Membership Coordinator

Local Progress and Local Progress Impact Lab are seeking a Membership Coordinator. 

About Local Progress and Local Progress Impact Lab

Local Progress and the Local Progress Impact Lab work collectively to advance a racial and economic justice agenda through all levels of government. Local Progress (LP) is a movement of nearly 1,800 local elected officials advancing a racial and economic justice agenda through all levels of local government. The Local Progress Impact Lab (the Impact Lab) brings together local leaders, partners, and experts to build the knowledge, skills, and leadership needed to advance racial and economic justice at the local level.

About the Position:

Local Progress and the Local Progress Impact Lab are looking for a highly skilled Membership Coordinator with a track record of recruitment, engagement, base and coalition building and strong project management. 

Working as part of a Membership and Organizing team, the Membership Coordinator will be responsible for organizing in non-staffed states and regions, particularly in rural and small localities, supporting caucus management, preemption programming and national campaigns and member mobilizations.

This position will require the ability to project manage within the Membership & Organizing, Program & Campaign and Policy & Legal Teams, supporting the existing identity caucus infrastructure while supporting the formation of new identity caucuses, support national campaigns and member mobilizations, contribute to proactive and defensive strategies to push back against abusive state preemption while identifying trends and opportunities to organize across the network, and laying the groundwork and solidifying the infrastructure to grow capacity in rural and small localities in non-staffed states and regions. 

We are seeking a candidate who is an organizer who understands relational organizing, long-term base building, strategy and campaigns. 

The Membership Coordinator will report to the Organizing Director.

Location: This is a remote position with no in-office requirement.

Travel Requirement: This position is required to travel to in-person events up to six days a month. 

Primary Responsibilities

The Membership Coordinator will:

• Membership Recruitment & Organizing: Build and strengthen membership including developing and implementing a strategy to continue to both recruit new members & increase engagement of existing members in non-staffed states and regions, with a focus on small localities and rural membership.
• Identity Caucus Development and Support: As part of Local Progress’ work to build a platform for multi-racial organizing, caucuses are formed with the intention of building community, creating a safe healing space where members are able to deepen their connections, provide peer mentorship, share best practices to advance racial and gender equity, celebrate one another and contribute to the larger network. This position will support the Organizing Director in strengthening existing identity caucuses and support the formation of new identity caucuses.
• Proactive and Defensive Strategies: Support the Managing Director, Legal & Policy and the Managing Director, Membership & Organizing on proactive and defensive strategies to push back against abusive state preemption while identifying trends and opportunities to organize across the network.
• Policy & Program support: Support network mobilizations as part of  national projects (issue campaigns, federal advocacy, etc)), as needed and in coordination with Membership & Organizing team. 

Required Qualifications:

• At least 3-5 years of experience, with at least 2 years of experience with membership organizing.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills; experience in relational organizing and an ability to relate to a diverse group of people from a variety of local contexts and backgrounds.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• A track record of building successful coalitions.
• Attention to detail and good organizational skills.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects.
• A commitment to inside/outside strategy and movement governance that features deep partnership between “outside” organizing and “inside” elected officials. 
• A demonstrated commitment to social, racial, and economic justice and a deep interest in local policy, politics, and government.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Experience in issue campaigns, advocacy, and/or base building organizing
• Experience working with local or state elected officials
• Experience with training and/or meeting facilitation
• Familiarity with digital organizing tools and strategies

Salary and Benefits:

This position is expected to start at step 11 of our salary scale and other factors such as years of experience and advanced degrees will be taken into account, with an expected range of $77,700 - $89,700. 

This position is included in a union-represented collective bargaining unit, and specific terms and conditions of employment are subject to the Collective Bargaining Agreement. With a collectively bargained salary scale, we are not able to negotiate once a salary offer is calculated based on the factors that determine placement on the scale. 

We operate on a four day workweek with a default schedule of Monday through Thursday. We have a generous benefits package, including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, four weeks of vacation per year, 20 sick days per year, paid holidays, and contributions to individuals’ 403(b) plans. The Local Progress office is closed between December 24 and January 1 annually. 

Timeline:

We encourage applicants to apply by March 15, 2026, for an anticipated start date of May 18, 2026. Applicants will be screened on a rolling basis so we encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible. If you have any time constraints, please indicate as much in your application. 

How to apply: 

Please submit your cover letter and resume through the JazzHR portal. 

Local Progress Values

• Respect: We value people and treat each other with dignity. We strive to understand each other as full human beings, and give each other grace and room to grow. 
• Honesty: We communicate directly with each other, are honest about our strengths and our shortcomings, and are transparent about who has what level of information and authority and why. 
• Groundedness: We are authentic, and have high humility and low ego. We ground our work in the day-to-day reality and needs of our members. 
• Mutual accountability: We do what we say we're going to do, follow through on our commitments to each other and to our members, and we hold each other to a high bar. We self-reflect and develop each other’s skills as leaders. 
• Nuance: We understand that our work is complex and hold space for multiple viewpoints, contradictions, and tensions. We can hold many things as true while making decisions that advance our mission. 
• Impact: We empower our team to make decisions to drive their work. We are focused on results, persistent in overcoming obstacles, and adapt to changing external conditions. We take pride in our work. 
• Collaboration: We come together across different levels of power to advance shared interests. We center what’s best for the organization and are team players. 
• Joy: We value playfulness, humor, and joy as ways to create community, connection, and goodwill that sustains us through the challenges inherent in our work. 

Local Progress is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and actively recruits people of color, womxn, individuals with disabilities, and members of the LGBTIQAA+ community.