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    SC Appleseed is seeking a part-time Field Organizer to coordinate grassroots advocacy efforts around immigrant rights issues in South Carolina. The Field Organizer will build relationships with immigrant communities, engage supporters in advocacy campaigns, and increase awareness of immigrant policy issues. Responsibilities include coordinating advocacy campaigns, identifying and mobilizing affected individuals, and ensuring collaboration between field organizing and legal teams. Qualifications include experience with grassroots organizing, working with diverse communities, and managing volunteers. This is a contract position with negotiated hours.

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    SC Appleseed is seeking a part-time Field Organizer to coordinate grassroots advocacy efforts around immigrant rights issues in South Carolina. The Field Organizer will build relationships with immigrant communities, engage supporters in advocacy campaigns, and increase awareness of immigrant policy issues. Responsibilities include coordinating advocacy campaigns, identifying and mobilizing affected individuals, and ensuring collaboration between field organizing and legal teams. Qualifications include experience with grassroots organizing, working with diverse communities, and managing volunteers. This is a contract position with negotiated hours.

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    SC Appleseed is seeking a part-time Field Organizer to coordinate grassroots advocacy efforts around immigrant rights issues in South Carolina. The Field Organizer will build relationships with immigrant communities, engage supporters in advocacy campaigns, and increase awareness of immigrant policy issues. Responsibilities include coordinating advocacy campaigns, identifying and mobilizing affected individuals, and ensuring collaboration between field organizing and legal teams. Qualifications include experience with grassroots organizing, working with diverse communities, and managing volunteers. This is a contract position with negotiated hours.

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    SC Appleseed is seeking a part-time Field Organizer to coordinate grassroots advocacy efforts around immigrant rights issues in South Carolina. The Field Organizer will build relationships with immigrant communities, engage supporters in advocacy campaigns, and increase awareness of immigrant policy issues. Responsibilities include coordinating advocacy campaigns, identifying and mobilizing affected individuals, and ensuring collaboration between field organizing and legal teams. Qualifications include experience with grassroots organizing, working with diverse communities, and managing volunteers. This is a contract position with negotiated hours.

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    Position: Field Organizer, Immigrant Policy

    Position Summary
    SC Appleseed is seeking to contract with a part time Field Organizer to work with our Immigrant
    Policy Program to coordinate grassroots, community-driven advocacy and engagement efforts
    around issues of Immigrants Rights in South Carolina.

    Broad areas of work include:


    Long-term relationship building and leadership development among the Immigrant
    population both documented and undocumented.
    Long-term relationship building among likeminded groups and supportive organizations
    Grassroots advocacy campaigns engaging supporters to take action on Immigrant policy
    issues both in state and nationally
    Increasing awareness and understanding on issues of the Immigrants who live with us in
    our state

    The Field Organizer will report to the Director of Immigrant Policy and will also work in close
    collaboration with the Director of Strategic Initiatives and field team, other Appleseed staff
    organizers, and community partners.

    Responsibilities
    Coordinate and support grassroots engagement in advocacy campaigns on issues
    important to those affected by both state and federal immigration policy.
    Identify, build, and mobilize a base of affected individuals and caring supportive
    community who are touched by proposed changes to immigration policy.
    Set and meet benchmarks for grassroots engagement, volunteer recruitment, and
    leadership development.
    Connect work in South Carolina with national networks and campaigns.
    Work with the Director of Field Operations, organizing team, and the Legal team to
    ensure short-term grassroots campaigns are connected with a long-term vision for
    capacity building and leadership development among affected populations.
    Identify opportunities for collaboration on issue-based organizing and civic engagement
    among community leaders, organizations, and individuals statewide.
    With the Director of Resource Development and Communication create effective
    systems for tracking data, contacts, and community engagement within the work.
    Be available for weekly meetings with at least once a month in person.

    Qualifications
    Bachelors degree and/or three (3) years experience in the nonprofit field required.
    At least two (2) years experience with grassroots field organizing preferred.
    A facilitator with strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work with a range of
    personalities and skill levels to build consensus from diverse groups and produce high
    quality results.
    Experience working with communities and leaders from diverse backgrounds (e.g.,
    immigrant, multicultural, rural/urban).
    A self-starter with lots of initiative who can manage multiple projects, next steps, and
    deadlines.
    A strategic thinker who always keeps the big picture in mind.
    A leader who develops leadership in others and can manage from strategic to tactical
    levels.
    Experience training and managing volunteers and interns is a plus.
    A valid drivers license and a flexible schedule with the ability to work some evenings,
    weekends, and travel around the state.
    Spanish language fluency
    Demonstrated skills utilizing database systems, and other programs including online
    advocacy tools is a plus.
    A team player who is curious, creative, energetic, flexible, collaborative, and proactive
    Effected individuals urged to apply.

    Salary: Contract position with negotiated hours

    Closing Date of Position: When filled

    How to apply: Please submit resume, a cover letter, and one writing sample that is in English
    by email to [email protected]

    SC Appleseed is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages women,


    people of color, persons with disabilities, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and
    lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals to apply. SC Appleseed complies with all
    Federal and State employment regulations.

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