About The Greens (WA)

The Greens (WA) are founded upon four pillars: ecological sustainability, grassroots democracy, social justice and peace and non-violence. Over the last thirty years, The Greens have become the third force in Australian politics with Greens elected at every level of Government across the country. We are now hiring staffing roles for our election team, encompassing the 2025 WA State and 2024-5 Federal elections.

We’re a progressive and welcoming workplace. Our team enjoys flexible work hours, the opportunity to work from home, professional development opportunities, menstrual, miscarriage, and menopause leave, 12% superannuation, and pay that increases with CPI.

The Greens (WA) are an equal opportunity employer, which means we strongly encourage any interested and qualified parties to apply – we don’t discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. There is no one background we look for in our staff, and we encourage you to submit an application if you feel your experience is transferable, even if you don’t meet every single selection criterion.

About The Role

This role will help organise the pre-voting and voting day attendance of volunteers in the booths that make up the Federal seat of Perth and the State seats contained within it. They will also help with volunteer recruitment and other duties as directed by the winnable seats organiser.

This role will be a key part of the Perth campaign’s success. It will work collaboratively with the Perth Community Campaign Committee (PCCC) and the Greens (WA) staff team to ensure the campaign meets its field goals.

The role is covered by The Greens (WA) Inc Staff Agreement 2020 (or as replaced) and is based in The Greens (WA) office in Perth (with work from home arrangements available).

• Salary​: Project Support 1 ($76,210 pa + super)
• Workload: Contract position at 0.6 FTE
• Start Date: February 24th 2025
• Probation period: Two months
• End Date: May 17th or one week after the Federal election, whichever is sooner.
• Line Manager: The Greens (WA) Winnable Seats Organiser

Primary Responsibilities

In line with the overall campaign strategy as developed by the Election Campaign Committee (ECC), this role will be responsible for helping set the Federal seat of Perth and its overlapping State seats up for success in our 2025 State Election and 2024-5 Federal Election.

The roles and duties will change as the election campaign progresses; in politics it’s really true that no two days will be the same! Your work over the length of the campaign will include:

• Working collaboratively within our staff team, candidates, volunteers, the PCCC, and with a range of stakeholders across the State and Federal party
• Recruiting and activating volunteers to join the for the election sprint period
• Working together with the Greens (WA) staff team and the PCCC to organise pre-voting and voting day attendance
• Ensuring campaign data is kept up to date and feeds into the continuous improvement of our campaigning
• Reporting as required

In this role you will be required to:

• Prioritise workflows to meet the needs of the Election Campaign Committee, through the State Director.
• Compile a report and recommendations for this role at the end of the election campaign for the benefit of future election campaigns.
• Work in accordance with The Greens (WA) Occupational Health and Safety Policy, the Access and Inclusion Policy, The Greens (WA) Confidential Documents Policy, Code of Conduct and other workplace compliance policies and practices.
• Undertake other duties as directed.

About You

We welcome applications from a range of backgrounds. We know that women and people from underrepresented communities tend to only apply for roles where they meet all the selection criteria, so if you meet most of the criteria below and you can explain how your experience is transferable then we encourage you to think about applying.

Essential criteria

Please address the following criteria by providing examples of how you have demonstrated each point in your previous working or volunteering experience.

• Understanding of and commitment to The Greens (WA) principles, policies and an understanding of the Western Australian political landscape.
• Experience campaigning with a political party or advocacy organisation. You’ll have a strong understanding of how to work with people and teams in a campaign environment.
• Strong organisational skills, the ability to manage people and logistics to meet tight deadlines, and the ability to work in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment.
• Strong communication skills. You’ll have demonstrated experience in strong verbal communication within a team environment and you remain upbeat.
• Ability to multitask, create and achieve goals, meet deadlines and creatively solve problems that arise.
• Ability to work flexible hours. This role will require regular evening and weekend work.
• Demonstrated ability to pick up new IT systems quickly.

The following are optional but would make your application really stand out:

• Experience delivering the following field campaign tactics; door-knocking, phone-banking and election day.
• Experience using a Customer Relationship Management system (CRM) such as those used by the Greens (Civi, Rocket, or GVIRS).

Application Process

Please submit your resume, a cover letter addressing the selection criteria, and the details of two referees via the "Apply Now" button in PDF format.

For questions about the role, please contact State Director Dean Smith on 0401 032 230 or [email protected] using the subject line: Perth Sprint Organiser enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.