Political Organizer - Representative SEIU 221
Political Organizer - Representative SEIU 221
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RECRUITMENT ANNOUNCEMENT: ORGANIZERREPRESENTATIVE FOR POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Purpose: The role of the OrganizerRepresentative for Political and Government Relations is to support the unions memberdriven political program move progressive prolabor local and state policy and engage in coalition work to improve the lives of working families.
In the 2020 elections SEIU 221 played a leading role in electing a proworker majority on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors for the first time in over a generation. This OrganizerRepresentative assigned to Political and Government Relations will play a leading role in working with SEIU members labor and coalition partners and elected officials to ensure that this majority is maintained and strengthened. Turning electoral success into real wins that improve the lives of working families is a core responsibility of this role.
The key areas of work will be:
Strengthen and maintain the unions memberdriven political program: this includes participation in Member Political Organizer Meetings maximizing participation in the COPE (member PAC) program and membertomember volunteer programs during election season.
Support the unions local and state legislative program: this includes working with SEIU staff members and community stakeholders and elected officials to identify and develop proworker legislation and use the tools of organizing advocacy and policy and communication strategies to move a successful legislative agenda.
Coalition building: the unions partner with several community and labor organizations as part of the legislative and political program. This requires productive collaboration with partners and representing SEIU members perspective and interests.
Responsibilities of Political and Government Relations Assignment: The OrganizerRepresentative performs a wide range of duties which may vary according to the needs of the overall program or a specific campaign. Examples of those duties and responsibilities when assigned to Political and Government Relations are listed below:
- Support electoral activities including direct mail phone banks GOTV precinct organization votebymail etc.
- Conduct political education trainings for staff member and allies.
- Implement internal and external voter registration and signature drives and efforts.
- Assist in coordinating the Locals political activities with the SEIU State Council other unions the Central Labor Council coalitions and other allies.
- Assist in the Locals member driven candidate and ballot initiative endorsement process.
- Build and support community/labor coalitions to support the Locals political agenda.
- Support crossorganizational data management to strengthen digital communications (including email textmessaging and social media).
- Develop plan and coordinate a successful membership and/or COPE campaign.
- Carry out fundraising strategies to support candidate campaigns.
- Coordinate the activities of memberorganizers.
- Develop plan and coordinate political and community campaigns including canvassing phonebanking and other forms of voter education.
- Use strategies and tactics that promote classconsciousness and advance struggles against racism sexism homophobia ageism ableism and other forms of discrimination.
Assignments: This position is within the OrganizerRepresentative classification which includes staff with political internal and external organizing assignments. All staff may be assigned other duties not includedin this recruitment announcement as required by the organization. Assignments are made by President or designee and are subject to change based on the needs of the Local.
- Experience in executing electoral activities including phone banks GOTV precinct organization votebymail signature gathering direct mail social media etc.
- Productive experience in coalition building with successful collaboration conflict management and multiorganizational campaign work.
- Experience in legislative advocacy including organizing lobbying and earned media.
- Ability to lead motivate and inspire members to develop into leaders and participate in key union programs (i.e. politics organizing coalition building and legislative advocacy.
- Proficiency in utilizing digital tools such as mass email text and social media programs and coordinating data and messaging across diverse platforms.
- Demonstrated understanding of organizing and how it can be used to empower members and ensure superior outcomes in workers lives.
- Sound interpersonal and communication skills appropriate to providing a quality member experience including the ability to establish and cultivate respectful relationships with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Sound organizational skills to manage and prioritize work subject to deadlines in a dynamic and changing environment as an individual and as a member of a team.
- Demonstrated ability to formulate and deliver on shortterm and longterm member development and capacity building goals.
- Ability to develop implement and monitor long range plans
Working Conditions: The OrganizerRepresentative will be required to work long and irregular hours and to work on weekends and holidays when necessary.
Compensation: SEIU Local 221 offers a competitive salary based on staff union contract provisions. Benefits include a car allowance health care dental prescription vision and retirement plans and vacation/time off policy.
About SEIU Local 221: Service Employees International Union Local 221 (SEIU Local 221 is a progressive union representing over 13000 San Diego and Imperial County area employees including County cities courts schools Red Cross and Head Start workers. With an active membership we plan to organize thousands more workers to continue to be the leading political and community voice for working families in San Diego. This voice comes directly from our members. We believe that the needs and issues of working people are integral to any true social change.
Submission Instructions:
Submit cover letter and rsum via email mail or fax to:
ATTN: Christa Fink SEIU LocalKearny Mesa Rd San Diego CA 92111
Fax:Email:
Local 221 is an affirmative action employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race ethnicity age sex sexual orientation gender identity marital status religion or disability.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
