Affiliate Coordinator

Summary

Join Popular Democracy as their Affiliate Coordinator! This full-time position focuses on streamlining support for affiliate organizations. You will build and maintain relationships, coordinate communications, and facilitate joint action across the network. The ideal candidate has experience in organizing, relationship building, and data tracking, along with strong project management skills. While 6 years of experience is estimated, the focus is on fulfilling the position's needs. The position reports to the Network Manager and involves some travel. Popular Democracy offers a competitive salary and a generous benefits package.

Requirements

• Experience organizing individuals into action, conducting mobilizations, and tracking data in support of progressive organizing efforts
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining relationships across lines of difference, as well as across departments, teams, coalitions, or other formations with varying power dynamics
• The ability to solve problems and a strong sense of ownership over tasks, including follow-through and ability to effectively plan and prioritize when faced with competing deadlines
• Ability to manage a high volume of work efficiently without sacrificing quality
• Project management and organizational skills with strong attention to detail
• Experience with EveryAction, AirTable, Salesforce and the Microsoft and Google program suites
• Deep alignment with Popular Democracy’s theory of change, which focuses on building a strong and powerful base of people
• Willingness to have moderate travel schedule
• A commitment to social, racial, and economic justice and a deep understanding of challenges facing low-wage workers, immigrant communities, communities of color, disabled people, LGBTQ+ folks, and people at the intersections of the above communities

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary relationship holder with affiliate staff, building and maintaining strong individual relationships with affiliates through regular outreach and support
• Work with Popular Democracy Co-Executive Directors, senior staff, consultants, and other staff to ensure that affiliates are supported to meet our standards, and have a strategic and cohesive network experience
• Track and streamline communications and interactions with affiliate organizations, using Popular Democracy’s database infrastructure and other tools
• Create systems for intra-departmental communication, data tracking infrastructure, and rules of engagement for Popular Democracy staff in our engagement of affiliates
• Engage the Popular Democracy Network in opportunities for shared learning and action by driving affiliate staff and member turnout to priority events, convenings, and programming
• Track any follow-up, deliverables, and unresolved questions from meetings and projects with Popular Democracy affiliates and ensure that the work progresses

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 15 vacation days your first year
• 12 sick days per year
• Additional PTO, including holidays
• Contributions to individuals’ 401K plans