Distributed Organizer

United We Dream (UWD) is the largest immigrant youth-led community in the country. We create welcoming spaces for young people – regardless of immigration status – to support, engage, and empower them to make their voices heard and win!

 

With an online reach of over 5 million every month, more than 1,000,000 members as well as 4 statewide branches and local groups across 28 states. UWD is made up of fearless young people fighting to improve the lives of our members and their families. Our vision is a society which celebrates our diversity and believes in a multi-ethnic, intersectional path to getting there. Over 60% of our members are womxn and 30% identify as LGBTQ.

 

Whether we’re organizing in the streets, building innovative technology systems, opening doors for LGBTQ immigrant youth, clearing pathways to education, stopping deportations or creating alliances across social movements, United We Dream puts undocumented immigrant youth in the driver’s seat. UWD is a fast paced, dynamic organization which has become a leading voice in social change and has appeared in every major news outlet in the country.

 

We are driven by the priorities and needs of our members; have trained thousands of individuals; and have supported countless local organizing groups. Our grassroots-driven approach has a proven record of success and we’re looking for talented folks to join our team!

 

Learn more about United We Dream by visiting www.unitedwedream.org.

Position Summary:

United We Dream is seeking a passionate, creative, and self-motivated Distributive Organizer to help grow and activate our national member base through digital organizing tactics and distributed tools. You’ll play a key role in building strong online communities, recruiting and mobilizing youth and allies into campaigns, training sessions, and organizing programs that support immigrant justice and systemic change for the purpose of exponentially growing the number of young people organizing in their communities. You will be responsible for participating in and leading the recruitment and mobilization of your members to national in person/ digital training and organizing spaces. 

As a Distributive Organizer, you will help bring UWD’s organizing spirit into the digital space, engaging members online, supporting leadership development, and facilitating opportunities for members to take meaningful action in their communities. You'll serve as a vital connector between online engagement and grassroots action, helping leaders transform into lifelong movement leaders . This role will sit in the Membership and Campaigns Department 

This position is perfect for organizers with experience utilizing online tools and distributed tactics to foster a community-based, volunteer-driven organization to support national outreach. Although not required, a major plus if you are multilingual and/or have led peer-to-peer (P2P) text banks or virtual phone banks. 

 

Responsibilities:

 

Distributed Member Recruitment & Retention: 

• Own the execution of recruitment, retention, and training tactics to meet quarterly and yearly distributed goals and ensure the exponential growth of membership in key strategic geographic areas.
• Recruit, retain, and train remote distributed members to ensure that the distributed program builds a committed network of volunteers across the country in key strategic geographic areas.
• Build deep relationships with youth members/leaders by conducting a minimum of 10 weekly 1:1s, focused on mentorship, political development, and identifying emerging leaders across our digital networks. 
• Implement the digital membership ladder that reflects the Distributed Organizing program membership.
• Co-create recruitment tactics alongside the Deputy Director of Digital Organizing to meet quarterly and yearly recruitment goals for the Distributed Organizing program.
• Support leadership development by identifying, mentoring, and supporting grassroots leaders to take ownership of campaign efforts and help grow the movement from within.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support member recruitment, retention, and leadership development.
• Identify digital organizing opportunities and campaigns that keep UWD members engaged on digital organizing platforms.

 

Logistical & Operational Support:

• Plan and manage logistics, including accessibility for distro meetings and events. 
• Develop safety and risk management plans for all distro in-person events, ensuring accessibility and inclusion.
• Coordinate the distribution of materials, supplies, and digital and organizing tools to members and chapters as needed.
• Facilitate trainings, meetings, community calls, and other gatherings as needed to meet distributed program goals. 
• Provide back-end support for digital and in-person member-facing spaces, such as training sessions, community gatherings, and national calls.

 

Program Implementation:

• Coordinate and implement distributed organizing tactics that align with campaign goals and community needs, managing timelines, digital tools, and communications to ensure smooth execution of member-led actions.
• Build and maintain strong internal collaboration with the on-the-ground organizers, as well as the training team, to ensure distributed efforts are aligned, resourced, and grounded in broader recruitment, campaign, and advocacy strategy.
• Grow and support a thriving distributed community by cultivating inclusive, values-based spaces (such as Slack or other platforms), and ensuring members feel connected, heard, and empowered to lead.
• Develop organizing materials (e.g., toolkits, scripts, training guides, presentations, text scripts, phone bank scripts, emails, text outreach, Slack outreach, registration pages, and other content) that build the skills and confidence of leaders to take effective, independent action.
• Run and support digital outreach campaigns, including phone banks, text banks, and virtual events that mobilize supporters, expand the base, and deepen member engagement, including by drafting materials, pulling lists, and providing technical support.  
• Listen to and elevate community feedback, regularly gathering input from leaders to assess what’s resonating, identify organizing opportunities, and ensure tactics reflect the experiences and needs of the people involved.

