Temporary Campaign Organizer (“Campaign Organizer”) Position at the ACLU of Oregon
As of the date of this posting (March 7, 2025), we are seeking to fill one Campaign Organizer position.
Please note that this is a temporary limited-term, full-time position, which means that the employment period for this position is from the hire date, approximately May 2025, to November 30, 2026.
Summary of this position
The team member in this position is a relationship builder, a project manager and planner, a doer and implementer, and a problem solver and clear communicator who is detail and deadline-oriented, capable, self-motivated, proactive, supportive, and very organized.
This position’s responsibilities: The team member in this position will support and enhance the ACLU of Oregon’s mission, vision, and values by effectively planning, managing, coordinating, and implementing our campaign organizing work – oftentimes embedded within or in collaboration with coalitions, partners, allies, and communities – to further the ACLU of Oregon’s strategic priorities and campaigns. This position will primarily be assigned to work on the Equal Rights for All campaign.
Who this position works with: This position is part of our campaigns team and works closely, collaboratively, and supportively with all teams and areas of the ACLU of Oregon. This position will work on the Equal Rights for All campaign and work closely with our partners and allies on the campaign.
What values are important and required: This position requires a strong and continued commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, anti-racism, anti-misogyny, anti-transphobia, anti-homophobia, anti-ableism, and all other types of anti-oppression, as well as the proven ability to incorporate these values in work both internal and external to our organization. Our organization’s mission, vision, values, and more are set out in our organizational identity document.
Where to get more information: Please review this job description for more information about this position.
Organizational note: The ACLU of Oregon reserves the right to make changes to job duties and responsibilities for positions, consistent with the values and operational needs of the ACLU of Oregon, which may change from time to time.
Qualifications for this position
We are looking for individuals with the following experience, abilities, and values:
Position-specific work experience: 1-3 years of directly relevant full-time experience in the next four areas identified in this section:
- Experience with volunteer engagement and mobilization, organizing, and/or political, ballot initiative, and/or legislative campaigns, with an emphasis on implementing effective field organizing strategies. Experience with legislative campaigns, ballot initiatives, or electoral campaigns is preferred.
- Experience effectively developing and implementing advocacy and/or ballot-measure-related strategies, projects, or campaigns in collaboration with directly impacted communities;
- Experience effectively developing and implementing base building and facilitating organizational relationship building; and
- Experience with volunteer recruitment and management experience with voter file data tools like VAN and data entry is highly preferred.
Equity & inclusion values and experience: the following is required – proven significant and continuous prior commitment to and experience with the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, anti-racism, anti-misogyny, anti-transphobia, anti-homophobia, anti-ableism, and other forms of anti-oppression.
Values: the following is required – a demonstrated ability to support the goals, priorities, and values of the ACLU of Oregon, including the following values related to building work-related relationships and trust:
- Sincerity: the assessment that you are honest, that you say what you mean and mean what you say. The idea that you can be believed and taken seriously and that your actions are aligned with your words.
- Reliability: the assessment that you meet the commitments you make, and that you keep your promises.
- Competence: the assessment you have the ability to do what you’re doing or propose to do. Note that being competent does not mean being perfect. Part of doing something well is knowing what you don’t know how to do, being willing to learn, and asking for help when you need it.
- Care: the assessment you have the other person’s interest in mind as well as your own when you make decisions and take actions.
Familiarity with and resides in Oregon: This position will work on organizing for the Equal Rights for All ballot measure campaign, which is a ballot measure campaign in Oregon. So, we highly prefer candidates who have familiarity with Oregon and currently reside in Oregon.
Ability to travel in Oregon, including driver’s license and access to a vehicle with insurance: This position will require travel in Oregon to support organizing efforts for the Equal Rights for All campaign across the state and will require the person in this position to be able to drive and have a driver’s license. We highly prefer candidates who have access to a vehicle with relevant insurance. We pay for work-related travel including mileage.
Equivalent education and/or experience: We will consider applicants who can demonstrate non-traditional work-related experiences comparable to more direct forms of work experience or education.
Pay & benefits
This is a temporary limited-term, full-time position with employer-provided benefits. The employment period for this position is from the hire date, approximately May 2025, to November 30, 2026. The annual salary range for this position is $63,629 to $69,414.
The selected candidate’s knowledge, experience, qualifications, and work-related ability level (including the complexity of work the candidate is able to take on independently) will determine the pay level and whether the position is hourly non-exempt or salaried exempt.
- The hourly pay for the non-exempt Campaign Organizer position is $30.59, which translates to approximately $63,629 for a year period based on a 40-hour workweek for 52 weeks.
- The annual salary for the exempt Campaign Organizer position is $69,414.
Because we have established an internal salary system that centers equity, clarity and transparency, competitiveness, and sustainability, salaries for positions are not negotiable.
Our current excellent benefits package includes:
- paid vacation time
- paid sick time
- paid personal time
- 14.5 paid holidays per year
- office shutdown periods during summer and winter as consistent with the organization’s values and work needs
- flexible Friday hours, consistent with operational needs
- remote work stipend and commute-related benefits
- health insurance (medical/vision and dental)
- life insurance
- long-term disability insurance
- employer contributions to a wellness FSA account
- 401(k) retirement plan with matching and other contributions of up to 5.5% of salary, subject to the organization’s 401(k) plan requirements, which include a vesting schedule
- support for work-related coaching
- parental leave
- funds to support professional development related to work
- funds to support relationship- and connection-building related to work
Please note that all employment-related pay and benefits provided to ACLU of Oregon’s employees are subject to all applicable policies, practices, processes, and legal requirements, including changes to them that may occur from time to time.
How to apply
An application package requires the following three parts:
1. Cover letter. Please include why you are interested in the Campaign Organizer position at the ACLU of Oregon and the organizational values and issue areas that most call to you.
2. Resume.
3. Work samples. Please provide at least two work samples showcasing skills and abilities that you believe are relevant and important to the skills and abilities required for this position. (The following are suggestions but don’t have to be limited to these: a field or project plan you've written or implemented; a short writing sample; a volunteer outreach plan or script.)
Please submit your materials via this application submission form. The priority application deadline is March 31, 2025; although we will continue to accept applications after March 31, we will first review the applications received by March 31.
Who to contact for assistance
Please contact hr@aclu-or.org if you need any assistance accessing the job posting or job application or need disability-related accommodations.