Michigan Coalition Organizer

Description

Title: Michigan Coalition Organizer

Job Type: Contractor

Job Location: Remote

The Friends Committee on National Legislation seeks a Michigan Coalition Organizer to work with our Strategic Advocacy Team (STRATA). STRATA supports FCNL grassroots network including the following programs; Advocacy Teams, Advocacy Corp., Campus Chapters, and the Diaspora program. We need a well-organized, articulate, goal-oriented contractor who will support STRATA in Michigan to support our network in organizing, power building, coalition building and increasing the power of our lobbying. Demonstrated background in organizing, coalition development, and grasstop cultivation is essential. Experience working with faith communities is also important.

A successful candidate for this position will be an inspiring self-starter who can work with people from many different backgrounds to help them develop higher level advocacy skills such as leadership and coalition development. The Michigan Coalition Organizer is to be based in Michigan. We expect the work to take about 22 hours / 3 days per week.

FCNL works for social and economic justice, peace, stewardship of the environment, and good government. We are a non-partisan, Quaker organization that witnesses from a basis of spiritual and ethical purpose and seeks to change government policy and practice for the better.

At FCNL, we embrace having a multitude of voices and talents working together to strengthen our impact in the world. In keeping with the Quaker testimony of equality, we strive to be an organization that welcomes, values and respects the different perspectives of every individual. We are actively soliciting applicants from all ethnic, racial, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and religious background.

The Program

STRATA supports FCNL’s grassroots network, including the following programs:

Advocacy Teams — FCNL’s Advocacy Teams build relationships with members of Congress and the media to advance campaigns for peace and justice in Congress. Teams organize in their local communities and connect through a national network of advocates. As of August 2025, 135 Advocacy Teams span all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., and include more than 1,500 participants. Advocacy Team members include Quakers and friends who volunteer their time to lobby Congress on peace and justice legislation.

Advocacy Corps — A 10-month program in which young adults ages 19–30 are paid to organize their local communities around federal legislation. Advocacy Corps organizers connect local activists and leaders with their members of Congress to create meaningful, long-term change. During the program, organizers learn critical organizing skills and put them into practice through hands-on leadership experience.

Campus Chapters — Engage college, university, and high school communities in year-round peace and justice advocacy and civic learning. Students receive training and ongoing support from FCNL staff on how to influence key policy issues, from militarism in U.S. foreign policy to domestic needs here in the United States.

Diaspora Program— Trains Diaspora advocates to work in their own communities with support from FCNL and organize constituents to lobby Congress. Each year, the cohort kicks off with a gathering in Washington, D.C. During the event, participants learn vital advocacy skills, build relationships within their communities and beyond, and meet with policymakers.

Scope and Timeline of Specific Requirements:

Core Responsibilities

• Support network leaders in building and strengthening relationships with community leaders as part of their advocacy work (including faith leaders and leaders from other sectors).
• Train and coach network leaders in core organizing skills, including 1:1 relationship building, coalition development, power building and outreach strategy.
• Provide ongoing coaching as network leaders build and engage coalitions in coordination with their advocacy campaigns.
• Support network leaders’ ability to lead, strengthen, and sustain coalitions and community engagement over time with increasing independence.
• Support network leaders in recruiting, training and mobilizing volunteers at scale using relational organizing tools

Progressive Leadership Development Support

• Coach teams to expand and sustain relationships with community leaders across multiple sectors.
• Build long-term organizing capacity within the STRATA programs, including planning, follow-through, and sustained coalition engagement.

Reporting

• Meet weekly with the Director of Strategic Advocacy and STRATA Leads as needed.

Compensation & Work Expectations

Compensation is $35 per hour for 22 hours per week.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications will be reviewed and considered as they are received. The application will close on November 13, 2026 ET.