Director of Organizing Strategy and Training

🕒 5 days ago

🏈 Alabama, California, +2 more states – Remote

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💵 $108k - $138k / year

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Jobs to Move America

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2012

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

⚡ Energy

Non-profit • Social Impact • Energy

Jobs to Move America is a nonprofit advocacy organization that campaigns for good jobs, equitable workforce opportunities, and labor standards within the clean energy and clean transportation sectors. The organization focuses on shaping public purchasing policies, holding companies accountable for supply-chain labor practices, and producing research, policy recommendations, and legal action to advance economic and racial equity as clean tech expands. They work with governments, unions, community groups, and industry to ensure public investments create local, long-term jobs and fair hiring pathways.

📋 Description

• Develop JMA’s Organizing Methodology • Build out JMA’s organizing method and ideology to support winning campaigns • 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 • Create materials and train staff on these methods and processes • Develop 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 • Collaborate with regional teams (and research, policy and communications programs) to develop multi-faceted campaigns to win enforceable pro-worker policies and agreements between communities and manufacturers through community benefits agreements • Work with JMA’s partner unions to develop a culture of ongoing learning for organizing methods on JMA campaigns including co-developing organizing strategies, messaging, and plans for campaigns; creating systems for JMA and union organizers to collaborate; and identifying opportunities for partnership • 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 • Periodically run training workshops for new and current organizers focused on hard skills and developing strategic thinking • Coach JMA program directors, assistant program directors, and campaign managers in supervising organizers • Regularly check in, debrief, and provide feedback to JMA organizers and participate in evaluations administered by their supervisors • Travel to coach organizers in the field and meet with campaign teams and program directors to develop campaign strategy and strengthen organizing skills

🎯 Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in labor, community, and/or coalition organizing • At least 5 years supervising organizers and leading them on campaigns • Experience in building coalitions across a range of stakeholders • Experience in organizing workers • Experience working with data management systems to track contacts; Action Builder experience is a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for the employee and dependents, including domestic partners • Generous paid time off including 12 personal days, 12 federal holidays, and 2 floating holidays each year • JMA has a paid, two week winter break at the end of each year • Employees can accrue up to 20 vacation days and 20 sick days • After 5 years of work, all staff are eligible to apply for 3 months of sabbatical leave • 401(k) plan with 5% employer contribution after 6 months of employment • Flexible spending account (FSA) • Cell phone reimbursement • Utility/Internet monthly stipend for those working from home • Work from home office set up provided if needed • Training and professional development opportunities are available upon completion of the probationary period. • A strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and practices • Qualifying Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer