Job Description

Applicants Must Include Cover Letter and Resume Ottawa ACORN is looking for a motivated individual interested in supporting grassroots community organizing in a part-time administrative role. Experience is not required but is considered an asset; thorough training is provided. :

• Working on a daily basis with our Admin & Canvas Director
• Entering data from petitions and even registrations
• Managing quality control on volunteer data entry
• Processing donations and membership dues using CiviCRM
• Updating members\xe2\x80\x99 and donors\xe2\x80\x99 contact and financial information
• Downloading and sorting call lists from CiviCRM for organizers
• Updating the office\xe2\x80\x99s inventory of news articles featuring ACORN
• Maintaining office supply of materials to support organizers working in the community
• Phone calls to ACORN members and low income community contacts about upcoming meetings, rallies and events as needed

Ideal Candidates:

• Have strong administrative, typing and computer skills
• Are confident with excel
• Are willing to work independently in a grassroots setting
• Are detail-oriented
• Are fully bilingual (English/French)
• Are passionate about social justice

Hours:

• 10-20 hours a week. A fixed schedule with be set with the successful applicant after discussing availability with the Admin & Canvas Director
• Must be willing to work afternoons and evenings between 12m and 9pm Mon-Fri during our organizing hours.
• This is not a remote position. The successful applicant will need to work out of our office in Vanier.
• 3 month contract with potential to renew based on performance and office budget
• Opportunity for advancement to full time work for those interested in community organizing

What is ACORN Since 2004 ACORN staff organizers have been helping organize communities and secure important victories for low-to-moderate income communities at the local, provincial and national levels. Victories like regulating payday loan companies, $10/month internet programs for low income families and seniors, winning millions of dollars worth of repairs for dilapidated apartment buildings, and many more. How? ACORN Organizers do direct outreach, listen to community residents\xe2\x80\x99 concerns, and connect what they want to see changed to effective mass-based action. Organizing protests, developing campaigns, coordinating communications and research, and, most important, building powerful local groups all across the National Capital Region! ACORN is a multi-issue, mass based union of low-to-moderate income people. ACORN is able to be both a local-based union winning local campaigns, as well as a large-scale organization combining forces to fight national corporations and governments that are at the root of most of our problems. We are a tenants\xe2\x80\x99 union. We are a disability action union. We are a worker\xe2\x80\x99s union. We are a consumer\xe2\x80\x99s union. We are whatever our members are. Our members pay dues so that the organization can be sustainable and not dependent on outside funding from government and corporations. Each dues member has a vote, and only members speak for the organization. Our members get elected to our board of directors and set our policy and help determine the tactics. To better prepare yourself for the interview process, if you are selected, visit our website and social media at: www.acorncanada.orgTwitter/Instagram/Facebook: @OttawaACORN Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 10-20 per week Salary: $16.40 per hour Benefits:

• Casual dress
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ottawa, ON K1K 1G8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Did you provide a brief cover letter outlining your interest in social justice and why you think you\'d be a good fit for this position? This is required for consideration.

Work Location: In person