COMMUNITY ORGANIZER – POWERFUL MOMS WHO CARE

About the Role

Crossroads Urban Center employs a Community Organizer to work with Powerful Moms Who Care (PMWC), a Salt Lake-based, grassroots community group made up of low-income mothers and their allies. Crossroads Urban Center is a private, nonprofit, community organization working on social justice issues by providing direct services, advocacy, and community organizing assistance to thousands of low-income people, people with disabilities, and people of color in Utah. The person in this position is directly responsible to the Executive Director. This is a full-time, permanent position.

Responsibilities

• Foster relationships with low-income and marginalized women to expand and diversify PMWC.
• Help facilitate meetings to continue developing strategies to address issues articulated in the Mission Statement.
• Assist in researching issues identified by the PMWC.
• Coordinate with leaders to assist in mobilizing women to attend events and meetings, including direct action to highlight key community issues.
• Create opportunities for outreach to low-income women, such as information sessions, one-to-one meetings, and community forums.
• Facilitate interaction between women and key decision makers such as city council members, mayor's office representatives, and local state legislators.
• Help train members and others in issue strategy and action, as well as leadership and outreach skills.
• Assist working with news media and in preparation of public information materials.
• Support and help the PMWC Board of Directors.
• Assist in building partnerships and coalitions with other organizations engaging in similar efforts.
• Serve as liaison with Crossroads advocacy team and coordinate PMWC efforts with broader advocacy efforts.
• Maintain online communication and social media platforms, including the Facebook page, web site, email list, and monthly e-newsletters.
• Prepare proposals/reports for funders in coordination with the Executive Director.
• Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.

Qualifications

• Commitment to social justice, direct action and systems change.
• Two years of experience in community organizing or related field.
• Ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds.
• Familiarity with housing, poverty, and minority issues in Utah.
• Ability to articulate thoughts clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing.
• Willingness to serve as a facilitator for grassroots leaders, rather than being out front on issues.
• Familiarity with major social media and blogging platforms commonly used to share information about policy issues and volunteer opportunities.
• Self-motivated, resourceful, creative, well organized and dependable.
• Some weekend and evening work will be required.
• Experience (paid or as a volunteer) working to directly assist low-income people.
• Experience working with volunteers.
• Ability and willingness to speak in front of groups.
• Commitment to social change and empowerment of people.
• Preferable with degree.
• Spanish fluency a plus.