Principal Responsibilities: Work with an established group of community and faith-based leaders to
build relationships, develop and implement a community education program, recruit new and diverse grassroots, develop leadership skills, and organize issue-oriented campaigns related
to economic development, environmental justice, restorative justice, and immigrant rights
and protections.
Must be proactive in the areas of campaign development, fundraising, and leadership development.
Skills & Qualifications: Experience as a community or labor organizer.·
Experience working with diverse populations, including various faith traditions, immigrants, and different abilities is strongly desired.
Understanding of racial and social systemic systems and barriers and a solid commitment to breaking down those systems.
Experience with recruiting and training new leaders.
Experience working with elected officials.
Strong attention to detail and well-organized.
Strong analytical abilities.
Strong team player.
Able to exercise balanced judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions, and to handle
difficult or confrontational situations in a calm, consistent, and equitable manner.
Ability and willingness to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and some weekends;
Written and verbal fluency in Spanish and English is preferred but not required.
Requirements: Bachelor's degree preferred in related areas: Community Studies, Social Work, Political Science, or Theology.
Excellent communication skills: oral, written and interpersonal.
Must be a licensed driver with reliable transportation and ability to meet organization's minimum
auto insurance requirements;
Experience in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and virtual meeting tools (Zoom, Google Meet, etc.)
as well as social media platforms for organizing (Facebook, Twitter, Familiarity with using databases is desirable.