Position: Phone Canvasser I (Temporary)
Salary: $18/hour
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 4:30PM – 7:30PM
Benefits: No benefits provided for this temporary position
Location: Onsite
Reports to: Field Organizer
Asian American Organizing Project (AAOP) is a non-partisan organization led by and for young Asian Minnesotans in the Twin Cities. Through our grassroots organizing efforts and programming, we aim to develop young Asian community leaders to resist oppression and co-create a more just future for their families, schools, communities, and cities.
AAOP is seeking to hire a team of 5 canvassers to engage in the 2023 local election and turn out our base of young Asian voters ages 18 – 35 years old to the polls. This election project will launch in June through December with the goals of completing 700+ canvassing shifts and 10K conversations with our base of young Asian voters. To ensure that our base of young Asian voters is turning out to this year’s local election, AAOP will be implementing targeted outreach strategies utilizing voter propensity scores alongside social pressures.
The Phone Canvasser I is someone who understands the goals and metrics that have been set and is capable of meeting these goals and metrics. The Canvasser I is someone that’s able to step in and support other canvassers through shared best practices and identify key challenges that need to be uplifted for the Field Organizer. As part of our organizational values of growth and constructive feedback, the Canvasser I is expected to share feedback and suggestions to further our approach to canvassing and engaging with our communities on important issues.
The position starts as soon as possible until filled. You’ll be working in-person and in an office setting for the duration of this position. Please email resume with Election Phone Canvasser I in subject line to jobs@aaopmn.org
Role and Responsibilities
- Complete weekly phone canvassing shifts, and meeting weekly goals
- Engage in phone conversations with our base, and gauge level of awareness of issues and barriers to voting, and share resources about the 2023 local election
- Collect and record data from phone conversations in trackers
- Provide feedback, strategies, and troubleshooting efforts to achieve best approaches to community engagement, and achieving team goals
- Sustaining a positive teamwork, and peer to peer learning environment
- Occasional or as necessary, meetings with the Field Organizer to best understand needs, support and expectations.
Required Qualifications:
- At least 1 year of experience in canvassing, community organizing, teamwork and/or customer service and data entry
- Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment, taking ownership, and initiative with minimal direction.
- Experience in meeting and interacting with new people, and people of all backgrounds and identities
- Strong organizational and communication skills (written and verbal) including ability to articulate progress, concerns, and recommendations in a concise and timely manner.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Fluent and able to have a conversation on the local election in the following Asian ethnic language: Karen, and Hmong
- Experience in utilizing Voter Action Network, GetThru (Thrutalk, Thrutext), and Google Suite/Doc
- Experience in navigating difficult conversations
- Experience in accomplishing weekly team goals
- Excellent interpersonal, team building, and problem-solving skills.
AAOP does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, status on public assistance, and marital status. We strongly encourage individuals who identify as or businesses led by Asian & Pacific Islanders, Black, indigenous, people of color, disabled, queer, trans and women to submit a proposal. AAOP is unable to provide VISA sponsorship at this time.