Community Organizer

Promotora Leadership Program

• Manage and expand VIP’s Promotora Leadership Program.
• Design and facilitate leadership development, political education, and advocacy trainings for Promotoras.
• Collaborate with VIP programs to identify and engage survivors interested in leadership opportunities.

Community Engagement and Partnership Building

• Develop and implement strategic outreach to increase community awareness of domestic and sexual violence and access to VIP services.
• Build and maintain partnerships with community organizations, elected officials, schools, consulates, community boards, and other stakeholders.
• Represent VIP at community events, meetings, health fairs, rallies, and other public forums.
• Deliver presentations and workshops in English and Spanish to community members, service providers, and partner organizations.

Collaboration and Administration

• Collaborate across VIP programs to develop and implement community education, outreach, and awareness initiatives.
• Maintain accurate outreach, partnerships, and community engagement activities in organizational databases and reporting systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in community organizing, leadership development, and/or group facilitation.
• Spoken and written fluency in Spanish and English.
• Experience working with diverse communities, particularly with Latinx community.
• Knowledge of issues impacting immigrant communities and familiarity with the gender-based violence movement, including domestic and sexual violence systems.
• Excellent public speaking, relationship building, facilitation and community engagement skills.
• Strong organizational, project management, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to survivor leadership and peer-to-peer approaches to community and cultural change.
• Commitment to cultural humility, continuous learning, and trauma informed practice.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, survivors, community partners, and public stakeholders while also working independently.
• Availability to work evenings and weekends; Ability to travel throughout NYC using public transportation and lift up to 30lbs. of outreach materials.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, databases, virtual platforms, and other standard office technology.