The Queensland Greens is recruiting a Field Organiser to help lead field campaigns in Brisbane’s inner west ahead of the 2024 Council and State elections, and assist with campaigning on local issues within the Maiwar electorate.

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The Field Officer will be working primarily with the Ryan and Maiwar campaign teams, as well as staff employed on the Walter Taylor and Paddington campaigns as part of the ‘nested’ strategy for the west side. The successful candidate will also be required to liaise with the Maiwar Electorate Office, which works alongside other Queensland Greens representatives, particularly Amy MacMahon State MP for South Brisbane and Elizabeth Watson-Brown, Federal MP for Ryan.

About the role

The Maiwar Field Organiser will help lead field campaigns in Brisbane’s inner west ahead of the 2024 Council and State elections, and assist with campaigning on local issues within the Maiwar electorate. The Maiwar Field Organiser must have a commitment to the values and platform on which the current Maiwar MP, Michael Berkman, was elected, and must display sound political and strategic judgement. The Maiwar Field Organise must have experience working in a similar setting (either a political office, election campaign or other campaign experience). Experience working for social and political change in any setting, including community-based and unpaid roles will be considered. The Maiwar Lead Organiser role ultimately reports to the Queensland Greens State Director. The line manager is the Maiwar Lead Organiser and then Michael. Work plans will be set by Michael in consultation with the State Director.

Key responsibilities

• Help lead field campaigns for the Greens in Walter Taylor and Maiwar ahead of the 2024 Council and State elections respectively:
• Lead the coordination of polling booths for the Paddington and Walter Taylor Council campaigns, including prepoll organising, booth rostering, kits and signage
• Coordinate and run doorknock events
• Assist with other campaign events such as street chats, market stalls, calling nights, and recruitment events
• Make recruitment calls to supporters
• Recruit, train and integrate new volunteers
• Assist with the distribution of yard signs and written materials including local letters, newsletters and flyers
• Assist the Maiwar Lead Organiser and other staff with local issue campaigns within the Maiwar electorate:
• Help identify key local issues
• Facilitate constituent contact and campaign events such as market stalls, community forums, rallies, doorknocks and meetings
• Liaise between the electorate office and the campaigns to ensure constituent feedback is incorporated into elected representatives’ and candidates’ work
• Other duties as directed by Michael, the Maiwar Lead Organiser or the Ryan Campaign Manager

Employment conditions: This is a 3 day per week position from February 2024 until November 2024. The full time equivalent pay rate is $2,583.24 per fortnight plus superannuation. This part time role is paid at 60% of that pay rate.

key selection criteria

• Demonstrated political judgment, with a particular emphasis on Queensland politics.
• Highly developed skills recruiting and managing volunteers, including experience running voter contact actions during election campaigns.
• Strong interest in or knowledge of issues relevant to the Maiwar electorate (Auchenflower, Bardon, Taringa, Toowong, St Lucia, Indooroopilly, Fig Tree Pocket).
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to motivate volunteers.
• Ability to prioritise activities to meet deadlines.
• Outstanding organisational skills, including demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and work to tight deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Experience using systems such as Google documents, NationBuilder and Civi with strong digital housekeeping skills (e.g. computer file structures, data archiving and deletion) preferred

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