Job Openings
Community Political Organizers
Locations: Detroit, Kalamazoo, Flint, Grand Rapids
Salary Ranges:
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Full time organizers: $35,000 - $43,000, depending on experience
Benefits:
Full-time staff are eligible for health care, health savings account, retirement plan, generous paid time off, two-month paid sabbatical after 4 years of service, phone, and travel stipends.
Job Summary
2020 will be one of the most important elections in our state’s history. Community political organizers are working to ensure that everyone is able to have their
voice heard at the polls on election day. Organizers will work primarily with those that have been most marginalized by the political process. Our goal is not just to encourage voting, but to build the capacity of these communities to win change in their lives after the election through community organizing.
Election Phone Banker
Locations: Michigan
Part-Time, Temporary
Compensation: $15/hour. Phone, internet, and health insurance stipend.
DURING THE CORONAVIRUS, THIS POSITION IS WORK-FROM-HOME AND PHONE CANVASSING
Job Summary
Michigan United is looking for phone canvassers to participate in a civic engagement program focusing on immigration, health care, race, class, and the 2020 elections.
Phone canvassers will work from home, and call voters throughout the state. Canvassers will discuss important community and political issues with voters, encourage them to register to vote, to apply to vote by mail, vote early or to vote on election day. Canvassers will be contacting voters in cities, suburbs, and small towns & rural areas. There will be opportunities for promotion to canvass lead or other leadership positions.
This position has a workweek that includes Saturday mornings and afternoons, and weekday afternoons and evenings. Phone canvassers are expected to work 3-5 days per week. Hours and workdays may fluctuate based on weather and progress towards goals.
Locations: Remote, requires reliable access to the internet
Full-time & Part-time/Temporary
Remote and requires reliable access to internet
Compensation: $18/hr. Internet and phone stipend. Health insurance, paid sick time & HSA
Job Summary
Michigan United is looking for phone bankers to participate in a civic engagement program focusing on registering Michigan citizens to register to vote. Phone bankers will be using their phone and computers to reach out to likely unregistered voters. Phone Bankers will need to demonstrate skills in active listening, creating moments of empathy, and the ability to engage in potentially difficult conversations about voting with people who may disagree without arguing.
Justice and Dignity
Michigan United is a membership organization based on the work of volunteers in our organizing committees. Get involved by providing your information, what issues you care about and what you're interested in doing.
Michigan United is a membership organization based on the work of volunteers in our organizing committees. Get involved by providing your information, what issues you care about and what you're interested in doing.
