Apply today to become our PJALS Community Organizer!

The Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane (PJALS) engages everyday people to build a just and nonviolent world. Our approach is community organizing and grassroots leadership development for peace, racial equity, economic justice, and human rights. We are an independent, multi-issue, membership-based organization founded in Spokane County in 1975.

PJALS 2024 strategic priorities are:

    1. Countering American imperialism and militarism
    2. Ending mass incarceration, including transforming policing
    3. Countering white nationalism and American fascism
    4. Grassroots leadership development and education for action

Come be part of our team to organize for peace and justice! Learn more about PJALS

Position Description:

The PJALS Community Organizer works with the PJALS membership and larger Spokane community to further our social justice agenda through activism, policy and legislation work, community education for action, and long-term organizing.  The role of the Community Organizer is to develop the skills, leadership, strategy, and capacity of our Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane community to build the grassroots power needed to win on issues we care about.

Community Organizer Duties: 
    • Plan campaigns and hands-on organizing that inspires and motivates others to take action, including:  strategy development, meeting planning, event coordination,  community outreach and communication, and mobilization.
    • Facilitate member engagement and leadership development through community outreach, relationship building, and creating volunteer opportunities.
    • Collaborate with other organizations, community members, and local officials.
    • Staff and facilitate member-led committees, recurring education for action programs, and the Young Activist Leaders Program (YALP).
    • Represent PJALS to the public, members, coalitions, and partners.
    • Develop and use weekly work plans to manage multiple projects.
    • Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
    • At least one year organizing or related experience.
    • Understanding of the importance of strategic campaigns to build long-term collective power.
    • Ability to apply intersectional racial equity lens.
    • Ability to build respectful relationships across race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, gender, faith, age, ability, and other identities to increase recognition of mutual interest, shared values, and sense of community.
    • Approaches leadership with a mindset of “power with” rather than “power over;” includes others in planning and decision-making.
    • Strong written and verbal communications skills.
    • Excellent work habits: communication, project tracking, time management skills, ability to juggle competing demands and prioritize tasks.
    • Ability to maintain a steady approach while adapting for rapid response.
    • Familiarity with Google Suite, Google Drive, Microsoft Office, Zoom, database management, and email alerts.
    • Desire to sharpen skills and analysis, receive feedback, and contribute to organizational success.
    • Willingness to speak publicly and facilitate meetings.
Preferred Qualifications: 
    • Lived experience related to our mission, values, or organizing priorities.
    • Familiarity with Marshall Ganz and/or Midwest Academy organizing models (or equivalent), nonviolence skills and analysis, and race-class narrative research. (Training will be offered for those not familiar!)
    • Facilitation and agenda development skills for committees, coalition meetings, and education for action workshops.
    • Anti-racism facilitation experience and familiarity with racial affinity groups.
    • Experience in phone banking, text banking, canvassing, and script creation.
    • Familiarity with EveryAction or other Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms.

The Community Organizer reports to the Executive Director. The position is full time (36 hours per week), hourly, involves some evening and weekend work, and is based in our downtown Spokane office with some optional remote work. Compensation range: $54,000-66,500 DOE.

Benefits include: 
    • Dental coverage
    • 100% employer-paid healthcare with a Kaiser Permanente Gold Plan including vision
    • 401k with 10% employer match
    • Employer-paid professional development
    • 11 paid holidays (including 2 floating holidays)
    • Paid organization-wide breaks in August and December
    • 15 paid leave days annually (increasing with length of service)

Target start timeline: September 2024 or ASAP

 

If you have gotten this far and are thinking you do not qualify, consider again. 

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the needed person for this or other roles.

To apply:

Please send a cover letter and resume with 3 references, with subject line “PJALS Community Organizer” to [email protected]. Applications will remain open until position is filled.

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