Careers at Birth in Color

  • Reports to: Executive Director

    FSLA Status: Exempt

    Location: Richmond, VA

    Type: In-person with the ability to travel locally and regionally

    Email resume to hello@birthincolor.org

    About the Organization

    Birth In Color Foundation (BIC) is a 501(c) birth, policy, and advocacy non-profit focused on raising awareness surrounding maternal health and reproductive justice and providing services for Black birthing people. We want to change the narrative of Black maternal health, not only in Virginia but around the world. BIC’s mission in reproductive justice is inclusive of improving access to quality abortion care through direct service provision, purposeful litigation, and advocacy and strategic communications.   

    Position Overview

    Birth in Color is looking for a driven and excited Community Organizer to support our grassroots development and community mobilization. This is a great opportunity to work at a community-based nonprofit organization, engage with the community, our clients, and policy-makers.

    We’re a small team, which means there’s lots of room for growth, creativity, and learning opportunities. It is important to us to have an inclusive culture, a team of creative self-starters, and a space where the abilities and strengths of our employees are recognized and valued. We’re proud to be a team that prioritizes a healthy balance of effective work and self-care.

    Ideal Qualifications

    • Self-starter: Can problem solve through tasks and assignments, use previous experience to inform action.

    • Communications and collaboration: Comfortable communicating with staff in other departments to organize and effectively complete tasks.

    • Organizational skills: Comfortable generating reports and presenting data on the efficacy of outreach work, experience using Google Workspace and Google Drive, effective time management and scheduling skills, and ability to attend meetings and engagements on time.

    • Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience, 1+ years of experience with community organizing, non-profit partnerships, or similar experience.

    Responsibilities

    • Grassroots Client Recruitment including: recruiting new clients through in-person outreach, personal visits, and phoning; organizing house meetings; planning community awareness activities; and increasing clients’ involvement and investment.

    • Leadership Development / Training of grassroots leaders and members to develop skills, including: volunteer recruitment, facilitation, public speaking, and organizational development.

    • Political Education of grassroots leaders and members on our work in maternal health and reproductive justice; develop activities to deepen understanding of the issues we address as well as the political landscape surrounding our policy campaigns at the state and local level.

    • Direct Action Campaign Development and Implementation including: assisting in the development of outreach campaign strategy and plans; coordinating campaign activities and actions; represent and train grassroots leaders to represent the organization in campaign meetings with policymakers and media.

    • Department planning and Administration including: Plan outreach and organizing, rigorous tracking and reporting of ongoing work and results.

    • Work together with the Director of Communications in the Development of Organizing Materials: Including presentations, fliers,, fact sheets, pledge cards, etc.

    • Work together with the Fundraising Coordinator to create Grassroots Fundraising through and developing leaders to raise funds.

    Schedule

    Due to the hybrid nature of the position, the Community Organizer will work together with the Executive Director to establish a consistent part-time schedule.

    Meetings

    • The Community Organizer is expected to have weekly virtual meetings to check in on task progress, ask questions, and manage roll efficiently.

    • The Community Organizer is expected to have regular contact with new and existing community partners, community members, and clients to develop and maintain relationships between Birth in Color RVA and partner organizations.

  • Don’t see a position for you but interested in becoming a part of the Birth in Color team?

    Submit your resume ⬇️

    • If you’d like for us to keep your resume on file in case we are growing our team in the future, email it to us at hello@birthincolor.org

    Intern with us ⬇️

    • Birth in Color hosts inerns during the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Submit your resume to hello@birthincolor.org and note which semester you’d like to intern. HPEX 395 and 495 students at VCU can take our internship for credit.

    Volunteer with us ⬇️