Johnson County Canvasser

Iowa Valley Canvasser

Food & Water Watch is reaching out to Iowans around the state to have conversations about the pollution running into our waterways, and the cancer crisis it is causing. We have been fighting for clean water for Iowans for over a decade. Last year, we stopped a law that would give industrial agriculture legal immunity against cancer claims. Now we're building a paid outreach team who are committed to educating and engaging voters and will have thousands of conversations around the state.

Food & Water Watch is working to create a healthy future for all people and generations to comea world where everyone has food they can trust, clean drinking water and a livable climate. Making this happen requires involving people in the pressing issues of our time at the local, state, and federal level, building on one win after another, as we develop a larger movement that has the political power to make our democratic process work.

About the position:

This is a 20-39 hours per week position. The position is temporary and lasts through November 3rd. Iowa Canvassers will report to a regional canvass director, based in either Des Moines, Davenport, or Iowa City. This is a contract position running through November 3, 2026.

Salary: $25/hr

Location: Des Moines, Iowa City, and Davenport, IA

Responsibilities:

• Knock on dozens of doors every day
• Talk with voters about our issues and ways for them to get involved
• Log data in our voter outreach tool
• Collect petition signatures to advance our key issues

Required Qualifications:

• Commitment to Food & Water Watch's core values of justice, human dignity, fair treatment, and equity.
• Ability to work effectively with people of diverse racial, ethnic, class, age, gender, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.

Compensation: $25/hr