Organizer

The New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice seeks a highly talented and experienced Organizer to build strategic grassroots organizing campaigns, expand membership participation, create and implement leadership development programs for members, and build and sustain alliances and coalitions. The organizer will report to the Lead Organizer of the New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Justice and will work collaboratively with a team of organizers, lawyers and members across the projects within the Center. 

 

About the Organization

 

The New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice is a multi-racial membership based organization dedicated to building the power and participation of poor people in order to expand democracy and transform the economy. We organize directly affected people, and couple their courage with strategic legal, policy, and communications work to build campaigns that advance racial justice, immigrant rights, and a fair economy. Our members are black and immigrant workers and families across Louisiana. The Workers’ Center anchors three grassroots membership organizations: the Congress of Day Laborers, Stand With Dignity, and the Seafood Workers Alliance, as well as a strategic legal department that innovates law and policy strategies that build grassroots power. Over the last more then ten years, the Center’s organizing and policy victories have been highlighted in the New York Times, Time Magazine, and Newsweek. For more information see www.nowcrj.org. 

 

About the Position: ORGANIZER

 

This position is based in New Orleans but requires travel across the state. 

 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES 

 

Grow Membership: 

o Actively recruit new members, through outreach, one on one conversation, follow up with existing members, and use other means to grow the base. 

o Identify existing leaders in the community and workplaces you are organizing and actively recruit them to support the growth of the base 

o Build deep relationships with members though organizing conversations and though offering new members roles 

o Create a clear, shared understanding of the organization and correct expectations with new members so that they understand what NOWCRJ is and what it is not 

 

Deepen member participation and develop member leadership:

o With each member you recruit work to develop their participation and give them roles

o Identify members’ strengths and motivations and support them in putting those in the service of the collective goals 

o Develop the skills, analysis and experience of members that you recruit and existing members to better carry out the collective goals of the organization. 

o Support member participation in organizational decision making when appropriate o Facilitate and support energetic membership meetings that build members political analysis and engagement 

 

Support and Participate in strategic campaigns and programming that build member power and community:

o This may include workplace fights, fights with government actors, holiday parties, story circles, attending national conferences with member-leaders, and more.

o Participating in strategy discussions, power mapping, action planning and support members in executing campaign fights 

 

Documentation:

o Manage lists, charts, and databases and assure that all of your fieldwork is clearly and systematically recorded 

 

Support NOWCRJ Team:

o Actively participate in and support the overall work of NOWCRJ including organization wide activates, events and campaigns 

o Support specific organizing campaigns of other programs in the organization as appropriate 

o Other duties as needed 

 

Salary Range: Competitive, commensurate with experience 

 

Key qualifications:

The job requires a high degree of motivation and the ability to take initiative. A successful applicant will have the following qualities.

● Deep dedication to the leadership of directly affected people. You have a deep commitment to and respect for the expertise and ability of poor people to change the world. You are committed to racial justice and have the skills to effectively organize across race. You are committed to building grassroots power in the South. 

● Love of teamwork and a good team player. 

● Creativity, patience, positive attitude, and stamina 

● The ability to work under pressure 

● Familiarity and experience in the immigrant rights, pro-black or labor movements.

 

This is not a 9 to 5 job—long and varied hours, with early morning, evening, weekend work is required. 

 

NOWCRJ is an equal opportunity employer. Women, people of color and LGBTQ individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. 

 

Applications will only be accepted electronically. Please email a cover letter and resume to careers@nowcrj.org and mention this job title in the subject line of your email. Please include a daytime phone number where we can contact you. Application process will be open until the position is filled.

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