JOBS
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Posted January 28, 2025. APPLICATION WINDOW CLOSED
PART—TIME ORGANIZER
JOB TITLE: Organizer
TYPE: Part-time employee
SALARY: $24,000-$28,000 annually, depending on experience; less than 20 hours a week
LOCATION: Ohio, Primarily remote + travel as needed
REPORTS TO: State Organizing Director
AVAILABILITY: Monday-Friday, Some weeknight and weekend availability needed
PART—TIME ORGANIZER
JOB TITLE: Organizer
TYPE: Part-time employee
SALARY: $24,000-$28,000 annually, depending on experience; less than 20 hours a week
LOCATION: Ohio, Primarily remote + travel as needed
REPORTS TO: State Organizing Director
AVAILABILITY: Monday-Friday, Some weeknight and weekend availability needed
About Honesty for Ohio Education
Honesty for Ohio Education's mission is to convene, educate, and activate individuals and communities to protect honest and inclusive education, building a more representative democracy for every Ohioan.
Established in the summer of 2021, Honesty for Ohio Education is a nonpartisan, statewide coalition that believes every student deserves an honest high-quality education grounded in truth, facts, and diverse perspectives regardless of race, identity, background, or zip code. The coalition serves as a centralized network to educate, advocate, and build community around honest education; the affirmation of all identities, cultures, and lived experiences; and protecting the rights and safety of all students, families, and educators. We do this important work at three critical access points to education: the Ohio Statehouse, the State Board of Education, and local school districts. Our mission is guided by shared values and community agreements, and rooted in a Race Class Narrative framework. Born from a grassroots effort to combat extremist censorship legislation imported into the Ohio Statehouse, today, Honesty partners with more than 70 organizations and thousands of students, families, educators, and stakeholders to advance an honest, inclusive education agenda, strong public schools, and build a multiracial democracy.
Honesty for Ohio Education's mission is to convene, educate, and activate individuals and communities to protect honest and inclusive education, building a more representative democracy for every Ohioan.
Established in the summer of 2021, Honesty for Ohio Education is a nonpartisan, statewide coalition that believes every student deserves an honest high-quality education grounded in truth, facts, and diverse perspectives regardless of race, identity, background, or zip code. The coalition serves as a centralized network to educate, advocate, and build community around honest education; the affirmation of all identities, cultures, and lived experiences; and protecting the rights and safety of all students, families, and educators. We do this important work at three critical access points to education: the Ohio Statehouse, the State Board of Education, and local school districts. Our mission is guided by shared values and community agreements, and rooted in a Race Class Narrative framework. Born from a grassroots effort to combat extremist censorship legislation imported into the Ohio Statehouse, today, Honesty partners with more than 70 organizations and thousands of students, families, educators, and stakeholders to advance an honest, inclusive education agenda, strong public schools, and build a multiracial democracy.
About the Role:
Since its inception, the Honesty coalition has been growing a statewide education movement while prioritizing extremist attacks at the Statehouse and State Board of Education. The Organizer will work in close partnership with the State Organizing Director and Organizing Team to grow the Honesty Teams network into local school district communities across Ohio. This role will build on the foundational work of the Coalition as they co-operationalize the organizing plan, and participate in a growing statewide organizing team.
Experience in local and/or statewide organizing is desired, but a demonstrated record of concern for strong public education, multicultural collaboration and networking, and excellent team-building skills are essential for this role.
On the “grass tops” level, the Organizer will work with the State Organizing Director, fellow Organizers, Executive Director, Communications Director, and key coalition partners.
On the “grass roots” level, the Organizer will work with local parents, teachers, students, administrators, activists, board members, and more. Building authentic local relationships and developing opportunities for collective action around Honesty issues in local school districts is the priority responsibility. The Organizer can expect to build relationships through in-person one-to-one meetings as well as utilizing Zoom to interact with busy parents, teachers, and others who care about strong, inclusive public education in Ohio.
Essential Duties
The role is organized into three phases:
Job Responsibilities
*Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director
Since its inception, the Honesty coalition has been growing a statewide education movement while prioritizing extremist attacks at the Statehouse and State Board of Education. The Organizer will work in close partnership with the State Organizing Director and Organizing Team to grow the Honesty Teams network into local school district communities across Ohio. This role will build on the foundational work of the Coalition as they co-operationalize the organizing plan, and participate in a growing statewide organizing team.
Experience in local and/or statewide organizing is desired, but a demonstrated record of concern for strong public education, multicultural collaboration and networking, and excellent team-building skills are essential for this role.
On the “grass tops” level, the Organizer will work with the State Organizing Director, fellow Organizers, Executive Director, Communications Director, and key coalition partners.
On the “grass roots” level, the Organizer will work with local parents, teachers, students, administrators, activists, board members, and more. Building authentic local relationships and developing opportunities for collective action around Honesty issues in local school districts is the priority responsibility. The Organizer can expect to build relationships through in-person one-to-one meetings as well as utilizing Zoom to interact with busy parents, teachers, and others who care about strong, inclusive public education in Ohio.
