This is a full-time, at-will, salaried position

Salary range is $27-32,000, DOE with excellent benefits.

Community Organizers support and empower members and/or a specific Chapter through advocacy, policy and campaign work and any other member-driven work that support and further Oregon Rural Action’s mission and priorities for sustainable communities and natural resource protection. Organizers are responsible for meeting campaign goals and objectives, identifying community needs, developing resources and partnerships, and conducting outreach, events and communications that strengthen the Organization, Chapters, and at-large membership and leaders.

Community Organizers work independently with a high level of responsibility and discretion in his/her work assignments both in the designated focus area and as a member of the Organizing Team The job title does not define or limit your duties and you may be required to carry out other work within your abilities from time to time at our request.

In addition to implementing broad organizational goals, this Organizer position has primarily responsibility for consumer-focused Local Food initiatives and projects including the Farm to School Program, community gardens, farm-to-fork dinners, and facilitating or developing consumer outreach and community food education activities and projects that promote and expand healthy eating and growing, and demand for farm-direct/local purchasing.

For more information and to apply, visit our website at: www.oregonrural.org