Job Description

Job Title: Mobilisation Assistant

Responsible to: Harrow Borough Organiser

Location: Harrow Labour Offices (Predominantly Harrow East)

Key purpose: To mobilise and support the Labour Party’s members and

supporters in campaigning on behalf of the Labour Party.

Pay: London Living Wage

Specific Responsibilities:

Capacity building
To assist in recruiting, mobilising and organising volunteers for campaigning activities in local Labour Parties.
To communicate with members, volunteers and stakeholders in person, by phone or by email about campaign activities and events.
To utilise the party’s campaign technology platforms to mobilise and schedule volunteers for campaigning activities and events.
To enable and empower members and supporters to organise and campaign in their local community as part of the election campaigning.
To work with regional and local organising staff to identify campaign leaders and provide training and support to them on campaign techniques.
To ensure a focus on growing the Labour Party and Labour movement in the local community.
Assistance with campaign activities and events
To assist in organising and leading campaign activities such as doorstep canvassing, phone banks and data entry.
To assist in building relationships between local Labour Parties, stakeholders and organisations.
To assist in the administration of an efficient campaign office.
To assist in the organisation of campaign events and visits.
To assist in the coordination and distribution of election literature.

Training and development

To attend and participate in training sessions, covering techniques for capacity building, campaign techniques and use of the Labour Party’s campaign technology platforms.
To work closely with regional and local organising staff to maximise learning and personal development from field-based training and activity.

Other duties

To carry our any other reasonable duty as required by the Borough Organiser other regional organising staff.
To work closely with the relevant local organiser to assist with their duties.
To be prepared to contribute to wider organisational activity as and when required.

Person Specification

Knowledge

General knowledge of the Labour Party, its policies, principles and organisation.
Knowledge and understanding of campaign techniques.

Abilities

Skills