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Council Coordinator Job Description


MoveOn councils are instrumental in building the progressive movement by bringing together MoveOn Members locally to develop leadership and organize actions. Each Council has a Council Coordinator, who is the local organizer, and works to make sure that the Council is growing, developing, and successfully running MoveOn campaigns in its community.

The Council Coordinator is not an event planner-- but rather the local organizer delegating responsibilities to different MoveOn members in the Council, and building a strong core group of members.

Here's a handy chart that outlines the work of a Council Coordinator: Coordinator Road Map

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Here's the Council Coordinator homepage: http://www.moveon.org/team/cc

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Responsibilities of a Council Coordinator:

Recruitment:

  • Before events: Make sure there is always a plan to mobilize council members and recruit new folks to come out to the event.

  • During and after events: Make sure the Council is recruiting the new members who show up to join the Council, and that their information is added to the Council page.

  • Build Recruitment Team: The Council Coordinator has a "recruitment mindset", and works with the Recruitment Coordinator and Team to grow the Council.


Council Development:

  • Develop new leaders: The CC builds and trains the Core Group of the Council, including the Recruitment and Media Coordinators. The CC is always be looking for ways to ask members of the Council to take on more leadership-- whether they've been around for years, or are brand new. Developing new leaders is fundamental to the role of the CC.

  • Develop a sense of community: Organizing regular get-togethers and making sure the Council has a social component, and that group is always welcoming to newcomers.

 

Council's Successful Participation in MoveOn Campaigns:

  • Hosts: The CC makes sure someone from the Council is hosting and organizing each and every event.

  • Lead prep and debrief calls: The CC is responsible for working with the Regional Coordinator and the Field Organizer in order to run the prep calls and debrief calls locally before and after each event.

  • Media: It's also the role of the CC to build and develop the Media Coordinator and Team, and to work with them to gain media for all public Council events.

  • Recruitment: Working with the Recruitment Team to have a plan for every event.


Expectations of a Council Coordinator:

  • Council Coordinators can expect to spend 12-15 hours a month on their Council and MoveOn work.

  • Good communication is an essential part of coordinating a Council. CCs need to have frequent contact with their Regional Coordinator and Organizer to plan upcoming actions, report back on Council actions and development, and provide critical feedback for MoveOn from MoveOn Members in their communities.

  • Maintain the Council page: the Council Coordinator is responsible to maintain the Council page and make sure that the roles are marked clearly and accurately on the page.

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