The Marijuana Policy Project, the nation’s largest marijuana policy reform organization, is seeking a Community Organizer, to be based in the Marijuana Policy Project of Nevada’s (MPP-NV’s) Las Vegas office.
MPP-NV’s ultimate goal is to pass a statewide ballot initiative that would tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol in Nevada, thereby ending marijuana prohibition in the state. This position is an exciting opportunity to play an integral role in a groundbreaking organization that seeks to significantly and permanently reform marijuana policy.
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates should be highly organized, detail-oriented, and possess excellent written and oral communications skills. Some degree of management experience is preferred but not required. Candidates who have previous experience in community organizing or volunteer coordination will be given priority.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Community Organizer is responsible for:
* Organizing on college campuses throughout the state.
* Engaging an existing volunteer base through a variety of community organizing projects and volunteer events, building the volunteer base, and mobilizing the volunteers to action and advocacy when needed.
* Writing and sending an e-newsletter and e-mail alerts to keep the volunteer base informed and active.
* Utilizing the online social networking sites and blogs for netroots organizing that translates to real action on the ground.
* Managing a nationwide program to increase the number of subscribers to MPP's e-mail alerts, which includes being the point of contact for canvassers nationwide (including answering their questions and ensuring they are paid correctly) and hiring and supervising temp workers to do data entry work associated with the project. (This project will account for roughly half of the Community Organizer’s time from January through May, and it’s the only one of the Community Organizer’s projects that extends outside of Nevada.)
The Community Organizer reports to MPP’s Director of State Campaigns.
COMPENSATION
The salary for the position is $35,000 to $45,000. The position includes full health insurance and an optional retirement package.
TO APPLY
To apply, please see
http://www.mpp.org/jobs/process.html and follow the instructions there. Interviews are being conducted on a rolling basis, so interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
ABOUT MPP
With 38 employees, 25,000 dues-paying members and 100,000 e-mail subscribers nationwide, MPP is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States. MPP works to minimize the harm associated with marijuana -- both the consumption of marijuana and the laws that are intended to prohibit its use -- and believes that the greatest harm associated with marijuana is imprisonment.
Thank you for your interest.
