Grassroots Trainer

Categories

Americans for Prosperity

Location

Virginia

Job Description

Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is the premier grassroots organization focused on advocating solutions to the country’s greatest challenges. We recognize that tens of millions of Americans are frustrated with the extreme partisanship in government that keeps common-sense reforms from being passed, and instead seek to stand with policy leaders who are committed to finding a better way.

Americans for Prosperity’s Education and Training department seeks a Grassroots Trainer. The role will include preparing and delivering both grassroots skills training and issue education programming to internal staff, citizen groups, and volunteer activists both in-person and virtually.
 
The Grassroots Trainer will be responsible for building relationships and driving performance with participants and business partners, following-up on the implementation of the training for effective application, and measuring results.  

Your Responsibilities Include

  • Facilitate online and in-person training seminars to audiences for an assigned geographic region and across the United States 
  • Follow-up with training participants to provide support and gain feedback critical to building best practices 
  • Research, experiment, and innovate best practices among all grassroots campaigns and build an understanding of how to best reach a variety of audiences 
  • Assist in developing measurement systems to track outcomes and collect information from training exercises 
  • Build relationships of trust with team members, business partners, activists, and communities 

Knowledge and Skills You Bring to the Organization

  • You have a deep belief in people, that everyone can contribute and believe in working with anyone to do good to build stronger communities
  • You’re an engaging public speaker for small and large groups 
  • You’re self-motivated and capable of working independently in remote environments 
  • You're able to build relationships quickly with people from all walks of life and understand how to inspire and motivate others 
  • You’re able to travel up to 75%  
  • You’re proficient using online meeting tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams

Standout Candidates May Also Bring

  • You have at least two cycles of direct grassroots experience (phone banks, social media for field recruitment, canvassing, and other grassroots field techniques)  
  • You’ve presented content virtually 

What We Offer

  • A meaningful career where your work will improve the lives of millions of Americans – especially the least fortunate
  • A vision-driven organization of over 1,000 employees across the country who are dedicated to improving the lives of others
  • Competitive salaries and bonuses. Our salary and bonus strategies are aligned to the value you create, not a standardized bell curve
  • Generous 401K match - 6% match with immediate vesting
  • Competitive health and wellness benefits
  • Our flexible time-off policy allows all employees to take leave as needed
  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship that can strengthen your effectiveness through Principle Based Management and other industry specific programs

Americans for Prosperity is driving long-term solutions to the country's biggest problems through broad-based grassroots outreach. Our activists engage friends and neighbors on key issues and encourage them to take an active role in building a culture of mutual benefit. We have an on-the-ground infrastructure in 36 states that recruits and unites citizens behind a common goal of advancing policies that help people improve their lives. 
 
Americans for Prosperity Foundation is dedicated to educating and training citizens to be courageous advocates for the ideas, principles, and policies in a society of mutual benefit--knowing that leads to the greatest prosperity and well-being for all. Our educational programs break barriers standing in the way of people realizing their potential. By eliminating these obstacles to opportunity, in areas like occupational licensing, free speech, K-12 education, and free trade, we are supporting and working to lift up the lives of individuals and local communities. 
 
We believe that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color, race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.