involved in campaigns directly with candidate campaigns or run by PACs, c4s, or c3s

Design and manage member development and political education opportunities 

Build and maintain cross-organization political relationships with members and leaders

Build durable relationships with key leaders of allied organizations to ensure alignment around campaign goals and tactics

Work with partners to manage joint volunteer activities and actions

Manage contact lists and maintain up to date records in our database

Be a leader on get out the vote field efforts for our priority races, including launching canvasses, building election day poll site visibility operations and other field needs

Supporting and building our relational voter work including our relational postcard program 

Manages and monitors strategies, priorities, and all aspects of campaign vision, strategy, timeline, communication, community outreach, politics, timetables, and organizing strategies

Organizes and recruits volunteers to help with text banking, and or phone banking

Organizes and recruits volunteers to get involved in campaigns

Skills and Qualifications

• At least 2 years of organizing experience

• Candidates should have at least 3 cycles of campaign experience

• A passion for grassroots and grasstops organizing

• A passion and commitment to social, economic, and racial justice

• Demonstrated ability to create and manage organizing campaigns

• Ability to communicate compellingly about WFP’s work and inspire others to action

• Critical thinking and problem solving skills

• Drive and tenacity to advance our mission and values

• Ability to work independently

• Attention to detail and the ability to manage the technical aspects of a project such as logistics, paperwork, deadlines, etc.

• Ability to work effectively with strong personalities, peers, public officials, and allies

• Using tools to send emails, text messages, do phone banking

• Driver’s license, reliable transportation, and willingness for regular in-state travel

• Familiarity with Southeastern politics preferred

LOCATION AND TRAVEL

The Western Wisconsin Region Organizer must be based out of LaCrosse or Eau Claire, which includes -  Pierce, Pepin, Dunn, Eau Claire, Buffalo, Trempealeau, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Juneau, Vernon, Richland, Sauk, Crawford, Iowa, Green, Grant, and Lafayette counties.
 

Candidates may often work remotely from home. Candidates must live in The Western Region of Wisconsin. All candidates may be expected to work from LaCrosse or EauClaire.  Candidates will be required to travel to Milwaukee, WI, in order to attend in-person meetings and events on a bi-monthly basis. Candidates will be expected to do in person work with volunteers in their region multiple days each week. in You may need to travel for major events and all staff meetings one to two times a month.

SCHEDULE

This is a temporary position. This contract will end November 15, 2026. Successful employees in temporary position may ultimately be offered a permanent position at Working Families Party.

UNION AFFILIATION

WFP is a unionized workplace. This is a short term temporary role that is not eligible for inclusion in WFP’s staff bargaining unit. WFP's union employees are represented by the New York Metropolitan Area Joint Board, Workers United union.