Better Ballot Sacramento: Ranked Choice Voting Community Field Organizer

Ranked Choice Voting Community Field Organizer

Location: Sacramento County

Position Type: Part-time, Temporary

Salary Range: $36 per hour or equivalent salary rate; part-time, for 22-44 weeks; exact details to be determined in collaboration with the successful candidate.

Start Date: ASAP

Application Deadline: Open until filled; Apply by sending resume and cover letter to View email address on click.appcast.io

About Us: Better Ballot Sacramento is a growing coalition of civic and political groups supporting Ranked Choice Voting for Sacramento City and County elected officials with the goal of charter amendments on the November 2026 ballot. Better Ballot Sacramento was launched in Dec 2023 by the League of Women Voters of Sacramento County, a nonpartisan nonprofit to educate voters about Ranked Choice Voting and build support for Charter amendments put on the ballot by the Sacramento City Council and the Board of Supervisors.

Position Overview

After building a community coalition endorsing RCV and with significant support on the Council and a database of supporters and potential volunteers, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Community Organizer to scale up our grassroots organizing efforts. The Community Field Organizer will be responsible for developing a field plan and coordination of all volunteer efforts leading to getting RCV on the 2026 ballot and driving strategic outreach to hit our voter education, and mobilization goals (signatures if needed) ahead of key milestones for the November 2026 ballot.

Tasks

• Immediately implement a planned targeted simple messaging campaign for the City and County using the Better Ballot Sacramento database (1000) and existing coalition members (see BetterBallotSacramento.org) and provided campaign software tools.
• Engage and "onboard" untapped volunteers and new volunteers to continue voter education on the benefits of RCV for Sacramento via tabling, events, etc.
• Organize online training for volunteers (BBS can provide the training)
• Set up and/or support new RCV education and outreach, including tabling, clipboarding, community events, house parties, and other strategies.
• Identify and schedule BBS in person or ZOOM presentations to community organizations, neighborhood associations, etc. with a priority of underserved communities. (BBS will provide presenters and has a list of stakeholders to contact.)

Qualifications

Required:

• 3–5 years of experience in community organizing, field campaigning, or electoral advocacy
• Strong understanding of Sacramento's political and community landscape, with existing local relationships
• Proven success in leading canvassing and/or petition campaigns
• Experience working with communities of color, immigrants, youth, or other underrepresented groups
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
• Comfort using organizing tech and tools and social media

Preferred:

• Experience in coalition-based advocacy or local ballot measure campaigns
• Fluency in Spanish or another major language
• Passion for electoral reform, democracy, structural equity, representative govt.

This position could lead to a full time position managing the 2026 Campaign