The Sea Change Program is dedicated to transforming the culture of stigma around abortion and other stigmatized reproductive experiences. Through our Untold Stories Project (USP), Sea Change works with organizations and communities to transform the way people listen and share about issues like abortion, adoption, miscarriage, parenthood, and infertility.

In 2014, Sea Change worked with 17 authors to publish an original anthology of non-fiction stories about reproductive experiences titled Untold Stories: Life, Love, and Reproduction. From fall 2014 to spring 2015, we recruited over 65 reading groups of more than 400 people across the US to host discussions of the book. After conducting a thorough process, outcomes, and insights evaluation, we found that 48% of people who participated shared a personal reproductive experience of their own, and almost all of them felt supported by their group in doing so. In the next year, we will expand the impact of the Untold Stories Project by working closely with organizations and individuals across the country.

We are seeking an Outreach Manager to lead the Untold Stories Project in outreach, recruitment, and engagement. Initial duties will include designing and executing a recruitment plan for the Untold Stories Project, managing participation in the Untold Stories Project, and building relationships with reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations that seek to reduce reproductive stigma and create culture change.

The Outreach Manager is a full time, exempt position located in either our Oakland office or Brooklyn office. The salary range is $60,000 to $70,000 commensurate with experience. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to info@seachangeprogram.org by November 30, 2015. This job can be performed from Oakland, CA or Brooklyn, NY.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The OM is primarily responsible for carrying out and expanding our outreach and recruitment for the Untold Stories Project. This person will:

1. Implement and innovate on a outreach strategy for the Untold Stories Project.

a. Design and carry out an outreach and engagement plan for recruiting reading groups and organizations to participate in the Untold Stories Project.

b. Manage the engagement, onboarding, tracking and follow-up with each reading group in the Untold Stories Project.

c. Consistently communicate with participants and reading groups, including onboarding, tracking, and follow-up activities.

d. Provide excellent hands-on customer service to Untold Stories groups, including problem solving any issues related to hosting a group.

e. Maintain an outreach database of potential reading group hosts and participants segmented by location, status of reading group, and interest in additional activities (other categories as needed).

f. Make recommendations for database and programmatic improvements that will help with outreach and participant support.

2. Lead the Untold Stories Project team, including facilitating meetings and assisting in designing long-term strategy

a. Facilitate weekly Untold Stories Team meetings by developing meeting agendas, obtaining progress reports from team, and following-up with team members on tasks.

b. Supervise the work of Sea Change’s project coordinator on the Untold Stories project including delegating tasks, following-up on work and providing regular feedback.

c. As part of outreach, be on the look out for opportunities for program innovations and new organizational partnerships and share those with the Untold Stories team.

d. Occasionally, develop and prototype innovations on the Untold Stories model such as experimenting with new group types, conversation starters, or evaluation techniques.

e. In partnership with the Managing Director, design and facilitate and document planning and strategy meetings to shape future directions for the Untold Stories Project.

3. Implement the evaluation of the Untold Stories Project

a. Communicate with Untold Stories Project reading group hosts about the purpose, outcomes, and process of the evaluation.

b. Send all relevant evaluation protocol and materials to Untold Stories reading group hosts in a timely manner.

c. Conduct follow-up interviews with hosts and participants to ensure evaluation participation.

d. Maintain evaluation records including participant information and survey responses.

4. Attend and present at conferences and events with the goal of increasing participation in the Untold Stories Project

a. Seek out opportunities to represent the Untold Stories Project to new constituencies and potential participants.

b. Submit proposals and develop presentations for conferences on the Untold Stories Project.

c. Present on the Untold Stories Project at community events and conferences, report on the experience to the team, and follow up with contacts made at these events.

Education and Experience

At least three years of experience with outreach, organizing, project recruitment and/or sales.
Experience with giving pitches related to programs or products.
At least one year of professional experience in the reproductive health, rights, and/or justice movement

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Detail-oriented and able to complete projects thoroughly and on time.
Experience with Salesforce or other customer success databases for tracking and following up on potential leads.
Ability to create and maintain tracking databases on Google Docs or Microsoft Excel.
Demonstrated ability to maintain a clarity of purpose and priorities when juggling multiple tasks.
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of people from diverse 
backgrounds.
Proven capacity to work with efficiency, flexibility, and good humor.
Proven capacity to bring both ideas and solutions to team projects.
Strong interpersonal skills, such as patience and persistence.
Ability to design and give presentations with enthusiasm to a wide variety of audiences who may have different beliefs.
Excellent communications skills
Commitment to reproductive health, rights, and justice work

Organizational Relationships

This person will be supervised by the Managing Director and will work closely with the Executive Director, Capacity Building Program Director, Communications Manager, community partners, and key stakeholders.

Physical Demands

• Ability to sit or stand at a desk for long periods of times

• Ability to lift 15 lbs.

• Ability to work in a non-office setting (at a hotel, conference, health center)

• Occasional travel required within the United States

Work Environment

• Location: Oakland, CA office or Brooklyn, NY office

• If in Oakland or Brooklyn office: Office setting with a desk, computer, and office supplies provided. Office building has working elevator and is wheelchair accessible. Office space in Oakland is shared with another progressive non-profit organization. Office in Brooklyn is in a WeWork co-working space with other non-profits and start-ups.

“The Sea Change Program”, a project of Tides Center, is an “at-will” and equal opportunity employer. Applicants and employees shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender (including pregnancy and gender expression) identity, color, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law or ordinance. 
 
Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to info@seachangeprogram.org.