Organizing Director - SEIU Local 221
Organizing Director - SEIU Local 221
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Monthly Salary
$ 110000 - 120000
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1 Vacancy
Posted on :
09-05-2025
Job Description
Employer: Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 221
Location: San Diego California
Title: Organizing Director
Location: San Diego CA
The Organizing Director is a responsible for coordinating internal organizing and collective bargaining. As a managementlevel employee the Organizing Director is responsible for supervising training and evaluating assigned staff including designated Leads.
They are responsible for driving membership recruitment leadership development worksite campaigns and negotiations for the local in the designated bargaining units assigned
This position serves on SEIU Local 221s Senior Staff Team and is expected to work with other Team members on a multidisciplinary basis to successfully execute the vision of the President and executive board in all programs of the local including internal organizing representation communications external organizing and politics.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop and manage internal organizing campaigns including membership and COPE drives issue campaigns and contract fights that support the overall vision and priorities of the Local.
Serve as lead Negotiator and campaign strategist for multiple contracts and meet and confer processes while training assigned staff to bargain and lead contract campaigns.
Plan and lead industrial actions of all types and sizes including leafleting unity breaks worksite rallies informational pickets and strikes at multiple worksites simultaneously.
Supervise the work of OrganizerRepresentatives SeniorOrganizer Representatives and designated Leads to carry out programs reach benchmarks and achieve goals.
Conduct frequent Organizing Team meetings and oneonone meetings with staff to review and plan their work assignments including the use of work plans.
Assist the Staff Director in recruiting and hiring staff conducting annual performance evaluations and developing individualized professional development plans for assigned staff.
Issue nondisciplinary Corrective Action when necessary to improve staff performance as well as Disciplinary Action when Corrective Action is not successful or appropriate.
Recommend higher levels of Disciplinary Action to the Staff Director and assist with the disciplinary process up to and including termination of staff when necessary.
Support and innovate programs to recruit and develop new memberleaders including the Power Builder Program Stewards Council Worksite Committees and Contract Action Teams.
Include rankandfile members and workplace leaders in development of organizing strategies and tactics always ensuring maximum buyin commitment and participation in campaigns.
Develop strategies and tactics that promote classconsciousness and advance antiracist antisexist and other antioppressive struggles of working people.
Forge and maintain strong working relationships with community organizations political allies and other unions and work collaboratively to identify common good bargaining demands.
Represent SEIU Local 221 in meetings with SEIU International SEIU State Council community organizations elected officials and elsewhere as deemed necessary by the Staff Director.
Represent workers collectively and individually including formal communications with employer representatives filing charges grievances and other enforcement actions as needed.
Competently perform all organizing and representational duties necessary to work a route cover for staff absences and troubleshoot challenges.
Scope and Nature of Supervision:
Organizing Director reports directly to of the Staff Director. They must be capable of working with or without specific direction including identifying programmatic needs and proactively bringing proposals forward to address them. Depending on the needs of the Local the Organizing Director is responsible for leading planning and implementation collaboratively and independently. Analytical abilities organizational commitment and sound political judgement are necessary.
Key Qualifications:
Five years prior experience working fulltime as a union organizer and/or community organizer responsible for running campaigns and recruiting members leading bargaining with employers and/or supervising multiple staff assignments and projects.
Knowledge of internal organizing methods and practices including campaign planning leadership messaging and actions.
Knowledge of representation methods and practices such as drafting contract language engaging with management filing information requests and filing charges.
Working knowledge of Labor Laws such as the MeyersMilias Brown Act and the National Labor Relations Act as well as the agencies that administer them including PERB and the NLRB.
Demonstrated commitment to economic and social justice including classconscious antiracist and antisexist organizing strategies and tactics.
Knowledge of and/or ability to quickly learn principles and best practices of employee supervision training performance evaluation corrective action and discipline.
Knowledge of and/or ability to quickly learn principles and best practices of plan development and implementation project management goal setting tracking progress and reporting.
Proven ability to establish and maintain rapport and credibility with diverse demographic groups and professional technical administrative and service workers.
Additional Requirements:
Extended day and occasional overnight travel.
Willingness to work long and irregular hours including nights and weekends.
Must possess a valid California drivers license auto insurance and automobile for work use.
Must provide and maintain a cell phone with a data plan and internet access and a home internet connection for work use.
Bilingual/multilingual preferred.
Conditions of Employment:
This is an unrepresented atwill position. Atwill employment in California means that the employer or the employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason.
Compensation for this position is competitive and will be based on the experience and skills of the employee. Salary range is: $110000 $120000. Benefits include a car allowance health care dental prescription vision and retirement plans and vacation/time off policy.
Submission Instructions
Use the email below to send us information about who you are in a cover letter and resume. **Cover letters should describe your qualifications experience and career goals as well as a brief description of why you want to work to realize SEIU Local 221s vision for building a strong union.
Submit cover letter and resume via email with subject Organizing Director to:
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.
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