Local Party Campaign Officer (Lambeth, Islington, Hackney)

Following a record result in the London 2021 elections, Greens in London are focussed squarely on building on this success by delivering a large slate of elected Green Councillors in May 2022. To help achieve this, parties in Hackney, Islington and Lambeth are seeking to recruit a Campaign Officer who will support them to deliver effective local election campaigns in these areas.

 We are seeking a motivational individual to recruit volunteers, coordinate key campaign events, and work with the Islington, Hackney and Lambeth teams to ensure the campaigns stay on track. You will be organised, a natural relationship builder, and motivated to deliver ambitious election campaigns in these areas.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate’s remit will be to assist election teams in the delivery of their election campaign. The principal activities required are to:

1)      Develop strong relationships with key activists and campaign leads in ward teams and work with them closely to deliver their election-winning campaigns

2)      Engage and recruit volunteers into roles according to the needs of the campaign and particularly the ward teams, including through:

·         sending out regular emails

·         organising phone banks

·         holding 121 meetings with new volunteers

3)      Support new and existing volunteers to develop in their roles including through identifying support and training needs 

4)      Promote and deliver of a range of events, including regular campaign action days and volunteer engagement events

5)      Help to keep local party systems up to date, including campaign calendars and webpages

6)      Support local teams to build and maintain systems that ensure campaign initiatives, such as data entry and delivery of monthly newsletters, are on track

7)      Support fundraising campaigns led by the local party

8)      Carry out any other reasonable tasks commensurate with the role

Application process

Please note - each question in your application process is based on one or more of the attributes listed in the job description and person specification for this role available on https://www.greenparty.org.uk/jobs Please familiarise yourself with this document before you begin your application. Applications close Midnight Friday 6th August. Interviews will be held on Thursday 19th August