Job Description
Massachusetts Nurses Association
Temporary Grassroots Organizer / Community Outreach
B ased in Canton, MA
TITLE: Temporary Grassroots Organizer / Community Outreach
GENERAL DESCRITPION:
Advances the legislative, public policy and political goals and objectives of the Association.
ACCOUNTABILITY:
Accountable to the Director of the Division of Legislation.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- As the grassroots organizer & community outreach:
- Attends Regional Council meetings and works in collaboration with the Councils to target and advance goals and objectives of the Association.
- Works and organizes with outside organizations to maintain, expand, and energize MNA’s grassroots organizing efforts specifically to advance MNA’s public policy agenda.
- Provides support for community/grassroots and outreach activities of the MNA local bargaining units.
- Manage, grow and activate public community support for safe staffing legislation in Massachusetts, specifically among seniors, advocacy, consumer and patient groups.
- Organize the grassroots political activities of the Association, including political campaigns, issues campaigns and membership education and mobilization.
- Outreach and activate public community support among seniors, advocacy, union, consumer and patient groups.
- Assist in coordinating grassroots constituent lobbying activities, postcard and petition drives, and letter writing campaigns.
- Assist with community organizing/outreach for local units in contract negotiations and organizing.
- Write updates for the MassNurse and website as needed.
- Keeps informed of legislative and political trends, issues and current events, especially those affecting the health care industry.
- Coordinate MNA’s outreach efforts to increase general community support for safe staffing.
- Identify outreach opportunities and arrange logistics.
- Ensure necessary staff and materials at events.
- Attend events/meetings as needed.
- Provides staff expertise in carrying out goals of the MNA.
- Provides staff services to MNA in carrying out the goals of MNA’s Division of Labor Action at the local level by:
- Assisting in organizing local units.
- Work with local unit leadership to improve and maintain local unit organization, membership recruitment and communication systems.
- Evaluate local unit’s needs for educational programs and provide as appropriate, or arrange through other Association resources.
- Assist members in utilizing the resources of the Association.
- Interpreting the goals and programs of the Association to local unit members.
- Reporting on local unit activities and needs to their Division Director, MNA staff and members where appropriate.
- Keeps informed of economic trends, Labor Board decisions, general trends in labor relations, especially those affecting the health care industry.
- Participate in MNA staff meetings, serves on staff committees as requested and submits activity reports in a timely manner.
- Participates and assists the Board of Directors as assigned by the Director.
- Assists and participates in MNA Conventions.
- Acts as a resource on all MNA programs and activities.
- Perform other duties as requested.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience in grassroots organizing/community outreach.
- Proven track record in outreach and activism of organizations and constituencies.
- Proven ability to educate and stimulate groups in the area of grassroots/political and legislative action.
- Knowledge of Central MA area including political relationships desirable.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Effective public speaker.
- Bachelor’s degree with emphasis on Government, Politics, and/or Public Policy or Health Care Policy preferred.
- Strong computer background in Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Publisher).
To Apply:
Please submit résumé and cover letter to Nairi Norigian at: nnorigian@mnarn.org .
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Job Tags
Contract work, Temporary work, Local area,