Job Title: Organizing Fellowship Manager

The Native Organizers Alliance (NOA) is a unique Indigenous training and organizing network dedicated to building the capacity of tribal nations and Native communities to make transformational system change. It also provides a forum for tribal and Native leaders and organizers to collaborate and strengthen relationships with non-Native allies. NOA supports grassroots-driven social change rooted in traditional practices and values to advance sovereignty and the health and well-being of Native people across Indian Country.

The NOA Organizing Fellows program is a year-long on-the-ground organizers training program that contributes to building a durable, organized, and powerful Native grassroots movement. The goal of the NOA Fellows program is to support the development of Native leaders and organizers who will play a role in their state and communities in deepening a traditional values-driven strategy for achieving structural reforms that will lead to an end to systemic racism and the fulfillment of treaty rights and sovereignty.

Job Description

The Organizing Fellowship Manager reports to the Managing Director and is responsible for coordinating NOA’s Organizing Fellowship Program and Fellows. 

In partnership with NOA staff members, the Organizing Fellowship Manager will mentor the NOA Fellows while facilitating co-learning opportunities with the cohort. The goal is to strengthen their commitment and skill in community organizing grounded in traditional practices and values.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Manage and mentor Fellows who will work with NOA staff and advance the organization's goals.
2. Collaborate with host tribes, tribal entities, or community groups to develop work plans and leadership development plans for their Fellow(s).
3. Establish partnerships with tribes, tribal entities, host organizations, and other national Native organizations to expand outreach and mobilize support for C3 voter education and engagement. 
4. Work with the Managing Director, Policy Director, and Training Circle to coordinate weekly cohort meetings for Fellows, host organizations, and NOA staff, providing political education and skills building, and facilitating the sharing of challenges and learnings. 
5. Provide oversight and direction for fellows through potential national NOA projects or initiatives, such as C3 non-partisan voter engagement, National Indian Country initiatives or NOA projects like community surveying and advocacy.
6. Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of the annual NOA Fellows in-person training event, either in coordination with the NOA National Training or as a standalone training event. 
7. Lead the coordination and delivery, in partnership with the Director of Operations, in contract design and payment processing. 
8. Lead the development and implementation of data collection strategies for the Fellows’ work each year. 

Qualifications:

1. Strong supervisory and managerial experience—including demonstrated experience effectively managing teams and the ability to build rapport among their team while challenging staff to achieve ambitious goals.
2. Commitment to NOA’s mission—Commit to racial and social justice and grassroots community organizing. 
3. Strong interpersonal skills, high emotional intelligence, and awareness of interpersonal dynamics to work with diverse colleagues, building support and consensus.
4. Ability to work across multiple infrastructure and programmatic teams with staff.
5. Strong oral and written communication skills, including superior writing, copy editing, and proofreading ability.
6. Highly organized and able to complete many tasks and priorities with solid adherence to detail. Work effectively on a tight schedule and be able to set and meet realistic deadlines.
7. Honoring Native cultures and practices is the guiding principle of NOA's organizational culture, ways of working with the staff, and all our relations.
8. Deep knowledge of intertribal Native history and culture, and the politics and issues impacting tribal and Native communities.
9. Understand the decisive role tribal governments play in achieving sovereignty and systemic change in nation-to-nation relations with the federal government.
10. Experience as an organizer, campaigner, or in tribal government is a plus.
11. Experience with G-Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, and project management platforms.
12. A desire to grow and develop personally and deepen our collective Indigenous frameworks. You want to learn from others in an exciting moment in Native history with an organization committed to movement-building for transformational change.

Salary: $70,000

Benefits include: health, dental, and vision insurance, paid holiday time off, and a generous vacation and sick policy.

Location: Remote (travel for staff gatherings, campaigns, and events) 

Native Organizers Alliance is a fiscally sponsored project of the Alliance for a Just Society (501c3) and is an equal opportunity employer and women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQI people are strongly encouraged to apply. We do not discriminate based on race, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected under law. We embrace the full spectrum of humanity and the intersectional nature of our existence and imaginative energies. We embody diversity in our staff, board, the artists and partners we work with, and the audiences we attract.

All applicants will be considered for employment without considering race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status. 

Application Procedure

Interested applicants are asked to please email:

1. Cover letter 
2. Resume
3. Three references

Please email the subject line “Your Name: Fellowship Manager” to jobs@nativeorganizing.org. Only those whose applications are being considered will be contacted. Position open until filled. Incomplete applications will not be considered.