MOVEMENT ORGANISER (LOWER HOUSE FOCUS)
POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position Details

Job status	Full time or part time negotiable, fixed term contract, with some evening and weekend work as required (we have a “4 day work week” — full time is 32 hours per week)
Starting salary	Level 3 to Level 4 ($70,443 — $77,487) pro-rata, depending on experience and qualifications, plus 12% superannuation.
Location	Victorian Greens State Office, Melbourne CBD (some work from home can be agreed as part of a flexible work arrangement).
Position begins	July 2025
Position ends	18 December 2026
Apply	Please apply through our online application form — applications close 11:59pm on 18 June 2025.

 

About this role

Are you passionate about community organising and building power? Do you enjoy campaign strategy and volunteer leadership development? We’re looking for an experienced organiser to join our team ahead of the upcoming state election. As a Movement Organiser, you’ll be working with our State Office team across the priority campaign areas to maintain their momentum from the federal election and build new leaders and organisers to win big at the state election. 

You will support our movement by coaching and training volunteer leaders in priority seats to grow their volunteer base and have thousands of meaningful conversations. You will be supporting local leaders to implement four key elements of our election campaign; (a) volunteer recruitment and activation, (b) voter contact coordination, (c) leadership development, and (d) training. As the campaign progresses, further staff may be hired as electorate-specific organisers. 

This isn’t your average job: you’ll often work weekends and evenings instead of weekdays, and you’ll need to be self-motivated and flexible – but you’ll meet amazing Greens members from all walks of life, and make a real difference growing the political party that stands up for what matters. If you enjoy working with people and are passionate about building a progressive future, you’ll love this job.

The next state election will be held in November 2026. This election presents a crucial opportunity to retain key Greens seats and expand our power in the lower house. This role will work through until the end of the election working on our organising and field campaigns across the target seats.

Position description

In this role you will:

• Identify and develop leaders: Identify and step up local volunteer leaders to take on key positions in our branches and campaign teams, and coach and train them in organising theory and campaign tactics to implement our campaign goals.
• Build our movement: Support local volunteer leadership teams to expand the reach of our party, allowing us to grow our movement and bring in new members and volunteers.
• Facilitate local strategy development: Work with local volunteer teams to develop community and electoral organising strategies that integrate into our campaign and field plans. 
• Support and implement voter contact: Support and coach local volunteer teams to implement the voter contact strategy including supporting voter and volunteer calling parties, door knocking events and data management and other key tactics.
• Event management: Work with other campaign staff with the organisation of large events like campaign launches, community forums and other recruitment events.
• Manage and report on campaign data: Initially lead on ensuring campaign supporter and voter data is kept up to date and secure and provide regular progress reports regarding key KPIs across target seats. 
• Other work as needed: as a part of a small, agile team, you will be asked to contribute to other work from time-to-time, always with the support of experienced staff

Selection criteria

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t have all of the relevant skills. We’re looking for someone organised and thorough and with passion for our movement, which we prioritise over formal education or qualifications. 

We’re committed to diversity and supporting the right person to thrive in this role. For a confidential conversation about this role or the recruitment process, please contact Steph Zalakos via steph.zalakos@vic.greens.org.au or James Temple via james.temple@vic.greens.org.au.

Key selection criteria:

• Values alignment: Commitment to the Greens policies, charter and core values - ecological sustainability, grassroots participatory democracy, social justice and peace and non-violence - and a passion for our movement.
• Strong rapport-building and relationship skills: You can quickly build and maintain relationships of trust in a local group and broader Greens community. 
• Strong leadership and persuasive communication skills: You’ll be able to inspire people to understand the possibilities of people-powered change and community organising. 
• Experience managing volunteers: including the ability to build and support teams, develop volunteers skills and bring out the best in each individual team member. Experience delivering training would also be highly valued. 
• Outstanding organisational skills: experience in managing people and logistics to tight deadlines, you thrive in a fast paced environment. 
• Experience applying best practice field campaigning techniques: from campaigning infrastructure systems (such as CRM’s and rostering tools) to organising strategies, to electoral and demographic data analysis and data driven campaigning. 

Bonus points for:

• Lived experience or connections to First Nations justice, racial justice, LGBTQIA+ justice, disability justice or gendered justice movements.
• Working with volunteers: Experience in a volunteer- or member-led organisation

Why work for the Victorian Greens?

We offer a friendly, flexible and supportive workplace. Some great reasons to join the Victorian Greens team include:

• Four day work week with full time pay
• Making a meaningful contribution to the political movement for people and the planet
• A commitment to creating an accessible workplace that fits your needs as a team member
• Flexibility to negotiate working hours and some work from home
• Four weeks of annual leave a year, with bonus leave between Christmas and New Years Day, and flexible leave for cultural holidays
• Above-average personal leave, including additional paid provisions for gender affirmation, mental health and domestic and family violence leave, and Sorry Business for First Nations staff
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing support

Apply for this role

Applications for this role close at 11:59pm on 18 June 2025. 

To apply for this role, we ask for your resume and for you to answer a few questions about your past experience. There is no need to prepare a cover letter or selection criteria response. Applications are only accepted through the online form.

After applications close, we will shortlist candidates for interviews which can be held over a video call or in person at our Melbourne office. If there is a large volume of applicants, we may organise an initial phone interview to find out more about your experience or ask you to prepare a brief task to help us better understand your experience. If you are not shortlisted for this role, we will contact you via email to let you know. 

If you have questions about this role, the recruitment process, or if you have any accessibility needs for your application, please contact Steph Zalakos via steph.zalakos@vic.greens.org.au or James Temple via james.temple@vic.greens.org.au.