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POSITION OVERVIEW<\/h2>\n
The Coalition of Communities of Color (CCC) seeks a new member of its team to lead its civic engagement work around creating more equitable forms of government and elections.<\/p>\n
This is a new role at CCC that will build on our existing advocacy and engagement around creating inclusive and representative governments. This role will focus on building campaigns and a broad based coalition to seek meaningful community input on local government issues, develop policies that create the conditions for equitable government, advance these issues in appropriate forums, and ultimately build a campaign to promote and win these policies at the ballot.<\/p>\n
The primary purpose of this role is to coordinate engagement around local government reform efforts, particularly the City of Portland\u2019s current decennial charter review, as well as other engagement, advocacy, or policy work around elections, districting, voting rights, and governance, such as campaign finance and other key reforms.<\/p>\n
The Civic Engagement Manager reports to the Deputy Director and will work closely with partners, including member and BIPOC representing organizations, as well as mainstream organizations and stakeholders. This position has no direct reports.<\/p>\n
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES<\/h2>\n
Coalition management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \n
Plans, launches, and manages an active coalition around relevant topic areas, including developing the structure of the coalition, coalition agreements and decision making processes; outreach to new members and partners; ongoing engagement; and communications to coalition members<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Advocacy campaigns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \n
Campaign management: Develops and manages campaign plan during policymaking and potential ballot measures<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Manages relationships with external stakeholders and decision makers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Community engagement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \n
Develops political education curriculum<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Supports CCC member and partner organizations to engage community members, such a listening sessions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Records and synthesizes feedback from community<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Represents CCC in relevant tables, committees, and with partners<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Creates, maintains, and reviews relevant contact databases of community via internal CRM<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Policy analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \n
Track and summarize work of relevant policymaking bodies at the city and state levels<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Research, develop, and analyze policy proposals and clearly communicate findings<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Advocate for policy positions to partners and decisionmakers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \n
Create communications plans for broader campaigns<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Develop strategic communications and messaging<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Draft website content, blog posts, social media, earned media, and regular email updates<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Represent coalition work in public settings such as events and speaking engagements<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Creates, maintains, and reviews relevant contact databases of community via internal CRM<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Fundraising<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \n
Identify and pursue funding for civic engagement activities, including grants and individual giving from political funders and individual donors at the local and national levels. Trains community members and manages volunteers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Other duties as assigned<\/strong><\/p>\n