MERI Hiring Again!

MERI is looking for an experienced field organizer to help direct our grassroots organizing campaign in the coming years. The Field Coordinator is pivotal in engaging community members in our campaign to win equal marriage rights for all Rhode Island couples, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. The Field Coordinator will ensure that volunteers are appropriately engaged in meaningful activities likely to enhance MERI’s grassroots lobbying campaign, aid in the local development of MERI action teams, and seek to engage key business and civic leaders in ways likely to influence legislative support for equal marriage rights.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and experience:

• 3 – 5 years organizing experience on political or issue advocacy campaigns, including experience recruiting and organizing volunteers.
• Be an articulate, detail-oriented, diplomatic, organized, and computer-literate;
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills in small groups, one-on-one meetings and public settings;
• Be able to work independently and manage a number of simultaneous projects;
• Be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and the internet;
• Ability to follow directions and meet tight deadlines with excellent attention to detail;
• Ability to multi-task and keep different pieces of the campaign moving forward simultaneously;
• Knowledge or interest in LGBT issues;
• Ability to work long and irregular hours, including some evenings and weekends.

Top-notch “people skills,” including excellent oral and written communication skills, are a must. Proficiency in Spanish is a plus.

Sound like you? Click here for a full job description, and email a resume and cover letter to info [at] MarriageEqualityRI.org by May 22nd.