Election Intern – St. Paul, MN

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Description

Planned Parenthood North Central States

Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota

Election Intern – St. Paul, MN

Pay: $17 per hour

Schedule: Part-time, 15 hours per week

Duration: From date of hire through November 30th, 2024

Shift times: Variable Schedule and ability to flex time. Schedule will be split between office shifts, volunteer events and working from home. Occasional evenings and weekend hours.

Location: Vandalia Health Center - 671 Vandalia St, St. Paul, MN

Job type: Non-Exempt

Travel: Travel in and round the Twin Cities metro 1-2 times per week maximum.

Questions? Contact Jobs@ppncs.org.

Benefits and Perks:

This position is eligible for paid time off (PTO), Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST), and participation in the 403(b)-retirement plan. We also offer employee discounts for electronics, appliances, hotels, gift cards, apparel, cars, fitness memberships, groceries, and at Office Depot, Verizon, AT&T, Dell & more.

We also offer:

• Start date flexibility.
• Travel reimbursement.

Minimum Qualifications:

• An interest in learning the skills of electoral organizing
• For applicants who are college students, college credit is available per your institution’s guidelines
• All applicants should have an interest in reproductive health and rights advocacy and a commitment to grassroots organizing

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous campaign and direct voter contact experience a plus
• Experience using Voter Action Network software (NGP VAN)

Your Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Conduct volunteer recruitment efforts, including but not limited to, phone banking, text banking, and community outreach, to fill volunteer shifts
• Support the Public Affairs team volunteer events
• Provide direct training and support to volunteers as they engage in direct voter contact
• Participate in direct voter contact such as phonebanks, text banks, canvassing to achieve our 2024 election goals
• Learn and use the Voter Action Network (VAN) to track and report data
• Meet base building, outreach and volunteer engagement goals

About Us:

At PPNCS, we believe all people deserve the right, the freedom, and the opportunity to follow their personal ambitions and choose their own path toward a healthier, more meaningful life. That’s why we protect, promote, and provide comprehensive and progressive sexual and reproductive health care for generations of people and families with empathy, care, and respect. We are looking for passionate, dedicated staff who are eager to make positive contributions to their community and to the Planned Parenthood mission. To learn more: Our Mission.

When you work for Planned Parenthood, you make a difference in the lives of those we serve by affirming the human right to reproductive health and freedom. 

Planned Parenthood is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, sex, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, age, veteran status, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, size, disability, socioeconomic status, or status regarding public assistance. Planned Parenthood is committed to encouraging and promoting diversity as well as providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Planned Parenthood is dedicated to an equitable and inclusive work environment and encourages all interested candidates to apply regardless of initial skill set.

*Any job offer will be contingent upon the results of a background investigation. *

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)