Now Hiring: Field Organizer

Summary

Muslim Women For is hiring a Field Organizer to help us build transformative power across North Carolina's Muslim communities. This person must have a demonstrated commitment to Muslim Women For’s mission, vision, and values.

Desirable experiences and skills

• 1-3 years of experience in grassroots or civic engagement organizing, with a specific focus on navigating the political and social landscape of Muslim communities in North Carolina. 

• Deep commitment to movement-building and an understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities of organizing in North Carolina. 

• Preferably has fluency in at least one language commonly spoken in our Muslim communities—Arabic, Urdu, or Somali to be able to communicate with community members in the languages spoken at home and community spaces. 

Requirements

• Based in NC 

• Ability to travel in order to execute in-person events and represent MWF in-person.

• Ability to meet deadlines, take ownership over workstreams, and remain self-motivated 

• Ability to multitask in a busy environment and manage competing priorities

• Strong interpersonal communication skills 

• Willingness to collaborate with other team members 

• Demonstrate a team approach, through a sharp vision, clear responsibilities, and deep commitment to our campaign goals, while investing in staff and network leadership.

Supervision

• Supervised by one of the Co-Directors and reporting to the Field Manager

• Collaborate with staff to complete responsibilities.

Responsibilities include:

• Priority Issue Area Work

  • Represent MWF in statewide and partner-led coalitions, ensuring that the specific needs and voices of Muslim women are centered, particularly in immigrant justice and reproductive justice movements. 

  • Lead and execute field tactics that advance MWF’s priority issue campaigns, including lobby days, mobilizations, community actions, and public events.

• Basebuilding & Community Engagement 

  • Execute MWF’s basebuilding strategy through on-the-ground organizing, outreach, events, and leadership development.

  • Map and build deep, transformative relationships with key stakeholders across North Carolina, including advocacy organizations, elected officials, masjids, student groups, and campus organizations.

  • Build leadership pipelines that move community members from “attendees” to “leaders” within MWF’s base building strategy. 

• Rapid Response

  • Lead and support  organizational rapid response efforts to protect impacted communities during critical political, legislative, and community moments and crises.

  • Coordinate with partners and community members to mobilize timely responses and actions as needed.

• Electoral Work

  • Execute advocacy and nonpartisan electoral programs that center Muslim communities across North Carolina.

  • Recruit, manage, and support canvassers, volunteers, supporters, and coalition partners to build grassroots power and increase civic participation.

• Collaboration & Movement Building

  • Collaborate across teams to strengthen alignment and synergy among issue campaigns, policy priorities, communications, movement-building efforts, and long-term power-building strategies.

To Apply

Submit the following to hadeel@muslimwomenfor.org and CC info@muslimwomenfor.org:

• Subject line: “MWF Field Organizer application for <YOUR NAME>”

• In the body of the email include:

  • a cover letter describing your interest in the position

  • a resume with relevant experiences

  • three references, including a recent supervisor and colleague (name, phone, email, relationship to you)

• Include the best way to contact you.

• Attach a copy of your resume.

About Muslim Women For

Muslim Women For (MWF) is a grassroots Muslim women-led organization that co-organizes and centers marginalized Muslim communities in North Carolina to leverage our transformative power through political and community education, cross-community solidarity, cultural work, and the development of organizers. We envision a world where Muslim women are stewards of safe and liberated communities.

MWF is fiscally sponsored by Southern Vision Alliance (SVA), a justice-centered values-based “grassroots intermediary” organized to provide incubation, infrastructure, capacity building, coaching, and technical assistance to frontline organizing projects, leadership programs, and collaborations led by directly-impacted communities in the US South. SVA is headquartered in Durham, NC and supports a diverse cohort of fiscally sponsored projects, groups and funds across North Carolina.

People of color, people with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We are committed to a diverse workplace and to supporting our staff with ongoing career development opportunities. 

SVA is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discriminatory employment actions and treatment against employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, and/or past incarceration.