[COMM-ORG] Job: Community Organizer, Eastern Oregon, no salary info

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Job: Community Organizer, Eastern Oregon
From: Shaun Daniel <shaun at oregonrural.org>

OREGON RURAL ACTION
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER

Work with members and a small staff in rural eastern Oregon to build a 
strong, grassroots, democratic, multi-issue organization. We seek 
someone who likes to work with people from many different backgrounds, 
who is disciplined and detail oriented, who can juggle many different 
things, who thinks strategically and holistically, who has a passion for 
community organizing, and who is comfortable being in the background. 
Experience as a community organizer is advantageous. Some night and 
weekend meetings, and overnight travel, are required. As an Oregon Rural 
Action organizer you won’t be tied to a desk, you’ll meet lots of 
people, and you'll help make change happen at the grassroots level.

Oregon Rural Action is working to build strong communities by organizing 
community members to promote social justice, agricultural and economic 
sustainability, and stewardship of the region's land, air and water. 
Current campaigns and projects include seeking food security; promoting 
regional farmers' markets; building a local meat campaign; keeping 
pharmaceuticals out of the Umatilla and Columbia Rivers; supporting 
energy efficiency and community scale renewable energy; calling for food 
safety policy that is sensitive to the needs of small, local producers; 
opposing a mandatory National Animal ID system; and holding our public 
officials accountable and engaging citizens.

Responsibilities of an Organizer Include:

- Maximizing the power and participation of members;
- Empowering individuals to speak for themselves;
- Formulating sound organizing strategies;
- Identifying, recruiting and developing leaders;
- Conducting one-on-ones on a regular basis;
- Working with people to define problems and issues, and helping them 
think through the strategies and tactics necessary to act with 
confidence and make change;
- Recruiting members;
- Enabling members and leaders to hold good meetings;
- Building evaluations into all aspects of the work;
- Ensuring that members receive a consistently high standard of 
appropriate and effective training;
- Developing an annual self-development plan;
- Fundraising

Qualifications: Commitment to Oregon Rural Action’s mission and values, 
ability to get along with people from diverse backgrounds, good listener 
and communicator, smart worker. Also helpful: experience (either as a 
volunteer or staff) with a nonprofit organization working for social 
change; experience in a political campaign; familiarity with the public 
policy process; familiarity with rural communities, people and issues; 
experience with the media and fundraising; experience running a business 
and marketing. Priority will be given to those willing to make a two 
year commitment.

Salary and Benefits: We are looking for both part-time and full-time 
community organizers. Salary and hourly wage is competitive. Health 
insurance, three weeks vacation; sabbatical program after five years of 
employment available for full-time staff.

Application Deadline: November 9, 2009

Please send a cover letter (tell us why you want the job), resume, 
writing sample and 3 references to: Search Committee; Oregon Rural 
Action; P.O. Box 1231; La Grande, OR 97850; or email the same to 
andrea at oregonrural.org.

Shaun Daniel
Communications Director
Central Oregon Field Office
800 NE Belknap
Prineville, OR 97754
(541) 234-6759
shaun at oregonrural.org

Oregon Rural Action is working to promote social justice, agricultural 
and economic sustainability, and stewardship of the region's land, air 
and water.

If you're not part of our movement, you should join today! 
www.oregonrural.org/join



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