Civic Engagement Associate

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan and execute educational workshops and community outreach events.
• Help coordinate voter outreach and educational activities, including developing bilingual educational materials, door-to-door canvassing, and executing voter registration and engagement efforts.
• Build relationships with other organizations and coalitions and coordinate Citywide and Statewide immigration advocacy for community members.
• Research and maintain up to date information on key community issues and immigration policies.
• Input and maintain data on organizing and civic engagement activities in MinKwon database.
• Represent MinKwon in coalition spaces and in meetings with other external partners such as government agencies, elected officials, and funders.
• Work closely with communications staff to plan media activities that raise awareness of our campaigns and activities through mainstream and ethnic press, and to develop external communications materials such as factsheets and pamphlets.
• Support the development staff with timely reports, data, and other grant management needs related to the activities of the New Jersey site.
• Support the work of the other New Jersey programs as needed.
• Participate in organization-wide events, campaigns, and initiatives as appropriate.

Requirements

• The minimum required qualifications for this position include the following:
• Experience in grassroots community organizing and/or community outreach.
• Spoken and written fluency in Korean.
• Flexibility in working evenings, weekends, and outside normal office hours.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with an openness to public speaking.
• Experience working with diverse communities of color and in particular with the AAPI community.
• Knowledge, interest, and commitment towards concepts and issues of social, political, and economic justice and positive social change in the U.S., especially in the context of Korean American, APA, and/or immigrant communities.
• Ability to work well independently, in teams, and in collaboration with outside organizations.
• The ideal candidate will also have the following preferred qualifications:
• Experience in facilitating meetings with large and small groups.
• Ability to be highly organized, meet deadlines, take initiative on projects with minimal supervision and a sense of ownership, and follow up on communications in a consistent and punctual manner.
• Proficiency in using Google Suite, Microsoft Office, and social media.
• Experience with voter registration, phone banking, and/or canvassing preferred.

Additional Details

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