Chapters/Teams and 4,500 members have won 75 local and state victories that have improved the lives of more than 2.6 million children and secured more than $1.3 billion in public funding for children's programs and services.

Founded in June 2003, Stand for Children has quickly become Massachusetts’ leading statewide advocacy voice for parents with many victories at the local and state level. Successful local campaigns include advocating for the restoration of critical public dollars back into classrooms; lobbying for child-centered health and wellness policies to govern how schools manage food and nutrition for students; and facilitating the adoption of an energy efficiency program for all facilities within a local school district.

In 2006, Stand for Children influenced the Massachusetts State Legislature to increase school funding by $125 million by holding a 1,000 person rally on Boston Common and an ongoing lobbying campaign. Funding was used to restore teaching positions, reduce class size, and reinstate programs like physical education, art, and music across the Commonwealth.

The Organizers will support existing Stand for Children Community-based Teams and be responsible for starting new Teams. The Organizers’ primary responsibilities will include meetings to recruit potential volunteers; training and coaching member leaders to build new Teams and strengthen existing ones; managing issue research; coordinating meetings with elected officials; and mobilizing members to win key issue and election campaigns at the local and state level.

Community organizing, political organizing or relevant leadership experience. Note: If you do not have community/political organizing or relevant leadership experience, please do not apply.

Willingness to work flexible hours including evenings and occasional weekends; full-time access to a car.

Accepts and incorporates direct feedback; motivated; passionate; people person; positive energy; persistent; self-aware/ self-reflective; politically oriented; good listener; self-starter; teaching oriented; high integrity; intelligent. Cultural competency skills and fluency in languages other than English is highly desired. Candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please email your resume with a thoughtful cover letter, stating how you heard about the position, addressed to Meg Ansara at MAOrganizers@stand.org. Please title the email "MA Organizer Position".