Campus Activist (Full-Time or Part-Time)

What you'll do

A Protect Life Michigan (PLM) Campus Activist (CA) carries out the mission of PLM by working directly with campus groups and pro-life students. The Campus Activist's purpose is to develop pro-life students into leaders in the pro-life movement and to change pro-choice minds on abortion by leading outreach efforts on college campuses. The Campus Activist will work with their fellow Campus Activists and their student-run boards at their assigned college, and execute any strategic adjustments made by managers and select team members. Campus Activists report to a Campus Activist Supervisor or a Campus Activist Lead.

This position can be filled by a part-time or full-time candidate. If the CA is currently attending college, they typically work 11-15 hours per week.

This role is primarily in-person at the assigned college, with some work-from-home days, and requires the candidate to support raise their salary and ministry expenses; please read more details in the Salary & Benefits section below. 

For your first semester on campus, you may be paired with an experienced Campus Activist to receive on-the-job training. Please note that your training location may be further away from the campus with which you are working.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Recruit: The Campus Activist will encourage pro-life students to join the campus group.

Examples of this include:

• Plan and lead recruitment events like tabling, clipboarding, and socials
• Build trusting relationships with students
• Create a strong culture of pro-life community

Equip: The Campus Activist will seek to equip pro-life students to better communicate the pro-life message in a loving and persuasive way.

Examples of this include:

• Plan and facilitate weekly club meetings, utilizing materials provided by PLM
• Foster student identities as social reformers
• Answer apologetics questions from students

Deploy: The Campus Activist will motivate pro-life students to participate in outreach events and to take their next step as an activist.

Examples of this include:

• Plan and lead various outreach events on campus, including both immensely effective “high barrier” outreaches (conversational, utilizes abortion victim photography, etc.) and “low barrier” outreaches (chalking, stickering, etc.) which act as a stepping stone for more cautious students
• Meet with students one-on-one to convict them of the importance and effectiveness of our strategy
• Embolden students to participate in our summer internship program and to pursue long-term work in the pro-life movement

Qualifications

• Commitment to the pro-life movement and the mission of Protect Life Michigan.
• Ability to commit to joining the team for one school year
• Passionate and positive view of support raising and/or fundraising. Support raising is necessary for this role. A positive view of support raising is part of PLM’s culture.
• Ability to effectively communicate in person, and in writing, including public speaking.
• A positive attitude, attention to detail, and ability to organize effectively.
• Valid driver’s license and the ability to travel.
• Lives within 30 minutes of at least one of the universities in the region.
• Flexible work schedule, and the ability to work nights/weekends as necessary.
• Proficiency in Google Applications.
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and productively.
• Experience in a campus pro-life group is preferred. 
• Must be able to pass a background check.

Salary/Benefits

Salary and benefits are determined by the needs of the individual, commensurate with education and experience. Benefits include: 

• After completing 1 year of work, eligibility for employer-matched Simple IRA.
• Ample professional development opportunities.
• Ample paid vacation time, holidays, and sick days.
• Semi-flexible schedule to be set with the employee and supervisor
• Ability to work from home.

Support Raising

• Protect Life Michigan is a support-raising organization. The salary and all expenses associated with this position will be fundraised by the candidate. Protect Life Michigan will provide training and coaching in order to help the candidate reach full support and will pay the candidate while they raise support. We have an excellent track record of helping job candidates reach full support: 85% of our candidates have reached full support within 2-3 months.
• You will complete support raising prep work over the first 1-3 weeks, then you will attend a support raising bootcamp around week 4 of your employment with PLM. Subsequently, you will spend the next 6-13 weeks support raising before beginning your job duties.
• All applicants must be supportive of this approach and open to engaging in it.

Application Timelines

Campus Activist positions typically begin on campus in January or August to align with the college semester schedule. However, all new Campus Activists must complete Support Raising and training before beginning their campus work. You will be paid during your Support Raising and training, and you will begin the process of support raising several months before you begin your on-campus work. 

Please review the timeline below to determine which application timeline applies to your desired on-campus work start date.

When Do You Want to Start on Campus?

→ Start on campus in August: Apply between August 1 and February 14
If you are also applying for our Summer Internship Program, apply by December 31. You can find more information about our Summer Internship Programhere. 

→ Start on campus in January: Apply between February 15 and July 31.

To begin on-campus work in August:

To begin working on campus in August, your application timeline depends on whether you are applying for our Summer Internship Program.

If youare also applying for the Summer Internship Program:

• Apply between August 1 and December 31
• Support raising preparation and onboarding begin in January (this is when you would begin paid employment)
• Support raising will be completed by May and you will begin the internship in mid-May or mid June. The internship ends in mid-August. 
• Campus Activist training takes place near the end of summer
• Begin campus work in late August

If you are NOT applying for the Summer Internship Program:

• Apply between August 1 and February 14
• Support raising preparation and onboarding begin in March (this is when you would begin paid employment) 
• Support raising will be completed by July
• Campus Activist training takes place near the end of summer
• Begin campus work in late August

To begin on-campus work in January: 

To begin working on campus in January:

• Apply between February 15 and July 31
• Support raising preparation and onboarding begin in August (this is when you would start paid employment!) 
• Support raising will be completed by December
• Campus Activist training takes place in early January
• Begin campus work in January

Need to Start Earlier?

If you would like to join staff outside of the above timelines, please don’t wait to apply! We will consider exceptions to these timelines on a case-by-case basis. If you need to start working with us at an earlier start date than the timelines above allow, please let us know during your first interview so we can discuss possible accommodations. 

Please note: These timelines are designed to ensure all new employees have completed the necessary support raising and training before beginning their campus work.

About Protect Life Michigan

Thousands of lives are on the line every day due to abortion. Are you ready to stand up and change hearts to stop it? We are defenders on a mission to recruit, equip, and deploy students around Michigan to become passionate and professional social reformers. We won’t stop until abortion is unthinkable. Since 2005, we have grown from a group of volunteers to a team of dozens of powerhouse activists. Each team member is bright, strategic, and dedicated to protecting the unborn.