Civic Engagement Advisor (independent contractor)

Overview

This is a full-time, fully remote consultancy lasting through November 2026.

About CWS

Imagine waking up every morning with the chance to change someone's life. Imagine knowing your efforts will benefit both your career and our neighbors around the world. At CWS, our team knows they are making a difference every day. Whether you're in our U.S.-based offices supporting refugees, asylees or unaccompanied children ... implementing hygiene initiatives in Cambodia or rebuilding projects in Central America ... or even connecting remotely from your home on fundraising campaigns, grant reports, or critical communications - you have the opportunity to work towards a world where everyone has food, a voice and a safe place to call home.

Purpose

To coordinate and help implement civic engagement efforts involving the CWS network and partners during the 2026 election season. Key responsibilities include developing and helping execute a voter engagement plan that includes GOTV activities, voter registration, communications, and training components with clear benchmarks and measurable outcomes. Under the direction of the CWS Director of Grassroots Organizing and working in collaboration with the Rise Up for Refuge campaign, the consultant will focus on educating and mobilizing new American voters (voting eligible members of immigrant and refugee communities) and communities that welcome and support new Americans.

Responsibilities

Scope of Work

• Assist in developing and executing a voter engagement plan for CWS that includes GOTV activities, voter registration and education, and training components with clear benchmarks and measurable outcomes.
• Represent CWS at relevant coalition election strategy meetings.
• Assist local organizers, other CWS staff, and affiliate staff in at least one local civic engagement training for new Americans and allies in each priority location for a total of 10-12 trainings.
• Collaborate closely with CWS covenant members and the Rise Up for Refuge initiative to engage local grassroots allies in election protection activities at 8-10 locations.
• Assist grassroots leaders to participate effectively in local election events, such as town halls or voter registration drives with partner organizations, and assist in preparing sample questions for candidates, scripts and talking points.
• Lead the Advocacy Team’s use of the Voter Activation Network, assist with other CWS databases (such as Action Network and the Voter Activation Network) for coordinating voter outreach via text and phone banking, and manage contacts and track grassroots activities and outcomes.
• Coordinate with the CWS Communications team on relevant social media and communications activities including Op-Eds, media advisories and videos demonstrating the importance of civic participation for new Americans and their allies.
• Strategically highlight state-based voting deadlines and emphasize key races.
• Assist the Advocacy Team’s Organizing Unit in creating a suite of multilingual short videos featuring first-time voters whose stories and language representation serve as powerful motivators for new voters and their allies nationwide.
• Assist with voter registration efforts with a goal of 50 new American voters registered in each key location and 1,500 in person connections total.
• Lead the outreach effort and collaborate with local organizers to educate and mobilize new American voters and their allies. Related metrics include: phone banking approximately 5,000 people, sending 10,000 emails and 8,000 text messages.
• Tracking civic engagement activities with the ability to create narrative reports from the data and metrics gathered.
• Attend, present at, and provide resources for relevant meetings, forums, and trainings in different locations around the U.S.

Qualifications

Experience:

• Demonstrated experience working with refugee and immigrant communities on voter registration, voter education, Get Out the Vote, advocacy, and/or community organizing activities.
• Experience engaging with ecumenical and interfaith communities a plus. Understanding of immigrant and refugee rights and assistance efforts preferred.
• Strong organization, relationship building, writing, and verbal presentation skills essential.
• Strong understanding of 501(c)(3) allowable activities around election strategy and non-partisan civic engagement required.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in a related field.

Skills:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Fluency in other languages a plus.
• Knowledge and experience in working with the Voter Activation Network database, Action Network, Hustle, Excel and/or other database software.
• Computer literacy in new media, social media, word processing, spreadsheet and database applications, webinar technology, video editing, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to travel domestically and to work flexible hours, some evening or weekend hours, and off-site work as needed.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.

Special Requirements

Application Materials:Please submit both a resume and a covering letter. Application deadline is Monday, April 20th

Cover letters should address the following questions: