Union Organizer

Role Overview

• Organize issue campaigns in eastern Kentucky (40%)
• Recruit people to join issue campaigns.
• Develop the leadership of people who become actively involved in issue campaigns.
• Train and coach members on key issue campaign skills and concepts, including power analysis, power mapping, escalation, direct action, meetings with decision-makers, and coalition building.
• Facilitate members to develop strategy for issue campaigns.
• Coach members to execute issue campaign strategies.
• Consistently communicate a clear plan to win issue campaigns to members.
• Offer members clear ways to take action on issue campaigns.
• Ensure that members take on large roles in issue campaigns and take primary ownership and leadership of the campaign.
• Identify, recruit, and train member leaders (30%)
• Train and coach members on key organizing skills and concepts Topics to include power, self interest, one-on-one organizing conversations, outreach, recruitment, building a team, leading a team, goal setting, holding each other accountable, and meeting facilitation.
• Provide training and coach both through facilitating trainings and 1-on-1 coaching.
• Assign members tasks and roles designed to increase their leadership abilities and responsibilities.
• Provide ongoing, clear feedback that helps members grow their capacity to carry out tasks and step into leadership.
• Recruit new leaders through one-on-one organizing conversations, canvassing, door knocking, and attending community events.
• Complete one-on-one organizing conversations (30%)
• Schedule regular one-on-one conversations with active campaign members to build stronger relationships, understand their motivations and self-interests, and support their growth through coaching, agitation, and development.
• Develop a reliable base of people you can mobilize into action through ongoing, face-to-face one-on-one conversations that build new organizing relationships.
• Identify new individuals for one-on-one organizing conversations, including potential members, community leaders, allies, and others who can support relationship-building and strengthen your power analysis.
• Reflect on what you learn in one-on-ones and integrate it into campaign strategy and organizational planning.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years experience in grassroots organizing or 2 years of equivalent experience in related areas, for example, community leadership, policy advocacy, direct service, or communications
• SURJ policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodation under federal, state, and local law
• This job will require driving for work, please consult our driving policy to ensure you meet all minimum qualifications for this role

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance including available employer contribution toward spouse, children and family coverage
• 401K retirement plan with up to 6% employer match
• Twenty (20) days paid time off per year (prorated)
• Twenty (20) days of health and wellness leave per year (prorated)
• Thirteen (13) paid holidays per year
• Three additional paid weeks off for organization-wide shutdown summer & winter breaks
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employer paid life insurance
• All staff works remote from home
• Monthly $150 technology support stipend (internet, phone)
• Professional development resources each year
• Paid parental leave
• Paid sabbatical after 5 years