Seeking a Campaign Coordinator in Portland, OR for a Ballot Initiative

Pro-Animal Future, a Pax Fauna sister organization, is expanding grassroots ballot initiatives for animals across the country. We are hiring a Campaign Coordinator for a new campaign in Portland, OR.

 

***NOTICE***: This position is in Portland, OR, and is highly representative of a role we will be hiring for in coming months in cities across the U.S. If you are strongly interested in a role like this, please contact us and tell us why you are interested, where you live, and whether you'd be willing to relocate. We will make sure to update you when future listings are posted. 

Overview:

  • Implement an exciting new grassroots strategy for animals based on research
  • Build an activist community locally by recruiting volunteers for leadership roles, mentoring them, and holding them accountable
  • Work shoulder-to-shoulder with a team of experienced organizers devoted to our principles

Applications are processed on a rolling basis. Generally speaking, no specific credentials or experience are required for roles at Pro-Animal Future.

This role is located in Portland, OR. Salary $55,008 per year (flat rate for all team members pegged to MIT living wage calculator) plus healthcare and retirement contributions worth >$6,000 per year.

Work at Pro-Animal Future is highly self-directed. Self-starters with a track record of initiating projects might succeed here. 

Campaign Coordinator role:

Purpose: Run an ever-growing volunteer organization in Portland passing pro-animal laws and changing public opinion. 

Outcomes you’ll be assessed on:

  • Key functions of the campaign are fulfilled by volunteers who have all the support they need to succeed.
  • The campaign is constantly recruiting new volunteers, some of whom take on greater responsibility and become organizers.
  • Collectively, enough volunteer hours are put into the campaign each week to qualify our measures for the ballot. 

Activities:

  • Building individual relationships with a community of volunteers, recruiting volunteers into roles with significant responsibility for the campaign, and providing them with the mentorship, coordination, and accountability they need to succeed.
  • Creating systems for volunteers to autonomously carry out the key functions of the campaign, then continuously improving those systems based on real-world performance.
  • Keeping our community of volunteers informed and motivated.
  • Facilitating organizer meetings and group activities.
  • Developing and initiating creative new strategies to realize the goals for the campaign.

Key Skills

  • Hold volunteer leaders accountable to goals and commitments they set.
  • Comfortably manage digital systems (including spreadsheets) and quickly master new software to the point that you can train others.
  • Comfortable speaking motivationally in front of groups and working 1:1 with individuals in a coaching capacity.

We strongly encourage applications from women and people of color if you aren’t quite sure whether you’d meet everything we’re looking for. The first step is easy, and applications are processed on a rolling basis, so apply now!

 

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Read more about life at Pax Fauna below ↓

Pax Fauna Partners Have Two Key Roles: Researcher And Organizer.

We are designing new campaign infrastructure based on research. Our work is a combination of research and implementation.

What Does A Full-Time Position With Pax Fauna Entail?

Working to end the use of animals for food in the U.S.

Pax Fauna aims to transform the messaging, strategy, and organizing methods of the grassroots animal freedom movement based on primary and secondary research.

We have the vibe of a small startup. We move fast, but make time for laughter and play. Work is highly self-directed within clearly defined roles and expectations. Weekly 1:1s with a member of our leadership team ensure you have the support and clarity you need to thrive.

We recognize the value of diverse perspectives and experiences. While our current team lacks diversity of racial and ethnic backgrounds, we are genuinely committed to broadening our horizons and enriching our work environment. We are striving to create an inclusive workplace where all voices are heard and respected, irrespective of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or background. 

 

Working shoulder-to-shoulder on a team

Pax Fauna is first and foremost a research organization, and we approach everything we do as an experiment. Noticing gaps in our strategy, seeking out literature on the topic, and working together to design experiments to overcome novel challenges and uncover the most powerful ways the animal movement can operate.

Our current team has a strong background in social movement organizing with a complement of quantitative and qualitative research. We operate as a team with a single shared objective. Valuing teamwork and collective intelligence is a must, as is getting to know your colleagues beyond a simple work relationship.

Expect a hybrid of remote work with substantial fieldwork in Portland. Our team gathers in person 2-4 times per year for strategy retreats. Outside of retreats, you’ll be expected to follow a reasonably predictable 35-40 hour schedule likely to include some weekend days (made up for by flexible hours and days off during the week).

 

Be a leader for the next generation of animal advocacy

Pax Fauna’s long-term mission is the development of a new mass movement organization for animal freedom. Together, we are collecting best practices, uncovering new insights, and building our individual and collective capacity to lead a dramatic social transformation. While working together, we encourage each other to develop specific expertise in all the areas a social movement needs. 

You take responsibility for an outcome and you are expected to deliver exceptional work. You can always ask for help and are expected to seek out feedback, but ultimately you have a great deal of leeway in determining how to get your projects done.

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What Does It Take To Thrive With Pax Fauna?

We’re looking for potential, not qualifications

There’s no particular degree or job experience you need to join our team. Success in Pax Fauna will depend on the following attributes:

  • Self-directed, self-disciplined, love intellectual challenge, and able to learn fast as you go
  • Skilled with analytical thinking and complex problem-solving
  • Committed to Nonviolence, in social change and with colleagues; willing to study Nonviolent Communication and integrate Nonviolence into your day-to-day life
  • Dedicated to social movement work as a vocation (voluntary simplicity is expected)
  • Resonating with our principles
  • Be ready to travel for in-person retreats and key phases of the campaign. (3-5 times per year, 1-2 weeks long depending on what we all feel is needed)

Degrees or experience in social science or movement organizing will get our attention!

Voluntary Simplicity

Pax Fauna’s team members provide ourselves with a living wage pegged to MIT’s living wage calculator. That should mean it’s enough to comfortably get by with small luxuries. We’ve chosen this approach for several reasons:

  • Minimize the gap between “professional” advocates and “volunteers,” which makes mass movement organizing impossible
  • Decouple seniority from compensation (everyone is paid the same salary) and reduce conflicts around money
  • Stay true to our grassroots origin and vision

Expect a 35-40 hour work week with organizational support for firm work-life boundaries in your schedule, including 4 weeks vacation per year (typically one per quarter).

You can read more about our compensation structure, and the application process, in our handbook.

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Working With Pax Fauna Provides:

  • Purposeful work transforming the world for animals
  • A living wage
  • Rich, diverse experience leading projects and building skills in a start-up environment
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