Student Organizer

Task Force for Democracy • Internship • Washington, District of Columbia, United States • $0 / year • 1m ago

Overview

Throughout history & around the world, young people have led movements to defeat authoritarianism and win a democracy that works for our generation. We're building the team to win again today.

We’re looking for Student Organizers to support the Task Force’s mobilization and advocacy efforts in your state. As part of this role, you will primarily work with one of our national campaigns, and will have the opportunity to lead movement-building on college campuses to protect our student rights & wider democracy.

The ideal organizer is self-driven, can agitate others to take action, understands the intersection of the fight for our democracy with other issues & identities (climate justice, access to healthcare, education, etc), and the role students need to play in championing systems that represent our generation.

In this role, you will:

Outreaching to professors, campus groups, and local organizations to collaborate on campaign work.
Supporting efforts on campus to protect student rights and funding for critical programs.
Advocating for pro-democracy initiatives before state & local officials by scheduling meetings with them/their staff, drafting & delivering committee testimony, and organizing lobby days.
Recruiting peers to join our network and receive updates from movement partners on internship/career opportunities to support electoral justice initiatives.
Mobilizing students to join local events and trainings to protect democracy and stand up to attacks on our communities (especially young & historically marginalized communities).
Helping increase visibility of campaign work to local news & on social media
Attending weekly team calls and one-on-one check-ins.

Are you a good fit for the role? We’re looking for someone with:

Capacity to work 10 hours/week on the above
Commitment to building a just & inclusive democracy while centering youth
Willingness to learn & grow as an organizer
Demonstrated initiative, ability to problem-solve, and respond to a rapidly-evolving organizing landscape
Strong interpersonal, speaking, and writing skills are helpful, though not essential

How to Apply

To apply, please enter your information and attach your resume & cover letter using the linked application page.

As part of this role, you’ll receive coaching and first hand experience organizing alongside student leaders in the democracy movement. Academic credit can be arranged for eligible students.

With questions about this or other roles, the Task Force, or our campaigns, please email recruitment@taskforceusa.org.

About the Task Force for Democracy

We’re a youth & volunteer-led team organizing students across 6 campaigns to demand a democracy that works for our generation — not billionaires & corporations! We work alongside movement partners to center young people in the fight against advancing autocracy.

We’re nonpartisan. We don't support candidates or parties. And we stay focused on ending the root causes of inequality in our democracy.

We know true democracy cannot only exist at the ballot box, but must be present in the workplace, and in our education. Our campaigns aim to end structural inequality across different areas of our democracy, and include: fighting voter suppression & money in politics, organizing students under autocracy, stopping a dangerous constitutional convention that would roll back our rights, using transparency laws to hold power accountable, and more!