Make the Road Nevada
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Mar 14, 2024
Full time
The Canvasser Lead will go door-to-door canvassers to increase voter engagement and turnout programs. At this time we will only be hiring folks who have a reliable form of transportation. Canvassers will do this by leaving door hangers, making contact at safe distance with voters, and logging all necessary information for tracking purposes. This is a temporary position and will start on 3/1/2024 and can run until the end of November 2024.
The canvasser lead will work to mobilize MRA-NV members to actively participate in voter engagement and turnout programs. At this time we will only be hiring folks who have a reliable form of transportation to ensure smooth and safe operations of the canvass team members from the office to their turf and back. The canvasser lead will work with MRA-NV electoral campaign managers to help lead weekly door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, and community voter registration activities. The canvasser lead will also assist the campaign managers to continue identifying potential candidates for electoral programs.
General Duties: ● Organize and lead canvasser/member-based door-to-door canvassing, voter registration, and phone banking electoral activities ● Develop and foster a relationship with the community directly, understand and encourage increased civic participation, whether it be through voting, volunteering or communicating to other people the importance of voting. ● Communicate with the campaign manager on any field observations in due to time to ensure the success of registering people to vote, including identifying other potential hot spots. ● Representing the organization positively to the community and answering all questions in a non-partisan manner as required by law. ● Meet assigned goals associated with each metric on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. ● Report daily to the campaign manager on quantitative and qualitative metrics, ensuring timely and accurate data entry and reporting. ● Attend daily, and weekly scheduled calls and meetings as needed. ● Attend trainings that will include voter contact tactics, program strategy and safety. ● Door-to-door canvassing is an essential function of this job where canvasser is on turf for a minimum of 4-6 hours a day ● Logging daily timesheets in ADP ● Supporting the recruitment of canvassers
Qualifications: ● Eligible to work in the United States ● Required to be fully vaccinated with a FDA approved COVID-19 vaccine prior first day of employment ● Appreciation of the value of diversity, equal opportunity, and differences in perspectives in all work relationships ● Commitment to social justice and immigrant justice in particular ● An effective and frequent communicator, both written and verbal ● Meet deadlines by managing time and prioritize tasks as needed ● Microsoft Office & Google Drive Suite Competency ● Knowledge of or willingness to learn database and communication platforms ● Must have reliable access to a vehicle and a valid driver’s license with insurance. ● Ability to work long and irregular hours in a fast-paced, metrics-driven work environment. ● Ability to work independently and in team settings. Strong interpersonal communications skills with an outgoing personality and a passion for social and radical justice. ● Must be vaccinated against COVID-19