Senior Organizer - SEIU

Employer: Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Location: ALL USA

JOB TITLE: Senior Organizer

GRADE: UUR III

Annual Salary: $84326.00

LOCATION: All USA

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW: We are the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) a union of about 2 million diverse members in healthcare the public sector and property services. We believe in and fight for our Vision for a Just Society: where all workers are valued and all people respectedno matter where we come from or what color we are; where all families and communities can thrive; and where we leave a better and more equitable world for generations to come. We are an antiracist union determined to check corporate power and uproot structural racism through unionsworker power and collective actionand governmentlegislative and political action. We fight for Unions for All and a Government that Works for All so that all of us across race and place can have power together in unions and participate fully in our democracy.

PURPOSE: To represent and assist the International Union in organizing property services workers; to take responsibility for major campaigns and to act in a leadership role with respect to program and other staff; to perform advanced training for organizers staff and worker leaders of SEIU; and to design and implement organizing goals of SEIU.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: (Examples provide a general summary of the work required and should not be treated as a total and complete list of expected duties to be performed by employees in the classification. Perform a wide range of duties as assigned by the International Union including but not limited to the following:

• Designs and manages large organizing campaigns or multiple smaller campaigns including organizing comprehensive campaigns and strikes.
• Collaborates and supports division and local staff on all aspects of the campaign planning including but not limited to development of campaign vision goals strategy timeline communication community outreach and politics.
• Coordinates and directs the daytoday work of organizing staff assigned to campaigns including scheduling assigning turf debriefing and training.
• Develops and implements training for organizing staff and worker leaders.
• Assists in the development of organizing staff.
• Oversees management of the campaigns related databases and systems.
• Performs other duties as required to assist the International and support the Property Service Divisions organizing program.
• Must be available for frequent travel with overnight stays required.
• Ability and willingness to work long irregular hours weekends and nights.

CONTACTS: Include SEIU and affiliate staff elected leaders staff and leaders at other unions community and allied organizations relevant public officials and experts on issues pertinent to the operations of the Property Services Division.

DIRECTION & DECISION MAKING: Reports to the Division Organizing Coordinator and/or Campaign Director.

• Must be able to act and organize time with extreme independence. This person will spend time coordinating and/or working with campaign staff local leaders and members nonunion workers and community partners in order to implement and execute communications strategy.
• A high level of judgment ability to take initiative and work independently; must be able to work with union members leaders and staff in complex and sometimes political situations.
• Must be able to handle multiple priority projects simultaneously and meet established deadlines.
• Experience developing and implementing strategy on a wide range of campaigns including organizing contract political and legislative as well as experience working with community allies.
• Excellent writing verbal and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated capacity to continuously develop knowledge and skills.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Three to five years of experience in external labor organizing.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and leading labor organizing campaigns.
• Bachelors Degree is preferred but not required

SKILLS DESIRED:

• Excellent writing verbal and analytical communication
• Thorough knowledge of organizing campaign strategies.
• Ability to develop and train staff and worker leaders in the skills needed for the campaign.
• Knowledge of organizing campaign database management tools such as Organizer Toolbox Organizing VAN or other similar applications. Skill in the use of Microsoft Office programs.
• Ability to write and proofread campaign communications materials.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: This role primarily takes place outside of a traditional office setting in environments suited to advance campaign goals such as worksite visits home visits canvassing rallies and other union activities. Frequent driving may be required. The position also involves extensive travel long hours and an irregular schedule to fulfill job responsibilities.

Required Experience:

Senior IC