Essential Duties
The role is organized into three phases:
- Operate in a hybrid statewide-local/distributed-relational community organizing plan in districts across the state; provide ongoing leadership, campaign development, counsel, and strategic direction that ensures the viability and sustainability of the Honesty Teams Network organizing plan
- Work with the State Organizing Director and Organizing Core Team to operate the distributed organizing core (remote meetings, trainings, resource development and publication, online community) in collaboration with national campaign partners
- Intentionally and strategically build relationships with grassroots leaders and institutional partners in local districts where Honesty values and issues are in contention; attend local school board meetings and build relationships with leaders in their communities
Job Responsibilities
- Works closely with the State Organizer Director, other Honesty Core Team members, key organizational partners, and support team to operate the Honesty Teams distributed organizing infrastructure, including technology platforms, communications platforms, and organizing resources
- Trains leaders on organizing tactics, issues, technology platforms, relationship-building with local groups and/or launching local Honesty teams, and power mapping local communities
- Provides ongoing, hands-on support for Honesty Teams Network and local education activists
- Assists in management of state-level organizing technology platforms and data collected from Honesty Teams
- Provides ongoing support to leverage digital outreach & engagement, coalition partners, and in-person outreach for local Honesty Teams (attending local organizing meetings, local school board meetings, one-to-ones with grassroots leaders)
- Provides thought leadership, counsel, support for organizing around community advocacy, actions, and events addressing school district issues
- Works with organizing staff to ensure Honesty Teams are upholding the mission and values of the organizing manual including the importance of honest education, Whole Child framework, student rights and safety, diversity, equity & inclusion, affirming policies and best practices, civic engagement, GOTV for school board races, and fair and safe elections
- Assists in providing regular reporting and updates about Honest Teams, and local-level trends and patterns to the Honesty Core Team and Honesty Coalition
- Collaborates with other Honesty Core Team members/Honesty departments to respond to state-level issues, as appropriate
*Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director
Desired Qualifications & Skills
Not sure you meet all of our qualifications? Research shows that men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Yet women and other people who are systematically marginalized tend to apply only if they meet every requirement. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply.
Desired Qualities
Not sure you meet all of our qualifications? Research shows that men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Yet women and other people who are systematically marginalized tend to apply only if they meet every requirement. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply.
- Deep and active commitment to Honesty values and community agreements
- Experience with and understanding of local public schools and their function
- Parent, student, political/electoral, labor, or community organizing experience
- Experience working with grassroots leaders and/or other organizers
- Experience implementing an organizing program
- Experience training and supporting grassroots leaders
- Experience building diverse and inclusive teams and organizations
- Experience working across intersectional groups (race, class, gender, orientation, religion, ability, national origin, culture, etc.) to achieve common goals
- Experience in or knowledge of the Ohio public education system
- Experience in or knowledge of the Ohio state government and its processes
- Knowledge of hate and extremist groups and their impact on public education
- Strong understanding of the internal, interpersonal, and institutional impacts of oppression, especially as they relate to educational institutions and a demonstrated commitment to equity
- Digital platform proficiency and experience, including voter databases, communication platforms, and social media
Desired Qualities
- A Leader Who Develops Others: You take responsibility for motivating others, coordinating effective collective action, and building powerful teams—even in the face of obstacles. You are a force-multiplier who wants to unleash leadership in others, igniting responsibility and ownership in those around you.
- Courageous and Determined: You draw from deep values and beliefs so you continue to take action towards goals, even in the face of change, fear, loss, conflict, and uncertainty.
- Ambitious and Creative: You are someone who takes initiative and someone willing to try, fail, learn, and try again. When things get difficult you get creative and continue trying and learning until you succeed.
- Emotionally Intelligent: You connect with people naturally and are able to see people as full human beings. Your understanding of others’ needs, desires, and interests makes you an effective organizer.
The Organizer will work no more than 20 hours a week. This position will report to the Honesty for Ohio Education State Organizing Director and work in partnership with our Core Team, Executive Director, Communications Team, Advocacy Team, and Honesty coalition partners.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit a job-specific cover letter highlighting their skills and interests, an updated resume, and a list of three current references (name, role & contact information) in an email to [email protected]
Please indicate “Organizer” in the subject line. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; the intention is to start initial interviews by mid-February.
Honesty for Ohio Education is committed to providing equal opportunity and building an inclusive and equitable work environment. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, religion, sexuality, gender, national origin, disability, or age.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit a job-specific cover letter highlighting their skills and interests, an updated resume, and a list of three current references (name, role & contact information) in an email to [email protected]
Please indicate “Organizer” in the subject line. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; the intention is to start initial interviews by mid-February.
Honesty for Ohio Education is committed to providing equal opportunity and building an inclusive and equitable work environment. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, religion, sexuality, gender, national origin, disability, or age.