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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT ~~~~~~~~ PEOPLE ESCAPING POVERTY PROJECT

Community Organizer

People Escaping Poverty Project (PEPP) has an immediate opening for the position of Community Organizer.

Job Responsibilities Include:  

• Issue Based Community Organizing on issues related to tenant issues, affordable housing, wages, public participation, neighborhood issues, city, state and federal issues.   
• Develop leaders and groups of people to change policies that affect the quality of a progressive community. 
• The Organizer’s role will focus on building power through intentional relationships with PEPP members, nonprofit organization’s constituents and clients.
• To engage leaders from low-income households to participate in leadership development opportunities.
• To build alliances with community, political leaders, formal and informal associations, neighborhood groups and other constituencies within the Fargo-Moorhead Community.

Evening and weekend work and some travel expected. Duties will also include designing trainings, workshops and developing presentations to make to organizations and groups. The work will include planning, coordinating and participating in PEPP sponsored events, leadership meetings, strategy meetings, civic engagement efforts and one-on-one relationship building.

The work will result in increasing PEPP membership, developed leaders, and building a base of power in diverse communities. Ability to Fundraise, coordinate events, meetings, workshops, strategy sessions and media events is a crucial focus of this position.

Qualifications:    

• Paid experience or formal training as an Organizer is not required; however, this experience would be helpful.  On the job training will be provided on a variety of areas including Organizer Training.  
  

• Ability to speak, write, translate and interpret multiple languages is desired.
  

• Ability to work within multiple cultural communities, understanding and familiarity with Latino and new American communities in the Fargo-Moorhead community.  
  

• An understanding of racism and institutional power, and a willingness to participate in ongoing organizing and willingness to work on race as an issue.  
  

• Must be willing to build communities and make a difference through an understanding of social justice empowerment, power, racism, oppression and self-interest.  
  

• High energy, eager to learn, flexible and willingness to take direction be agitated and to grow.
  

• Proficient use of the Internet, e-mail, word processing and database programs will be helpful.   Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
  

Salary and Benefits:  This is a full time, permanent position (40 hours per week +).  The starting wage for this position is equivalent to $12.50 and hour with an attractive benefit package of Health Care and paid leave.  PEPP’s office is located at 116 12^th St. South, Moorhead, MN.  

To Apply:

To be considered for this position, submit a cover letter and resume postmarked no later then Wednesday, August 15^th, 2007 to the PEPP Hiring Team, 116 12^th  St. S. Moorhead, MN 56560. 
Or send the requested information by e-mail to: pepp@pepp.org

PEPP is a grassroots organization located in Moorhead.  Over the past 21 years, PEPP has been working in Moorhead, MN, Fargo, ND and rural North Dakota in grassroots and community organizing efforts. PEPP began in 1986 and evolved from a small group of women seeking economic justice into a builder of organizations and defender of People Rights.  PEPP is a multi-issue organization and has focused on issue campaigns, developing leaders, training organizers and providing capacity building expertise to increase social change efforts of community based and service organizations in the FM community.

PEPP's goal is to build a progressive organization and build a base of multi-cultural political and community power to shift our community priorities towards equity and access for oppressed communities. 

PEPP's Vision is committed to building community, empowering people, and uniting for power, justice, and equality.  PEPP's mission is to strategically challenge the power dynamics of systems and institutions, by organizing powerful people and resources through intentional relationships.