Now Hiring: Contract Organizer, Colorado Middle Housing Campaign

  • Location: Denver Metro Area
  • Compensation: $38.04/hour for 12 months ($70,000 for full 1-year contract)
  • Position Type: Contractor, 40 hours per week for 12 months
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Apply by December 1, 2025

 

About the Role

SWEEP’s Housing Forward Colorado (HFC) campaign is seeking a Contract Organizer to help expand and diversify grassroots support for pro-housing reforms in Denver and other communities along the Front Range with an emphasis on missing middle housing. This role combines community organizing, coalition building, public education, and event coordination.

You’ll work directly with the HFC team, local housing advocates, businesses, elected officials, and community groups to build momentum for middle housing as Colorado cities update their zoning and housing policies. This may entail some travel around the Denver metro area as well as evening and weekend work to attend important community meetings.

This is a unique opportunity to shape one of Colorado’s most important housing reforms from the ground up.

 

Key Responsibilities

Community Outreach & Public Education:

  • Find opportunities to deliver presentations and engage residents at community meetings, neighborhood associations, district meetings, and local events.
  • Create a tracker to monitor the process and schedule for priority updates to municipal plans and codes.
  • Organize and support public education activities including walking tours, workshops, speakers, and other events.
  • Launch and execute social media campaigns to educate and mobilize residents.

 

Coalition Expansion & Networking

  • Build partnerships with new constituencies to connect them with pro-housing advocacy, including businesses, faith groups, architects, developers, and community leaders.
  • Develop relationships with city councilmembers, planning board members, city staff, and local advocates.
  • Support local pro-housing groups and organizing efforts, and connect new volunteers with local pro-housing groups. 

 

Public Comment Mobilization

  • Recruit and prepare community members to speak at public hearings and district-level meetings.
  • Provide messaging and logistical support before and during meetings.

 

Message Testing & Feedback

  • Gather insights from community interactions to inform and refine our messaging and strategy. 

 

Qualifications

  • Experience in community organizing, advocacy, or campaign work
  • Excellent communication, relationship-building, and public speaking skills
  • Social media management experience
  • Comfort working both independently and in teams
  • Passion for housing affordability and equitable urban development
  • Spanish language fluency or multicultural organizing experience is a plus
  • Existing relationships with target constituencies in the Denver Metro Area is a plus.

 

Interested applicants should submit their resume to mfrommer@swenergy.org.