Director of Organizing Strategy and Training

About the role

The Organizing Director is a senior leader responsible for building JMA’s organizing program across regions as we advance an agenda for good jobs and climate justice. This role goes beyond traditional campaigning to collaboratively develop and deepen JMA’s coalition and worker organizing methodology in partnership with program directors and organizers across the country.

Responsibilities

• Develop JMA’s Organizing Methodology
• Create processes for how to build, structure, and assess our coalitions; how to engage and assess workers; how to engage community leaders and organizations
• Standardize worker and coalition assessments and data practices across JMA including using Action Builder for worker organizing and Salesforce for coalition organizing
• Lead Thinking on Strategic Campaigning
• Create and strengthen our analysis of power in how we organize
• Ensure that JMA organizers and directors can effectively integrate research, policy, and communications strategies with the organizing programs
• Operationalize intentional considerations of race, gender, and other identity-related oppressions in how our organizing is carried out
• Develop and strengthen our analysis of power in how we organize
• Develop a curriculum for JMA’s organizers, including onboarding new hires, training new organizers, and upskilling experienced organizers
• Create materials to train organizers on how to organize effective community coalitions and engage workers in campaigns to win community benefits agreements
• Nurture a culture of winning and institutionalizing protections and gains for working people and in particular impacted and historically marginalized communities and people of color
• Coach JMA Staff

Requirements

• Core Experience
• Core Skills and Strengths

Qualifications

• Preferred Experience

What you bring

• Core Experience
• Key Skills and Strengths

Additional

• Compensation/Benefits
• Other Physical Requirements
• How to Apply

Equal Opportunity Statement

Jobs to Move America is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, ethnicity, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, or other protected status. We are committed to fair and equitable treatment in all aspects of employment and maintain a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination and harassment. We strongly encourage applications from people of color, women, veterans, formerly incarcerated individuals, and those with experience working alongside these communities.