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POSITION FILLED ISAIAH Gamaliel Foundation Affiliate in Minnesota
ISAIAH ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY
ISAIAH is an ecumenical, multi-racial, democratic and nonpartisan congregation-based community organization in the Twin City and St. Cloud regions of Minnesota. Our ninety member congregations (representing 175,000 individuals) work to promote racial and economic justice through intentional, intensive leadership development and collective, faith-based actions. ISAIAH works to ensure that all people, particularly the most vulnerable, are involved in creating their community’s future. ISAIAH is known as one of the most effective groups at the Capitol as well as throughout Twin Cities and St Cloud communities.
ISAIAH POSITION SUMMARIES:
Experienced Organizer Position: Maintain and expand regional cluster of member congregations; engaging grassroots leaders of faith in campaigns to promote racial and economic justice in Minnesota and United States. Conduct and create leadership trainings. Staffing regional and state-wide campaigns such as health care, transportation and education reform.
Entry Level Organizer Position: Will receive intensive mentorship to master the disciplines and practices of faith-based community organizing. Engage with 6-8 member congregations to build leadership teams, bring teams into action in the public arena around local and regional campaigns for racial and economic justice with a focus on healthy communities.
ISAIAH ORGANIZER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
EXPERIENCED ORGANIZER: · Disciplined focus on intentional leadership development through 1:1 conversations, identifying interest, inviting into grassroots leaders into roles in the public arena and engaging them in national and local leadership development trainings.
· Engage grassroots leaders in collective action for social change through identifying issues, training leaders and getting them into direct action with policy-makers and decision-makers at a local, state-wide and federal level.
· Build intentional relationships with clergy and religious leaders: identifying interests and challenges in congregations, exploring how ISAIAH membership meetings congregational needs and constructing strategies for congregational development in partnership with ISAIAH.
· Must be able to construct long term strategic plans for building metro-wide and state-wide power for racial and economic justice.
· Build strong relationship with supervisor and be willing to develop self through feedback/agitation from organizing staff and leaders.
· Show strong commitment to racial equity
ENTRY-LEVEL ORGANIZER · Must be willing to engage in an intensive training and development process with supervisor and lead organizer to learn disciplines and practices of faith-based community organizing.
· Intensive relationship building and team building in 6-8 ISAIAH member congregations
· Engage leadership teams in regional gatherings to plan strategy
· Engage grassroots leaders in collective action for social change through identifying issues, training leaders and getting them into direct action with policy-makers and decision-makers at a local, state-wide and federal level.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS Experienced Organizer: 3+ Years of community organizing with campaign and base-building experience.
Entry-Level Organizer: No organizing experience necessary.
Both positions require a self-motivated, self-directed, reflective and strategic person. Organizers must be willing to take risks and be open to evaluation and agitation by their colleagues.
HOW TO APPLY Send cover letter and resume to Maggie Kidnie at: kidnie@isaiah-mn.org by March 6, 2009.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
Competitive salary commensurate with experience; excellent benefits including health insurance, retirement package and generous vacation.
ISAIAH/Gamaliel is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to social justice. People of color, women and men are encouraged to apply. |
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