 

Data Support:

• Be proactive in gathering insights from members frequently as part of your organizing, including, but not limited to: 
  • What are members eager to learn about? What campaigns are resonating? How are the program activities resonating with them? How can we grow the participation of our membership online? How can we make our online spaces more accessible and fun for them? 
• Gather and Report Back data collection on the progress of Distributed Organizing activities executed by volunteers, including but not limited to attendance reports, progress on texting/phone banking campaigns, qualitative data from virtual and in-person events, monthly organizational metrics, etc.  

 

Skills and Qualifications

 

• Must demonstrate exceptional adaptability, as responsibilities within this role are subject to evolution and program objectives may shift. This requires a proactive approach to learning new skills and embracing unforeseen challenges to ensure continuous contribution and success.
• This role requires traveling up to or more than 20% per year. 
• This role requires the coordination of some in-person events, for which you will be expected to perform member-related duties, the logistical planning and execution, which may involve lifting up to 30lbs, and transporting materials and escorting/transporting members. 
• 2-3 campaign cycles in either field, distributed, or digital positions on political campaigns.
• Familiarity with Slack, Zoom (or equivalent), Google Drive. 
• Experience with platforms like Action Network, Mobilize, ActBlue, GetThru, or Hustle 
• Exceptional writing, copyediting, and proofreading skills.
• Strong writer and communicator ready to learn how to translate the needs of our community into action.

 

Leadership and Interpersonal Skills:

• Empathetic and people-centered leader who builds trust and fosters inclusive environments.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills; actively listens, responds thoughtfully, and engages respectfully across lines of difference.
• Demonstrated integrity and follow-through; builds authentic, accountable relationships across diverse identities and lived experiences.
• Proven track record of leadership development and mentorship, particularly in uplifting and creating opportunities for young people. Consistently overcomes challenges and leverages resources to solve these challenges creatively.
• Proactively asks for help, anticipates problems, and takes the initiative to bring forth ideas and solutions into consideration to continue to improve the work. 
• Open to receiving and providing ongoing constructive feedback to grow together as a team.
• Carries a team-driven culture that allows them to collaborate on different projects at once with other team members.

 

 Success

• Mission-committed: We encourage input from our diverse staff and members when making strategic decisions. Once a decision is made, you are willing to stand behind it even if it’s different from what you would have suggested. 
• Relationship-oriented: You recognize the deep importance that relationships with colleagues and allies play in our work, and you build rapport and trust with others.
• 100% follow-through: No dropped balls policy!  Stay on top of all specific tasks/follow-up items and general areas of work; consistently meet deadlines.
• Positive attitude and flexibility: Approach work with a spirit of “yes”; strike a positive tone; push work forward through obstacles and adapt quickly as things change. 
• Responsiveness: You stay on top of communicating with members and partners, prioritizing inquiries and responding in a timely manner. 
• Open-minded and flexible: Sometimes, you will need to change course, either because the landscape has unexpectedly changed, or because a new, improved way of doing things has emerged. You welcome these changes and adapt with a positive attitude.
• Practice discretion and good judgment: Our movement is made up of people with varying viewpoints, some of which are in conflict with one another. You seek out opportunities to work with unlikely allies, and have good judgment about what conversations are best kept private.
• Organizational leadership: Lead by example by modeling a high bar for performance and being an exemplar of our values; operate with the best interests of the organization in mind, and not simply the best interests of your team.
• Coach mentality: You take the time to teach and offer useful and actionable feedback. You expect that people will make mistakes and see those as opportunities for learning. 
• Take care of yourself and others. We do difficult work, and our movement is only sustainable if leaders take care of themselves and care about the well-being of peers and volunteers. You are honest with your manager about what you need in order to bring your whole, best self to the role.

 

This is a remote position that will require periodic travel. 

 

Compensation

Salary Range: $53,000 - $73,000

 

Benefits:

• Employees who have completed less than 1 year of service with United We Dream: 
  • 10 Vacation days per year
• Employees who have completed more than 1 year of service but less than 3 with United We Dream: 
  • 12 Vacation days per year
• Employees who have completed more than 3 years of service but less than 5 with United We Dream: 
  • 17 Vacation days per year
• Employees who have completed more than 5 years of service with United We Dream: 
  • 22 Vacation days per year
• Paid two weeks Off Holiday between December and January.
• 12 Paid holidays
• 4% 403(B) employer discretionary contribution 
• 12 weeks of paid family leave (after 1 and 1 day of service) 
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life coverage 
• $120 Reimbursement included cell service/data and utilities monthly
• $500 Reimbursement for office supplies working from home annually
• $2000 Stipend towards professional development

 

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UWD is an equal opportunity employer; people of color and individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. UWD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic background, citizenship status, religion, political orientation, genetic information, sexual orientation, age or disability.