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Position: Regional Organizer (Rio Grande Valley)

Reports to: Regional Organizing Director

About Battleground Texas Engagement Fund

Battleground Texas Engagement Fund is a 501 c (4) organization dedicated to civic engagement and voter registration as tools to build stronger communities. We believe that regular people like us can significantly impact elections, and we’re expanding the electorate by registering voters and mobilizing Texans to engage in the civic process.

About This Role:

The primary responsibility of the Regional Organizer is to register and turn out new voters by engaging their communities and neighborhoods effectively in the Rio Grande Valley. The program will include relational organizing, community organizing and digital organizing components. This role requires strong leadership, strategic planning, and the ability to build and maintain relationships with volunteers, community members and local organizations.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Execute voter registration, relational organizing, and Get Out The Vote (GOTV) efforts across their region.
• Utilize relational organizing tools and strategies to engage personal networks and expand direct voter outreach.
• Recruit, train, and develop volunteer leaders to drive organizing efforts within their communities.
• Plan and implement voter registration activities, including tabling, community events, and door-to-door canvassing.
• Build and maintain relationships with community leaders, organizations, and coalition partners to strengthen outreach and engagement.
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and timely reporting of all voter registration and organizing activities, in full compliance with Texas Volunteer Deputy Registrar (VDR) guidelines.
• Maintain adaptability and physical stamina to support field work, including extended periods of walking/standing and transporting/setup of event materials (e.g., tables, tents, supplies).
• Commit to a field- and admin-heavy role requiring regular regional travel and consistent, direct engagement with voters, volunteers, and partners.

This role requires strong attention to detail, consistent follow-through, and the ability to balance on-the-ground organizing with clear and timely administrative reporting.

• Field Coordination & Communication: Maintain consistent communication with field and management teams, including regular email monitoring and timely updates on regional progress, needs, and challenges. Participate in required staff and internal meetings.
• Volunteer Engagement & Training: Plan and lead regional trainings for volunteers, supporting ongoing base-building efforts and leadership development.
• Data, Reporting & Documentation: Accurately track and report daily activities, including events, volunteer engagement, and field interactions. Maintain detailed notes and submit timely reports to ensure alignment and accountability across teams. Learn to use tools like Blocks, Empower, EveryAction, Mobilize, Google Suite, or other organizing databases
• Digital Content Support: Capture and contribute digital content from field activities to support storytelling, visibility, and program goals.
• Administrative Compliance: Complete required administrative tasks, including mileage tracking, time tracking, and adherence to reporting deadlines and organizational systems.

As a field-based position, Regional Organizers are expected to work in person at their regional office and to spend a significant portion of their time engaging directly with voters and volunteers in the community. You will be required to report face to face with your manager at the beginning and end of each shift to check in, collect materials, and debrief as needed.

To ensure the safety of all staff, volunteers, and voters, we strongly encourage all applicants to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Regional Organizers will be expected to:

• Ensure accuracy, diligence, and quality control in all voter registration efforts, following all Texas Volunteer Deputy Registrar laws, including timely submission of forms.
• Organize and execute in-person voter registration and relational organizing at community events, high-traffic locations, and through neighborhood canvassing.
• Engage community members confidently in diverse settings - often independently - including one-on-one conversations about civic participation.
• Navigate challenging interactions professionally, including de-escalating conflict when needed.
• Meet established organizational metrics and goals for voter registration and community engagement.
• Recruit, train, and support volunteers to expand outreach and base-building efforts.
• Build and maintain relationships with community leaders and partner organizations.
• Maintain strong situational awareness and adaptability while working in dynamic, often outdoor environments, including extended periods of walking and event setup (e.g., tables, tents).
• Commit to extended schedules during critical periods, including 6-day work weeks leading up to voter registration deadlines and elections.
• Travel regularly within the region and across the state as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills & Qualifications:

• There are no formal education requirements for this position
• Deep commitment to Battleground Texas’ mission, values, and goals, with a strong dedication to equity, inclusion, and increasing civic engagement in communities of color and among young voters, while authentically embracing organizing as a means to build power for communities in Texas.
• Ability to become a Volunteer Deputy Registrar (VDR) in multiple Texas counties
  • 18 years or older
  • U.S. Citizen & a Texas Resident
  • Not have been determined by final judgment of a court to be without the right to vote
  • Not have been finally convicted of a felony, or if convicted, must have fully released from the resulting disability to vote.
  • Never been convicted of failing to deliver a voter registration application to a voter registrar
• Task and time management skills
• Confidence and situational awareness when engaging with new people alone in a variety of environments.
• Comfort with conflict resolution and de-escalation, ensuring respectful and productive interactions in all situations.
• Experience in community organizing, grassroots activism, or political campaigns is preferred but not required.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, to maximize voter engagement opportunities.
• Must have reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license.
• Experience with database management and voter registration efforts is a plus.

You’re a great fit if:

• You have prior experience in canvassing, community outreach, relational organizing or volunteer coordination.
• You are highly organized and detail-oriented, ensuring all voter registration forms are properly completed and submitted.
• You enjoy hitting goals and metrics while making a tangible impact in your community.
• You are eager to learn and grow, able to take directives, open to feedback, and committed to developing your skills as an organizer.
• You can take initiative and be innovative and creative in planning and managing events.
• You are outgoing, motivated, and thrive in face-to-face interactions with new people, even when working alone.
• You feel comfortable and safe engaging in conversations one-on-one in a variety of settings, including unfamiliar neighborhoods.
• You can remain calm, professional, and composed in challenging situations, using conflict resolution and de-escalation skills when needed.
• You are comfortable spending most of your time in the field engaging with voters directly.

Benefits: Full Time employees are eligible for generous benefits, including employer paid health care, vision, and dental insurance; sick leave, paid time off, cell phone stipend and more.

Compensation:
All Battleground Texas
Regional Organizers will receive a salary of $4,000 per month.

Time Commitment: This is a full-time position, 40 hours a week, with a minimum of 25 hours dedicated to face to face interactions with organizers and voters at community sites and events. The work week is Tuesday - Saturday, the ability to work Mondays, evenings and weekends is required.

Travel:
To complete the duties of this role, regular local travel to BGTX offices, voter registration events, and county elections offices will be required. Having reliable and regular transportation is a continued requirement of this role.

Hiring Timeline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with priority given to applicants who apply before May 12, 2026.

How to apply:

• Please complete this application
• Submit a resume
• Provide contact information for 3 professional references that Battleground Texas may reach out to during the course of the hiring process

Commitment to Diversity:

Battleground Texas is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring, in programming, and in all other aspects of the work we do. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are deeply connected to our mission, our success, and to serving Texans. In our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, some organizational priorities include:

• Building policies, procedures and services that uplift and protect everyone and do not lead to inequalities;
• Creating teams and relationships among staff, volunteers, and supporters that are reflective of the populations we serve;
• Increasing engagement of communities of color, women, those with disabilities, and all people historically shut out of electoral processes;
• Prioritizing the inclusion of diverse communities in internal leadership;
• Fostering a culture of open-mindedness, compassion, and inclusiveness

Equal Opportunity:

We recognize that continued success requires the highest commitment to recruiting and retaining a diverse staff who will provide the best services to supporters and constituents. Battleground Texas is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions on the basis of merit and without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and any other legally protected basis.

If you’re passionate about voter engagement and ready to be on the front lines of expanding the electorate in Texas, we encourage you to apply!