Deputy Director of Programs and Campaigns

Responsibilities

• Drive Programs & Campaigns Strategy & Implementation (50%)
  • Lead the development and implementation of cross-team organizing and coalition-building strategies to build the base and grow the power of the domestic worker movement, through campaigns, programs, and communications.
  • Weave together and integrate all aspects of programmatic and campaign work, towards maximizing collaboration and impact.
  • Work closely with the Executive Director, Steering Committee and CDWC staff to develop the coalition’s policy priorities, recommendations, and analysis.
  • Direct the strategic development and implementation of government partnership programs, including the Statewide Domestic and Residential Care Worker and Employer Education and Outreach Program (DWEOP) of the CA Labor Commissioner’s Office, San Francisco Domestic Worker Collaborative under the SF Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, and the Alliance Program with Cal/OSHA.
  • Oversee CDWC involvement in design, governance, and implementation of VividLife, the Homecare Co-Op Incubator Project.
  • Lead the coalition’s research strategy and participate in research teams to design, conduct and produce research that illuminates the domestic work industry and the issues that CDWC members prioritize.
  • Set the agenda for steering committee meetings and retreats, and oversee the development and implementation of coalition governance processes and infrastructure building.
  • Navigate conflict within the coalition and build processes for transparent communication, principled struggle, accountability, and building political alignment.
• Management & Organizational Leadership (30%)
  • Collaborate with other members of the Leadership Team to ensure that domestic workers are centered in every decision made, and that priorities and work plans are grounded in the organization’s strategic compass (vision, purpose, values, horizons) and 5 to 10-year milestones.
  • Collaborate with the other members of the Leadership Team and the Coalition Steering Committee to coordinate the annual coalition priority-setting process and longer-term strategic planning.
  • Direct the integration of the Coalition’s priorities and key strategies into the development and implementation of goals and work-plans of staff, steering committee, affiliate and partner organizations.
  • Build, develop, and retain a high-performing programs and campaigns teams, through equitable, sustainable, and results-driven management
  • Directly supervise the Communications Director, Campaigns Manager, and Education and Outreach Programs Manager
  • Oversee our programs and campaigns budget and ensure we meet our grant and contract deliverables.
  • Hold team-wide, collective responsibilities, ranging from logistics to facilitation support, to ensure successful coalition activities.
• Alliance Building and External Relations (20%)
  • Oversee alliance building strategies, plans, and activities
  • Serve as legislative advocate, media spokesperson
  • Represent the organization by serving on government and institutional advisory boards and councils
  • Ensure meaningful representation of the coalition in strategic alliance and policy spaces (ex. California Coalition for Worker Power, Stronger California, Dream Alliance, California Network for Immigrant and Worker Justice, NDWA, etc.)
  • Build relationships with key partners, including legal partners, individual worker centers, government agencies and offices and research institutions.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in the worker justice movement or in movements rooted in labor, immigrant rights, racial justice, or gender justice.
• Demonstrated passion for CDWC’s mission to build power and improve conditions for domestic workers
• Proven track record of planning and implementing effective organizing & advocacy programs and campaigns; deep understanding and experience with grassroots power-building.
• Turns ideas into implementation, consistently overcomes challenges and leverages resources to creatively solve problems. Proactively asks for help, anticipates problems, and course-corrects where needed.
• Models excellence for work performance and care of the organization, its values, and staff.
• Can hold the big picture while managing the details; juggles competing priorities and makes smart judgements on where to invest resources.
• Engages multiple stakeholders, works collaboratively, and builds trust and followership from across the organization.
• Demonstrates inclusive, collaborative leadership by engaging diverse perspectives, building consensus, managing conflict constructively, and creating an accountable, supportive environment where staff can grow and thrive.
• Demonstrates a strong equity lens, understanding how race and other identities shape experiences and outcomes; identifies inequitable systems and practices, supports organizational learning and accountability, and reflects on the role of identity in leadership and decision-making.
• Clear, direct, and compassionate communicator.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing and managing organizational and/or program-specific budgets.
• Experience with administering government contracts.
• Bilingual; Fluency in English and another language commonly spoken in the Coalition (Spanish, Tagalog, Nepali, Mandarin or Cantonese).