Community Outreach Consultant - Contract

JOB LOCATION

Nationwide - Remote

I. PROJECT SUMMARY AND CONSULTANT ROLE

Equal Rights Advocates is a national civil rights nonprofit focused on gender justice based in San Francisco-based with key personnel to this project in Washington DC. ERA is dedicated to protecting and expanding economic and educational access and opportunities for women and girls, with a focus on communities of color and others most impacted by inequities. Learn more at www.equalrights.org .

ERA’s Family Voices Amplified Initiative (https://www.equalrights.org/issue/economic-workplace-equality/family-voices-amplified/) began as deep listening of Black and Latinx family breadwinners in 16-cities across the country about their needs emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. This initial phase surfaced critical learnings about barriers to women and families. Top concerns included lack of affordable and quality childcare, job and income insecurity, and debt. You can find our results from that phase of the project at Family Voices Amplified Overview - Equal Rights Advocates.

Equal Rights Advocates is conducting a nationwide search for a Consultant to support Phase Two of the project conducting workshops with Black and Latinx family breadwinners developing narratives centering communities most impacted by inequities as leaders for change. We rolled out the first iteration of this project at the height of the pandemic, resulting in a mixed-methods approach that surveyed nearly 1000 Black and Latinx women breadwinners from key cities nationwide. This phase of the project wants to dig deeper into the stories and themes from these communities now that ‘normal’ has returned. What do these families need? How do they envision reform that makes room for them? And, ultimately, what do they want decision-makers to know about them? We want this phase of the project to take ‘nothing about us, without us’ to heart – shifting power away from the center to the margins, to the people experiencing the harm of unaddressed structural inequity and ultimately framing those needs into recommendations for systemic change.

Equal Rights Advocates seeks proposals for the following consultant to meet project deliverables for our Family Voices Amplified project going into 2024. The Consultant may be based anywhere in the United States.

Community Outreach Consultant
This consultant will work closely with our Campaigns, Communications, Development, and Policy teams, and at this time, reporting to our National Campaign Director. The consultant will also work closely with Equal Rights Advocates’ two partner organizations that will be helping outreach in Black and Latinx communities.

We are looking for the following consultant and deliverables:

COMMUNITY OUTREACH CONSULTANT (IDEAL INITIAL BID RANGE: $20,000 – $25,000 FOR INITIAL 6 MONTHS PROPOSAL, WITH POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION)

This role is crucial to ensuring our outreach and narratives reflect the experiences and expertise of the communities on whose behalf we advance our economic, gender, and racial justice policy advocacy.

Term: This consultancy will begin with a 6-month period for approximately 15 hours per week ending in July 2024, with possible extension by mutual agreement. Current grant ends November 30, 2024.

II. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE & QUALITIES

Primary responsibilities include:

• Identifying, cultivating, and turning out new partners and participants for Family Voices Amplified in key regions/cities/states.
• Maintaining communication and engagement with participants and organizations affiliated with the initiative.
• Managing participation of community members in designed workshops, focus groups, and/or project forums developing narratives consistent with project goals.
• Assisting in program management and administrative program support in close collaboration with the National Campaign Director.
• Working in close collaboration with other project consultants and keeping other ERA teams up to date on project progress and deliverables.

• Engaging other ERA campaign partners as needed to meet project goals.
• Assisting ERA teams with the interim and final reports for public consumption and grant deliverables.

We are looking for a Consultant who is:

• experienced in Community Outreach with organizations and groups led by and for communities of color, particularly experience working in Black and Latinx communities.
• very creative and willing to think outside the box with us.
• readily available and very responsive, dependent upon timeline and hours agreed upon in an initial Statement of Work (SOW) agreement.
• extremely organized and happy to take complete ownership of all project deadlines, including keeping ERA team members on track when necessary.
• flexible, patient, and willing to adjust when necessary.
• excellent written and oral communications skills.
• willing to always share your professional opinion, even if it may be in opposition to a request.

III. PROJECT SCOPE, DELIVERABLES & TIMELINE

Upon execution of contract, this work will begin in January 2024 (or as soon as immediately possible) and end in July 2024, unless extended by mutual agreement of the parties, with a new end-date and payment terms. The current grant ends November 2024. Preferred bid ranges for the initial 6-month contract are above.

This position is fully remote, but travel may be necessary to meet with ERA staff and workshop partners or participants.

Immediately after proposal selection and signing of budget agreement or SOW agreement, the consultant(s) will meet with key ERA team members to discuss the project. ERA will provide the consultant with all background materials that will help inform project implementation.

IV. RFP REQURIEMENTS

In your proposal, please provide the following:

• Cover email including the title of the position in your subject line;

• Written proposal containing a summary of your relevant experience based on this RFP, as well thumbnail ideas for the project after viewing results from the first phase of the project Here;

• 2-4 examples of your relevant work;

• Dates and hours of availability;

• Your name and your company’s name if applicable;

• Primary email address and phone number;

• Mailing address and any other office location(s);

• Your/your company’s website URL and/or social media handles;

• If possible, any past clients you worked with that were nonprofit organizations, political groups or PACs, and/or other groups with stances on social justice or political issues.

• 2-3 professional references, including one current client if possible;

• Your overall budget proposal and timeline for this project; and

• Any other information we should know about you, including why you are interested in this project, and in supporting ERA’s work and mission.

V. HOW TO APPLY

Please email a complete application package to Delia Coleman, Deputy Director at dcoleman@equalrights.org and Deborah J. Vagins, National Campaign Director at dvagins@equalrights.orgby or before January 3, 2024. In your subject line, please include “Proposal: Family Voices Amplified” and the Consultant position for which you are applying. Applications that are not emailed per above instructions may not be considered.

An Equal Opportunity Organization with a Commitment to Diversity
Equal Rights Advocates (ERA) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and our dedication to diversity of our staff extends to contractors. We will consider bids equally without regard to sex, gender, race, age, ethnicity, national origin, disability, marital or veteran status, medical condition, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider equally bids from those with arrest and conviction records. We happily reasonably accommodate contractors with disabilities.

Job Types: Contract, Part-time

Pay: $20,000.00 - $25,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Remote