Part Time Northern or Southern Minnesota Indigenous Organizer

mn350orgMinneapolis, MN

2 days ago

Occupations

Social and Community Service Managers Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other Fundraisers

Industries

Civic and Social Organizations Other Social Advocacy Organizations American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments

$24-28.00 per hour

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About the role

Northern or Southern Minnesota Indigenous Organizer**Please note, this is NOT a remote position. Candidates will need to reside in Minnesota. The MN350 Indigenous Organizer job position involves building and maintaining relationships with Indigenous communities, facilitating communication between communities and MN350, and developinginitiatives to support community empowerment, sustainability, and well-being outside the metro TwinCities. Key Individual responsibilities often include: Build capacity/power to win Organizing community engagement, Building volunteer teams, Train and develop volunteer organizers in the understanding and the arts and skills of buildingpower by building teams, including how relationships and the ability to build them are central tobuilding power. Developing and implementing programs, Lead a volunteer team into actions and events that make up a campaign, Completing a minimum of 5 1-1 conversations every week Organize gatherings to bring awareness to the damages affecting Nativecommunities around Line 3, including increased sexual assaults, domestic violence, MMIR, and the impacts on the Native community when the environment is under attackand treaty rights are violated. Co-managing communications with the Communication staff, and Ensuring that organizational practices align with Indigenous perspectives and protocols.

Core responsibilities: Relationship building: Cultivate and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with Indigenouscommunities, leaders, and organizations. Lead and Develop Volunteer leaders and organizers on their action team who are doing bothstraight-issue-based and geographically and culturally based organizing through MN350 andMN350 Action. Communication and coordination: Act as a liaison to facilitate respectful and effectivecommunication between community members and an organization's staff. This can involveorganizing meetings, consultations, and cultural awareness sessions. Engage with the Organizing Director/Executive Director and volunteer leaders in discerningthe campaign that they and their team will engage in as aligned with MN350's commitmentto climate justice and in concert with the passions and drive of those on their teams Program development: Develop and implement programs and initiatives in collaboration withcommunities. These might focus on areas such as:o Sulfide Miningo AIo Land Backo Missing Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIR) Project support: Support Indigenous voices and perspectives in projects, policies, and strategies. This may involve advising on communications related to engagement activities and providingguidance on how to work effectively with Indigenous governments and communities. Administrative tasks: Prepare monthly and year-end reports, work plans, briefing notes, presentations, and meeting minutes. Maintain engagement databases and assist with otheradministrative tasks as needed. Cultural competency: Work to ensure internal staff understand and respect Indigenous culturesand protocols. This may include developing or facilitating Indigenous awareness training. KEY SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES AS MEMBER OF THE STAFF:

Leadership Development & Culture: Model organizational embodiment of shared values, principles, and practices
Community, Stakeholder, and Public Relations: Serve as MN350's spokespeople and ambassadors as well as actas liaison to leadership regarding the organization
Fundraising: Ability to ask for money as well assupport stewardship of donors through thank you calls as requested by staff leadership
Strategic

Direction: Engage in, give feedback and collaboratively shape leadership structures and fundraisingstrategies to sustain the organization as requested by staff leadership Required skills and qualifications: Experience working with and understanding Indigenous communities and issues in ruralcommunities. Community organizing and engagement skills Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Cultural sensitivity and adaptability. Organizational and project management skills. Ability to build trust and foster genuine partnerships.

Pay range: $24-28.00 per hour based on experience.40-50 hours per pay period based on grant funding.

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JOB OVERVIEW

Salary

$24-28.00 per hour

Experience level

Senior

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Occupation

Social and Community Service Managers

Industry

Civic and Social Organizations

Posted

2 days ago

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