Fresno Team Lead - 2026 MVP IVEO Program

Summary:  

The Internal Program Team Lead works under the supervision of the Power California Senior Field Organizer to manage 2026 Fresno County canvassers, engage voters on campaign messaging, and carry out outreach activities by doing outreach at events, voter contact conversations door to door, making phone calls, and/or texting. The person in this role should be strongly motivated to do community organizing work, highly skilled in conversing in-person, over the phone and by text to contact and mobilize voters / potential voters. This individual must also be able to support their supervisor and provide leadership to other organizers. This position is central to our sibling 501(c)(4) nonprofit PowerCA Action’s Internal Program to mass mobilize young voters of color via volunteer recruitment, community organizing, and community voter events.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Staff Supervision (20%)

• Trains, manages, and develops a team of 2026 Fresno County Canvassers


• Is responsible for carrying out all required HR, payroll and finance-related supervisory duties in a timely, accurate, and legally-compliant manner 

Campaign Coordination (20%)

• Copies and distributes campaign and logistical materials, as assigned 


• Coordinates the set-up and clean-up for outreach activities of their team. 


• Carries out assigned administrative work required to run canvassing sessions, phonebanking sessions and outreach activities.


• Work closely with supervisor and staff to support the evaluation of canvassing and phonebanking sessions.
  

Community Outreach (20%)

• Participates in training sessions on community organizing skills in order to move the community to take action on local issues. 


• Coordinates and performs door-to-door canvassing, and web-based phone and text-banking to contact voters and/or potential voters.


• Works regular 4 to 6-hour sessions plus 1 hour for extra setup and cleanup tasks, usually 5 days a week.


• Maintains professional and engaging conversations with voters and peers & adheres to legally vetted script.


• Reports voter contact data on a daily basis to lead staff, entering voter contact data in designated spreadsheets.
  


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Volunteer Recruitment
(10%)

• Conducts volunteer trainings to support campaign voter contact goals


• Carries out professional and engaging conversations with voters and peers


• Supports administrative pieces of campaign work, such as making photocopies, organizing materials, etc.  as assigned

Youth Leadership Development (10%)

• Leads Organizing orientations and training for young people


• Helps design and implement our leadership development program for youth leaders

OTHER DUTIES

• Documents student-led activities and narratives for our social media channels, as directed by communications staff, as assigned


• Carries out administrative tasks, as assigned


• Provides support at organizational events, as needed


• Works in good faith to support the overall stability and effectiveness of the organization 


• Submits any and all required paperwork in a timely and accurate manner


• Additional duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum one year of field experience or experience working multiple field campaigns preferred


• Passion for and commitment to working with young people of color, low-income immigrants, and refugees, especially from an intersectional perspective, including LGBTQIA+ communities 


• Familiarity with grassroots organizing, advocacy and electoral engagement techniques a plus


• Able to communicate in an outgoing, enthusiastic and persuasive manner 


• Strong attention to detail


• Strong time management skills


• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment


• Strong verbal communication skills


• Must be computer-literate, with basic skills in word processing, spreadsheets, web/email applications, and other work-related applications


• Flexible, team-oriented approach to problem-solving


• Bilingual or multilingual, with English-Spanish skills a plus


• Must be able to work flexible hours; some evenings and weekends required 


• Must have a working cell phone with a data plan and a working home Internet connection with adequate speed


• If assigned to drive for business, must have unlimited access to transportation, and if driving own car, proof of adequate insurance coverage required


• Because of the job duties of this position, a criminal background check will be required as a condition of an employment offer
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Position is located at the Fresno Office 


• While performing the duties of this position, the employee frequently travels by automobile or public transit, or works outside and is thus exposed to changing weather conditions


• When working inside an office, this position is not exposed to weather conditions


• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions: (The conditions and requirements below are representative of those required for an employee to successfully meet the essential requirements of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees to meet these requirements.)

• Walks outside 80% of the time, and sits at a desk 20% of the time, which includes typing on a computer and mouse 40% of that time and talking on the phone 40% of that time


• Works at a desk 2-3 days of the week, which includes using a computer and mouse to communicate with voters during phone banking sessions


• Works on the ground during weekends for canvassing or special events (i.e Rally in front of City Hall)


• Regularly required by the duties of this job to move between areas; stay at one workstation; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell


• Carries 15 pounds of equipment or supplies about once a day over medium distances (20–30 feet)


• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds


• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus


• This position involves regular travel to job sites, which may require the use of a personal vehicle. All work-related mileage and necessary travel expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with applicable law

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents assigned to this job.  This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the responsibilities, duties and skills required.  The incumbent may be expected to perform other duties as assigned. This job may be reviewed as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Nothing described within this job description changes the at-will nature of employment for this role.

Employee Acknowledgment: I have read and understand the above job description in its entirety. I understand that the requirements of this position may be changed at any time in order to meet organizational needs, and that this job description may not include all duties and responsibilities. I further acknowledge that reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position, and that it is the employee’s responsibility to inform human resources of the need for reasonable accommodation.