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Regional Organizing Associate

Employer
Community Justice Action Fund
Location
Remote
Salary
$50,000-$55,000
Closing date
Jun 5, 2022

Job Details

Regional Organizing Associate
Salary: $50,000 - 55,000 USD
This is a one-year temporary position

The Community Justice Action Fund (Community Justice), a project of Tides Advocacy, is a nonprofit organization building power for and with communities of color to end gun violence. We were formed by activists and survivors of gun violence to help support and empower communities directly impacted by violence. Community Justice focuses full-time on building power and infrastructure to end gun violence in communities of color. We do this by creating organizing and communications strategies that engage and empower communities that are most impacted by gun violence.

The Community Justice Action Fund is seeking an experienced Regional Organizing Associate. The Organizing Associate is responsible for the following:

Responsibilities:

  •  Connect with existing supporters and elected officials from Community Justice and Gun Violence Prevention (GVP) Coalitions to build political power and advance policy.

  •  Collect policy and programmatic recommendations from residents and leaders in communities impacted by gun violence to elevate to Community Justice and policymakers or stakeholders.

  •  Recruit new supporters for both Community Justice and Gun Violence Prevention (GVP) Coalitions who want to advocate to reduce violence in their community.

  • Work with existing community violence intervention and prevention programs to strengthen relationships and learn how policy change could better support their efforts.

  •  Organize direct and grassroots advocacy events to influence key stakeholders to advance solutions to address gun violence in priority communities.

  • Plan and develop earned media events to bring more awareness and influence stakeholders to advance key policy initiatives.

  •  Recruit, organize and train new volunteer leaders and activists to advance policy.

  •  Recruit activists to participate in the Community Justice Speaker’s Bureau program.

  •  Organize and facilitate regular coalition meetings in priority states or cities. 

Job Requirements:

● A demonstrated commitment to social and racial justice organizing, and fluency and understanding of the challenges facing Black and other communities of color, immigrant communities, and low-and moderate-income families.

  • About 1-3 years experience in progressive issue or policy campaigns, particularly at the local or state level.

  • Strong progressive values, including a commitment to ending gun violence, decarceration, with a fluency and understanding the origins of gun violence, the harms of police, criminalization, and incarceration.

  • Comfort and flexibility in a work environment with remote communication, coordination, and supervision.

  • Success as an independent, self-motivated, and strong leader that is able to drive projects and programs to completion in a fast-paced environment.

  • Ability to work within a coalition of diverse organizations and partners.

  •  Experience working in diverse communities and with grassroots organizations

  •  Excellent writing and communication skills.

     

Company

The Community Justice Action Fund is changing the conversation on gun violence prevention by leading with the people closest to the pain of everyday gun violence.  

Company info
Website
Telephone
2403055113
Location
1012 Torney Avenue
San Francisco
CA
94129
US

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