Penn Leads The Vote, Penn’s nonpartisan, student-led voter engagement and education organization housed in the Netter Center in partnership with the Office of Government and Community Affairs, seeks a qualified candidate to join the PLTV team as Field Organizer. Responsibilities will include:
- Proactively recruiting volunteers through email, messaging, tabling, and outreach efforts
- Developing training guides and powerpoint presentations for volunteer trainings
- Thinking creatively about ways to maintain volunteer engagement
- Managing and expanding the PLTV Fellows program
- Collaborating with the Event Coordinator during the planning and implementation of PLTV events
- Coordinating with community partners in West Philadelphia to provide volunteering opportunities
- Efficiently managing volunteer tracking, scheduling, and records keeping for PLTV events
- Coordinating volunteers during events and other volunteer opportunities
We are looking for someone who possesses the following:
- Strong writing, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365
- Demonstrated interest in voter and civic engagement
- Ability to complete high-priority tasks on a tight deadline
- Robust problem-solving skills and outside-the-box thinking
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity and voting rights
- Free for mandatory weekly team meetings once a week
- Experience managing and supervising large groups of people is a plus
- Experience in organizing events and coordinating volunteers is a plus
If interested, please send the following in one email: your resume and a cover letter highlighting how you would successfully recruit volunteers and keep them engaged to hfeinman@sas.upenn.edu and evagonz@sas.upenn.edu. This is a paid position, work-study preferred.