Veterans Organizer

Location: CLarksville/Middle Tennessee 

$55,000-$60,000

Responsibilities

The Veteran Organizer will be responsible for building and mobilizing a strong base of military veterans and their families in the Clarksville and Middle Tennessee region. This role focuses on empowering veterans to advocate for issues important to their community, fostering civic engagement, and developing local leadership.

Community Building and Engagement

  • Identify, recruit, and onboard military veterans interested in civic participation and community advocacy.

  • Develop and maintain relationships with local veteran service organizations, community groups, and key stakeholders.

  • Organize and facilitate regular meetings, workshops, and events to engage veterans and identify shared concerns.

  • Create a supportive environment for veterans to share their experiences and develop collective solutions.

Leadership Development

  • Train and mentor veteran leaders to take on active roles in organizing campaigns and community initiatives.

  • Provide resources and support for skill-building in areas such as public speaking, campaign strategy, and legislative advocacy.

  • Identify opportunities for veteran leaders to represent the organization at local, state, and national levels.

Campaign and Advocacy

  • Work with veterans to identify key issues affecting their community (e.g., healthcare access, housing, employment, mental health).

  • Develop and implement organizing campaigns around these issues, including direct action, public education, and policy advocacy.

  • Coordinate with statewide and national veteran advocacy groups to amplify impact.ack and report on campaign progress and outcomes.

Communications

  • Develop compelling messaging and materials to communicate the organization's mission and campaigns to veterans and the wider community.

  • Utilize various communication channels, including social media, email, and local media, to reach target audiences.

  • Represent the organization positively at public events and in media interactions.

Administrative and Reporting

  • Maintain accurate records of outreach activities, volunteer engagement, and campaign progress.

  • Prepare regular reports on activities, successes, and challenges for organizational leadership.

  • Manage a budget for organizing activities in the Clarksville/Middle TN area.

Qualifications

Required

  • Military veteran status strongly preferred.

  • Demonstrated experience in community organizing, advocacy, or political campaigns.

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to connect with diverse groups of people.

  • Proven ability to build and maintain relationships.

  • Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently as well as part of a team.

  • Familiarity with the Clarksville and Middle Tennessee region.

  • Proficiency in basic computer applications (Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace).

  • Valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation.

Preferred

  • Experience working with veteran populations or veteran-specific issues.

  • Bilingual abilities are a plus.

Working Conditions

  • This position will involve frequent travel within the Clarksville and Middle Tennessee area.

  • Evening and weekend work will be required to accommodate community meetings and events.

  • Hybrid work model with a mix of remote work and in-person community engagement.

Contact 

Please submit resumes to info@tn4all.org

Tennessee for All Organizer

Location: Middle Tennessee 

55,000-60,000

Position Summary

The Organizer will be housed under Memphis for All. They will drive the growth of TN for All’s work across the state by implementing a broad shared campaign to highlight the regressive tax system of TN, and the need for just community investments. The Coordinator will collaborate with partner organizations to plan and implement Tennessee BCG programs.

Essential Responsibilities


  • Help develop and implement campaign plans to increase union member and community engagement

  • Conduct 1 on 1 meetings with staff and leaders of coalition partners, students, parents, and community members

  • Plan and recruit union members and community partners to participate in actions

  • Maintain communication and update union member and community partner contact lists 

  • Recruit union members, students, parents, and community partners to testify in legislative hearings

  • Help develop materials and trainings to support campaigns


Build our base

  • Implement petitions or other core contact collection tools and host community forum events around inequality and corporate wealth. 

  • Resource the campaigns through development and sourcing of services such as research and communications. 

  • Create volunteer opportunities and convene monthly volunteer member meetings to move new contacts up a ladder of engagement.

  • Increasing the number of volunteers taking action around defined campaigns.


Expand relationships and resources

  • Develop relationships with potential new partners and introduce an expanding number of organizations to BCG concepts and opportunities for involvement.

  • Participate in national BCG meetings, monthly and quarterly. 

Desired Competencies

  • At least three years of organizing experience with labor, community, or political campaigns

  • Experience in or concrete knowledge of campaigns and policy around collective bargaining, workplace organizing, racial justice, immigration, education, LGBTQ justice, economic justice, environmental justice

  • Experience coordinating coalitions of organizations to execute high-stakes campaigns

  • Share a vision for a progressive Tennessee rooted in racial equity and justice

  • Be an effective communicator

  • Be a consensus and coalition builder while working with intergenerational teams 

  • Flexibility to work some extended hours, including nights and weekends

  • Ability to exercise excellent judgment while working under pressure

  • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills

  • Ability to work independently while also incorporating feedback

  • Ability to work well within multiple collaborative/team structures

  • Ability to prioritize activities while advancing the needs of campaigns

  • Ability to inspire confidence and ownership from community partners in all campaigns

Administration and Work Environment

  • This position will be housed within Memphis For All.

  • This position will report to and be supported by a small campaign steering committee composed of anchor partner representatives.  

  • Further work environment details are to be determined; this job requires flexibility of work environment, based on campaign needs.

  • This position is funded for two years and we are looking to expand funding to make it permanent.


Contact 

Please submit resumes to info@tn4all.org

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