Electoral Intern - Central Iowa

Planned Parenthood North Central States

Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota

Electoral Intern - Central Iowa

Pay: $17 per hour

Schedule: Part-time, 15 hours per week

Duration: 3 months

Shift times: Varied schedule Monday-Friday, may include evenings and weekends

Location: hybrid, Noun Center 818 5th Ave, Suite 200, Des Moines, IA 50309

Job type: Non-Exempt

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:

• High School graduate or equivalent

Your Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Work with the Iowa Public Affairs Team to execute electoral and grassroots organizing field plans for assigned regions and districts.
• Engage in phone, canvassing, postcard-writing, relational organizing, and other tactics to support PPAI endorsed candidates for elected office.
• Recruit, train, and mobilize volunteers, including volunteer leadership and moving volunteers up the ladder of engagement through supporter and voter contact activities.
• Ensure data and reporting requirements are met.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

• At the conclusion of the internship, the Electoral Intern will understand how to use direct voter contact methods to persuade and mobilize individuals to vote in elections. They will also learn how to recruit and manage volunteers effectively.

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. *