Position Summary
Western Center offers a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic and community-minded individual to join the Western Center team. The position will participate in, support, and in some cases, lead advocacy and community outreach campaigns and initiatives. Applicants must have a commitment to the mission of Western Center, to the people we serve, and an understanding of how race and racism impacts poverty.This position will include an emphasis on anti-hunger and food justice work while also incorporating work on other anti-poverty and safety net issues. Experience in the following areas is also a plus: housing and homelessness, affordable health care, economic justice, public benefits, access to debt- free justice, and consumer protections. It is essential that the candidate understand the intersection of these issues with racial justice.This is a full-time, non-exempt position and reports to the Director of Communications. The position can be based in any Western Center Office (Los Angeles, Oakland, or Sacramento).Responsibilities Identify, initiate, and maintain communication with impacted community members organizing for anti- poverty, anti-hunger, and food justice initiatives; help elevate community voices, issues, and work. Working with the Director of Communications, help plan and facilitate virtual and in-person (once its safe) town halls, panels, and community forums. Working with the Director of Communications, strategize and help execute communications projects to amplify voices of community members at Western Center initiatives. Work with impact litigation teams on community outreach and outward communication efforts. Represent Western Center in various coalitions, at various meetings and in the legislature. Create and disseminate factsheets, social media and other web content, reports, analyses, and educational materials to the public and our partners. As needed, manage email and contact lists for outreach, as well as social media engagement. Represent Western Center to the media, as assigned by the Director of Communications. Engage in occasional air travel and frequent local travel (when it is safe to do so.)