.Tasmanian Greens.
Organiser(s)
POSITION DESCRIPTION POSITION DETAILS
Position title: Organiser(s) Roles available: Multiple roles available. Each role will focus on a specific Tasmanian region. Further information will be discussed at interview Primary location: Tasmanian Greens state office, Hobart Tasmanian Greens Bass electorate office, Launceston
Status: Fixed contract until one week after the Federal Election Remuneration: Contract rate of $60,000-$66,000pa pro rata with additional 9.5% superannuation Primary hours: Full-time or Part-time, including evening and weekend work Probation: A thirty-day probation period applies Position begins: The week beginning 14th January 2019 Responsible to: This position reports to the Federal Election Campaign Manager This position is offered under the The Australian Greens Industrial Staff Collective Agreement 2018. Agreement
ABOUT THE ROLE Are you passionate about caring for Tasmania’s future? Are you interested in community organising? We are looking for organisers – people who can build a team to support our Greens candidates. You will be a real people person, prepared to have meaningful and persuasive conversations with Tasmanian voters during the Greens federal election campaign. You will be implementing four key elements of our election campaign at a local level; (a) volunteer recruitment and care, (b) voter contact coordination, (c) leadership development, and (d) training. This isn’t your average job: you’ll often work weekends and evenings instead of weekdays, and you’ll need to be self-motivated and flexible – but you’ll meet amazing Greens members from all walks of life, and make a real difference to growing the political party that stands up for what matters. If you enjoy working with people and are passionate about building a progressive Australia, you’ll love this job. The role is focused on achieving our federal election goals by implementing our federal election strategy and operational plan. This election presents a huge opportunity for the Greens. You’ll be working on the ground reaching out to voters, galvanising our volunteers to send a powerful message about community values and articulating a future that will dramatically transform politics.
These roles are crucial for determining Tasmania’s future, and the Greens have always relied on volunteers and staff to create our vision of social and environmental justice. The Greens only narrowly held onto Nick McKim’s senate seat by 141 votes in the last election to One Nation and community organising is key to retaining the seat.
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.Tasmanian Greens.
Organiser(s)
You will work with and be supported by the campaign management team at the Tasmanian Greens office with training provided.
ABOUT THE TASMANIAN GREENS The Tasmanian Greens are a political party based on principles of Ecology, Social Justice, Grassroots Democracy and Peace. We are part of the Australian Greens and the global Green movement. The Greens started in Tasmania and forged Tasmania’s clean, green image. We are working towards the upcoming federal election which must be held by 18 May 2019. Currently, we have two Senators for Tasmania, Nick McKim and Peter Whish-Wilson. Senator Nick McKim is up for re-election, along with Senate support candidates and candidates for the House of Representatives. The Greens have a proud history of standing up for what is right, not just what is easy or what polls well. Over the course of the last four decades, the Greens have become the third force in Australian politics. Across Australia there are currently Greens representing you at every level of government. The Greens are much more than an environmental party. We promote meaningful and common-sense solutions to ensure future generations of Australians have clean air, water and healthy soil. The Greens are also working in many other areas to champion integrity, decency and fairness. As well as representing constituents, the Greens speak on behalf of those who wouldn’t otherwise get much of a say inside parliament: children, refugees, students, individuals and families living in poverty and, of course, our natural environment.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Work collaboratively with the campaign team: Undertake tasks as reasonably directed by the Campaign Manager, with guidance from the campaign committees. Staff are required to be familiar with Party processes and documents including the Party Manual and agree to maintain our high standards of ethical conduct. 2. Voter contact: Develop and deliver an electorate level voter contact strategy including supporting voter and volunteer calling parties, doorknocking events, data management and local support events such as new volunteer nights. 3. Volunteer recruitment: Develop and deliver an electorate level, organising-based volunteer recruitment strategy that develops local leadership and results in a large number of volunteers speaking to voters at their doors and at polling booths. 4. Develop and manage a volunteer leadership team: Build a team of local volunteer leaders, develop their skills and support them with trainings, volunteer care, team meetings and regular one-to-one meetings. 5. Data management and reporting: Ensure campaign data is kept up to date and secure, provide weekly progress reports regarding key KPIs, and write an evaluation report in the week following the campaign. 6. Manage a field office: As the campaign develops you may also be responsible for ensuring volunteer meeting / campaign spaces are functional and coordinated via a volunteer roster.
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.Tasmanian Greens.
Organiser(s)
SELECTION CRITERIA 1. Commitment to the Greens’ charter and policies and understanding of the Australian political landscape. 2. Strong rapport-building and relationship skills. You can quickly build and maintain relationships of trust in a local group and broader Greens community. 3. Strong leadership and persuasive communication skills. You’ll be able to inspire people to understand the possibilities of people-powered change and community organising. 4. Experience in managing volunteers, including the ability to build and supervise teams, develop volunteer skills, bring out the best in each individual team member. Experience delivering training would also be highly valued. 5. Outstanding organisational skills, experience in managing people and logistics to tight deadlines, including demonstrated experience managing multiple tasks. 6. Experience applying best practice field campaigning techniques: from campaigning infrastructure systems, to organising strategies, to electoral and demographic data analysis and data driven campaigning.
TO APPLY Applications close at midnight, Monday 10th December 2018. For all enquiries please contact Gideon Cordover on 0438 509 091 and state that you are enquiring about the Organiser role. To apply please email a resume and covering letter addressing each of the selection criteria located above to [email protected]. Please submit the cover letter and CV in the same file, saved as a PDF, and the name of the file as the applicant’s name and role. We will read every application, and should you be successful in your application, we will contact you to arrange an interview. Please be honest and thoughtful in your answers, and detail why you would be particularly well suited to the role, clearly addressing each one of the selection criteria with examples and successes from your experience. Please limit your cover letter to 2-4 pages. The Greens are an equal opportunity employer, which means we strongly encourage any interested and qualified parties to apply – we don’t discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. We welcome any suggestions for flexible work conditions and role adaption to suit qualified individuals so please consider applying!
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