OOC seeks a POLICY & CAMPAIGN MANAGER

Ohio Organizing Collaborative

The Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC) is an innovative statewide organization that unites community faith and student organizing groups, labor unions, and policy institutes across Ohio. We are a coalition of organizations across the state. It is our mission to organize everyday Ohioans, building transformative power for racial, social, and economic justice in our state. For more information, please visit www.ohorganizing.org.

Job Description

The OOC seeks a policy strategist to support Building Freedom Ohio (BFO) chapters with local, state, and federal criminal justice reform campaigns. BFO is a statewide membership organization that builds the leadership and power of people directly impacted by criminalization and mass incarceration. BFO fights for criminal justice reforms that address safety issues through restorative and community-based alternatives to incarceration. This person should be committed to learning the BFO and OOC organizing model, building relationships within the BFO membership base, and with external partners to join and lead justice campaigns.

Required Skills & Abilities

The Policy and Campaign Manager is a self-motivated and detail-oriented critical thinker with a strong track record of successfully and concurrently managing a variety of initiatives. They are committed to the principles of social justice and diversity, equity, and inclusion, have a leadership background, and know how to manage a large volume of relationships and solve problems quickly and efficiently. They possess strong planning and organizational skills, time management skills, policy and campaign strategy skills, relational and interpersonal skills, and strong written and oral communication skills. Ideally, they have at least one year of related experience and are proficient in office and database software, and social media platforms.

Job Responsibilities

  • Able to work effectively with diverse staff, leaders, partners, and the general public.

  • Works closely with the team and supervisor to develop and implement campaign and work plans, and a yearly professional development plan

  • Able to work with leaders across race, class, and gender to align different interests towards the common goal of building community power to win progressive reforms

  • Identifies, develops, and advances campaign and policy objectives that serve the interests of the BFO membership.

  • Work with organizers to develop the capacity of formerly incarcerated people and their families to take strategic action around local and state-level racial, economic, and social justice issues connected to criminal justice reform. ● Identifies issues and works with partners, researchers, and internal teams to strategize and implement short- and long-term campaigns at the local, regional, and statewide levels

  • Trains grassroots leaders and groups to identify issues with attainable goals through engaging the leadership base in participatory research and political education

  • Supports efforts to organize effective calls to action for [a] outreach activities with volunteers, including canvassing, phone/texting banking, and tabling, [b] leadership development and organizing activities such as trainings, leadership and committee meetings, and [c] large-scale public actions, including community conversations, town halls, public meetings, and direct actions

  • Integrates community organizing with long-term, community-driven policy change efforts

  • Participates in campaign framing and messaging, including collaborating on talking points, press releases, reports, social media, and other communications materials as necessary

  • Attend and actively participate in team and statewide meetings, meet regularly with supervisor, submit all reports in a timely manner, and attend professional organizer training as required.

  • Has an understanding of the intersection between race, class, and gender’s effect on socioeconomic policy

Please note: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities are based on campaign needs and may change.

Position Details

The Policy & Campaign manager is a full-time salaried position. A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience is preferred, but persons meeting the skills listed above should still apply. Benefits include health/dental insurance, vacation, and retirement match. They must possess a cell phone, an Ohio driver’s license, and have access to a reliable automobile. In-state and national travel is required. Some weekend and evening hours will be required. Work-related expenses are reimbursed according to policy. Physical requirements include frequent standing, walking, the ability to sit in meetings, and lifting moderate weights for supplies. 

Classification Ohio Organizing Collaborative recognizes a staff bargaining unit with the Ohio Organizing Collaborative Chicago Midwest Regional Joint Board, Workers United SEIU. This position is included in the Ohio Organizing Collaborative's bargaining unit and covered under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. 

Experience and Salary Range At least 3-5 years relevant professional experience in policy, advocacy, government, law, campaigns, or program management is required. People with more experience should still apply. Starting salary for this position begins at $63,000 and can be increased commensurate with experience. 

EEO/AAP Policy Statement The Ohio Organizing Collaborative provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, criminal history, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 

Application Instructions Priority deadline ends August 15th but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To apply, please submit a brief cover letter explaining why you are interested in organizing your resume and three professional references to ooc_hr@ohorganizing.org.