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Open Position: San Juan County Organizer
About the Role
Stewardship Utah is seeking a full-time Field Organizer now until November 15, 2026 to expand our
community organizing, issue advocacy, and voter registration programs in and around San Juan
County. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis beginning June 1st.
The ideal candidate will love rural Utah and care about the complex issues affecting our
communities. They will be excited to build relationships and coalitions. They will be driven to
assist in building a program that increases engagement with the electoral process and local
governments. This organizer will work closely with our current rural organizer in San Juan
County and the entire team on strengthening civic engagement and supporting local candidates.
We believe many voters care deeply about addressing democracy, climate change, clean air
and protecting public lands. You will be at the forefront of bringing forth their issues through
face-to-face conversations, voter registration tables, door-to-door canvassing, texting, and
calling.
Who We Are
Stewardship Utah is a non-partisan 501(c)(4) non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the
land, air, and water of Utah through political action and increasing civic engagement in rural
communities. We are motivated to build a powerful movement with our neighbors that fights for
a more just and sustainable future for rural Utah’s communities and landscapes. We seek to
expand civic participation by breaking down barriers to the ballot box and providing organizing
tools to local communities. Whether it’s showing up at local events to provide rural Utahns with
election information or organizing a group of people to provide public comment at a County
Commission meeting —civic engagement is our forte.
What You'll Do
The Field Organizer position is based in San Juan County, reports to the Rural Director, and is
responsible for:
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Conducting voter registration, mostly in Indigenous communities
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Building and maintaining relationships with local activists
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Engaging with unreached communities in San Juan County, including Navajo and Utecommunities both on and off the reservations
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Carrying out campaign field strategies, including but not limited to:
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Door to door canvassing
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Site-based organizing, including community events and tabling
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Strategize ways to improve public outreach and persuasion
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Working to get out the vote ahead of local elections, and let residents know aboutchanges in voting laws
To be successful in this role, you will excel in:
Relationship Building: You will have experience forming meaningful relationships with a broad
and diverse set of stakeholders—not as a means to an end—but because you value the
relationships as an important aspect of a healthy community. You will have a track record of
coalition building and bringing people together to advocate for progress.
Defining and hitting goals: You will have a track record of designing and achieving ambitious
goals, especially in an environment where your position is managed remotely. You can point to
times where you defined specific and meaningful goals to measure progress in projects that
weren’t easily quantified. Ideally, you’re accustomed to breaking complex and long-term projects
into a series of attainable goals.
Passion for civic engagement: At Stewardship Utah, we know that increased participation in
the civic process results in better outcomes for our communities. We need you to share this
belief and, better yet, have a personal or professional background in driving more people to tune
into the political and local governmental process!
Commitment to anti-racism and social justice: You recognize the role of race, income, age,
immigration status, and other identities in shaping disparities in access to civic institutions and
you amplify voices to advocate for justice. You recognize how your own identities show up in the
work, and welcome, reflect on, and act on feedback with an eye toward continuous learning
about race, ability, and other lines of difference.
Knowledge of and love for the landscapes and communities in and around San Juan County,
Utah, is essential in this role. The ideal candidate will live locally and be fluent in Diné Bizaad.
Working knowledge of political campaign structure and/or Utah’s voter registration and election
processes is a plus.
If you were here today you would be:
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Contributing to the development of field plan strategy for get-out-the-vote activities andto support Stewardship Utah’s endorsed candidates.
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Building out a core group of activists and volunteers to assist in campaign tactics
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Planning and attending community events focused on civic engagement, including voter registration and disseminating voter information related to mail in voting and otherpertinent voting requirements
What Else You Should Know
Stewardship Utah is an equal opportunity employer, and we value having staff who come from
communities where we organize. We especially encourage people who are Indigenous, people
of color, LGBQ people, transgender and gender non-conforming people, and people with
disabilities to apply.
The position is full-time and is based anywhere in San Juan County, Utah, but will work out of
our Bluff office. You will track time and activities in an online system for payroll purposes. This
requires regular travel throughout the county, reimbursed at the federal rate or using a company
vehicle. This position will rarely require overnight stays. This is a full-time, temporary position.
The salary for this position ranges from $50,000 to $55,000, with exact salary depending on
experience.