Census Organizer

Company: MinKwon Center for Community Action
Location: Flushing
Posted on: January 17, 2020

Job Description:

Organization History & Mission The MinKwon Center for Community Action was established in 1984 to meet the needs and concerns of the Korean American community. Since our founding, we have made a profound presence through various grassroots organizing, education, and advocacy initiatives that address important community issues, including immigration policies, civic participation, and targeted social and legal services. The MinKwon Center places a special emphasis on meeting the needs of our marginalized community members, including low-income, limited-English-proficient and undocumented residents. About the Census The United States Constitution requires a population count""or census""every 10 years. The census determines every state's share of federal funds for health care, education, housing, economic development, social services, roads, transportation, and more, as well as its proportional representation in Congress. To support a fair and complete count of historically undercounted immigrant communities, the MinKwon Center is working in partnership with the City University of New York (CUNY), Mayor de Blasio's NYC Census 2020 office, and the New York City Council to mobilize New Yorkers to self-respond to the 2020 census. The MinKwon Center co-leads the NYC Asian Pacific American Complete Count Committee (APA CCC) and the Korean American Census Task Force (KACTF), and is an active member of New York Counts 2020 statewide coalition. Terms of Employment Census Organizers will be a part-time position that will begin when filled and extend until the end of May, 2020. Evening and weekend work may be required. Responsibilities: Working under the leadership of MinKwon's Census Captain and Census Manager, the Census Organizer will: Engage New Yorkers about the census through a variety of activities, including canvassing, tabling, phone-banking, text-banking, town halls, teach-ins, and other types of events to encourage self-response; Support volunteer recruitment and training activities; Track census engagement activities using both qualitative and quantitative methods; Adhere to all data security and privacy protocols around census engagement. Qualifications: Experience in community engagement, campaign work, or other forms of direct outreach; Excellent communication, project management, and multi-tasking skills; Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills; Demonstrated cultural competence with respect to Chinese, Korean, and other Asian Pacific Islander immigrant communities; - Proficiency in use of technology such as laptop computers and tablets; Proficiency in spoken Chinese (Mandarin) and/or Korean highly preferred. Please send a cover letter and resume to: Chuck Park Civic Participation Manager Note: Please write "--Census Organizer' in the subject line of the email. .

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