Coordinator

Duties And Responsibilities

The Coordinator performs a wide range of duties and responsibilities under the leadership and direction of the Director or Deputy Director which may include but is not limited to:

• Lead, coach, supervise, assign, and evaluate team of staff including developing individual work plans and overseeing their implementation and evaluation.
• Create, execute and evaluate strategic field plans and campaigns across multiple geographies and/or industries to achieve results, in collaboration with team and other departments.
• Develop campaign budgets, oversee office administration.
• Authorize expenditures within the campaign budget.
• Build high performing industry, regional and campaign teams, including development, accountability and oversight of personnel functions of the team - recruitment, interviews and staff hiring; staff schedules, approvals for time off, assignments.
• Collaborate with various local union departments to ensure alignment of organizational priorities grounded in the work of organizing new members, bargaining, representation, political engagement, and leadership development.
• Demonstrate SEIU Local 2015 Core values: leadership, compassion, empowerment, accountability, transparency and excellence.

Scope And Nature Of Supervision

Coordinators will report to their assigned Deputy Director or Director. Working Conditions

• Willingness and ability to work long, irregular hours, including weekends and holidays.
• Must have a valid California driver’s license, reliable use of car for work, and required automobile insurance.
• Willingness and ability to travel; the position covers large geographic areas and often requires temporary assignments away from home.
• Work is generally performed in the field with members and outside constituents.

Qualifications

• Required Competencies:
• Lead with vision and purpose to inspire staff and members to engage in and lead on key union priorities, including politics, growth and membership.
• Foster equity and inclusion, including cultural competence to work with diverse staff and communities, commitment to building an anti-racist organization.
• Ignite motivation to achieve results, including coach and model, practice active listening and self-reflection, give and receive authentic feedback, and hold oneself and one’s team accountable to commitments and outcomes.
• Build and lead great teams, including manage goals, roles, processes and relationships, relationship building, and working collaboratively across departments.
• Develop self and others using collective ownership and consistent evaluation and self-reflection, and accountability to outcomes.
• Organize their own work and the work of their team, including create clear roles and responsibilities, clear communication, organize their time and support staff to do the same, and demonstrate self-motivation.
• Highly effective oral, written and digital communication skills.
• Computer and digital literacy relevant to the position.
• Experience And Education:
• 5+ years of experience in union or community organizing and representation.
• 2+ years of experience in leading large staff teams across multiple geographies or program areas.
• Demonstrated leadership and commitment to the goals of SEIU and its leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise a high level of judgment and to work independently with elected leaders in complex political and local union situations.
• Demonstrated experience in all elements of creating and executing field/organizing program and campaigns, including developing & leading teams, staff supervision, planning, evaluation, budgeting, and accountability to outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience in leading bargaining and/or new worker organizing campaigns.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing environments and ability to work under pressure.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound independent judgment with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams to meet goals around membership, COPE, leader development, and building worker organization.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain accurate data on program or campaign area, and use data to guide decisions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the long term care industry and labor laws.