CAREERS
About the SMC
The Southern Movement Committee is organizing and building power in the US South for racial justice and human rights. The Southern Movement Committee engages in community organizing and community-led lawyering for racial justice and human rights in Tennessee. We are Black organizers, artists, creatives, and movement lawyers working with community members to implement progressive and transformative policies developed by people impacted by incarceration, police violence, racism, and economic inequality.
Our campaigns and projects build safe and just communities grounded in transformative justice, democratic economies, and visionary leadership. Our campaigns and projects include the following: youth organizing and leadership development, participatory democracy, and political engagement, and invest/divest campaigns throughout the state of Tennessee.
We are committed to ending all forms of racism and oppression, including criminalization, incarceration, and poverty, and shifting towards healing, reconciliation, and economic democracy. It is this commitment that drives our vision and practice of participatory democracy.
We are committed to building relationships within our communities and holding each other accountable through relationships. This commitment enables us to engage in the organizing, relationship-building, and leadership development our communities need.
People directly impacted and forced to live on the margins are most equipped to create solutions and strategies to change our conditions. That principle guides our work and ensures that our work centers and focuses on communities most impacted by systemic violence.
Application Process
Email cover letter, resume, and three references to info@oursmc.org
Deadline: September 29, 2023
Youth Organizer
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The Southern Movement Committee is looking for a motivated Youth Organizer to join our team. The Youth Organizer will be responsible for driving SMC’s Youth Campaigns and Programs by building relationships with students, parents, educators, and community partners. Additionally, the Youth Organizer will drive Youth focused campaigns and projects.
We are looking for someone motivated, who works well on a small team, and is committed to our mission and organizing young people and their families. The right person for this team takes initiative, aligns with our values, has great communication skills, and can manage multiple projects with different timelines. This is a full-time position located in Nashville, Tennessee, with possible travel.
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State Date: October 2023
Salary Range: $55,000 - $62,000
Reports to: Organizing Director
Benefits: Health Insurance, FMLA, 12 PTO Days, 12 Paid Holidays
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
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-Cultivate and sustain relationships with community members, community partners, and community stakeholders.
-Conduct contact work: outreach, one-on-one’s, canvassing, phone banking, and follow-ups.
-Recruit, train, activate, and retain members and volunteers.
-Maintain a database of members, volunteers, and partners.
-Organize community member participation in external actions, mobilizations, and advocacy campaign related events.
-Develop and implement leadership development and political education tools for members of our base.
-Provide project and campaign related updates on a consistent basis to SMC team and community stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.
-Coordinate meetings, events, and actions virtual and in-person.
-Develop and manage advocacy and voter engagement campaigns.
-Conduct some travel to training and events as permitted with COVID19 travel precautions.
-Manage event and program evaluation process.
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-A minimum of three years of community organizing experience is required.
-At least one year supporting youth leadership as a staff member or volunteer.
-Strong skills in building relationships.
-Ability to work with students, parents, and educators.
-Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
-Excellent Communication skills.
-Excellent problem-solving skills and critical thinking skills.
-Ability to adapt as necessary and work on teams.
-Ability to use and navigate Google office space, Mailchimp, zoom, and other member management systems.
-Highly organized and detail-oriented.
-Strong facilitation and meeting design skills.
-Driven and takes initiative.
-Commitment to fighting systemic oppression, and dedication to movement building in the South.
-Highly organized, able to meet goals in multiple areas with established timelines.
-Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
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-Experience developing campaigns, curriculum for training workshops, facilitating workshops, and creating strategic plans.
-Knowledge of education and juvenile justice reforms issues.
Community Organizer
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The Southern Movement Committee is seeking an experienced and energetic Community Organizer to join our team. The Community Organizer will organize members of our base to advocate for bold and transformative policies that moves Tennessee closer to the abolition of the prison industrial complex, gender and racial injustice.
The Community Organizer will lead our base-building, organizing, civic and political education efforts in Tennessee. The Community Organizer will support efforts to mobilize community members to show up at the ballot box and engage in collective decision making. Our desired candidate must be highly organized, self-motivated, and passionate about shifting power to Black and working class communities.
We are looking for someone who works well on a small team, and is committed to our mission and organizing for liberation with Black and working class communities in Tennessee. The right person for this team takes initiative, aligns with our values, has great communication skills, and can manage multiple projects with different timelines. This is a full-time position located in Nashville, Tennessee, with some travel.
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State Date: October 2023
Salary Range: $55,000 - $62,000
Reports to: Organizing Director
Benefits: Health Insurance, FMLA, 12 PTO Days, 12 Paid Holidays
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
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-Cultivate and sustain relationships with community members and community partners.
-Conduct contact work: outreach, one-on-one’s, canvassing, phone banking, and follow-ups.
-Recruit, train, activate, and retain members and volunteers.
-Maintain a database of members, volunteers, and partners.
-Organize community member participation in external actions, mobilizations, and advocacy campaign related events.
-Develop and implement leadership development and political education tools for members of our base.
-Provide project related updates on a consistent basis to SMC team and community stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.
-Coordinate meetings, events, and actions virtual and in-person.
-Some travel to training and events as permitted with COVID19 travel precautions.
-Manage event and program evaluation process.
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-A minimum of three years of community organizing experience is required.
-Strong relationship building skills.
-Ability to work with community members, community partners, and other stakeholders.
-Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
-Excellent communication skills including verbal and written.
-Excellent problem-solving skills and critical thinking skills.
-Ability to adapt as necessary and work on teams.
-Ability to use and navigate Google office space, Mailchimp, zoom, and other member management systems.
-Strong facilitation and meeting design skills.
-Driven, takes initiative, and self-motivated.
-Commitment to fighting systemic oppression, and dedication to movement building in the US South.
-Highly organized, able to meet goals in multiple areas with established timelines.
-Enthusiasm and commitment to participatory democracy, movement building, and community organizing.
-Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
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-Experience developing campaigns, curriculum for training workshops, facilitating workshops, and creating strategic plans.
-Knowledge of economic, racial, gender, and criminal legal system issues and policy fights.
-Understanding of the local and statewide political landscape in Tennessee.