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Lead Organizer

Make the Road Connecticut

Full-Time

Posted: 03/27/2023

Location:

Hartford,

Make the Road Connecticut is a statewide organization that builds the power of immigrants and low-income Latinx in Hartford and Bridgeport to achieve dignity and justice. We do this by community organizing, legal and survival services, transformative education, and policy innovation. We tackle the issues that directly impact our communities of color: immigration reform, economic justice, education equity, womxn’s justice and youth justice. Make the Road Connecticut is a project of Make the Road States Inc.

 

Make the Road Action (MRA), a 501(c)(4) organization is committed to building power for justice in immigrant and low-income working-class communities of color. MRA operates in five states - New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. We work to create social change, connect voters to the candidates and issues that are most important to them, and work hands-on in a fast-paced environment to create long-term impact in the communities that need it most.

 

Key Responsibilities but not limited to:

  • Coordinate, engage and implement campaigns through planning, action research, coordinating campaign events, press work, policy research and alliance work.

  • Work closely with Organizing Director to meet campaign goals (local, state and support federal campaigns)

  • Re-introduce and lead membership drives Hartford 

  • Supervise team of field organizers

  • Weekly check-ins with organizers to provide support, feedback and move work forward

  • Support organizers to win campaigns

  • Shadow organizers through 1-1s to give real time feedback.

  • Hold organizers accountable meeting their goals and developing leaders

  • Create open and inclusive dialogue with organizers

  • Train and support any new staff by keeping centralized material or content up to date and accessible to the organization.

  • Represent the organization at some external meetings, coalition tables, and conferences. 

  • Engage multiple stakeholders including youth leaders, elected officials, funders and organizational leaders in the social justice field. 

  • Build, lead or participate in coalition tables that deal with issues that directly impact MRCT members. 

  • Lead and support in data collecting and holding the organizing team accountable.

  • Prepare and Facilitate Organizing Team Meetings. 

  • Attend regular meetings with staff. Staff meetings, membership assemblies, staff retreats, committee meetings, etc.

Requirements:

  • Eligible to work in the US 

  • Required to be fully vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine prior to employment at MRCT/MRStates.

  • Have a minimum of an Associate Degree or Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

  • Community Organizing or Labor Organizing equivalent experience preferred.

  • Demonstrated commitment to social justice, community organizing, leadership development and the elevation of directly impacted and marginalized people to create change 

  • Bilingual: English-Spanish (written and verbally) is desired.

  • At least five years of experience in community, labor, or other relevant organizing fields and supervisory experience preferred. 

  • Experience in leading and winning issue campaigns or other related campaign experience. 

  • A car and driver’s license is required. 

  • Ability to manage simultaneous projects in a fast-paced environment at a growing organization. 

  • Ability to travel between Hartford and Bridgeport on a regular basis.

  • Be open to working evenings and weekends.

  • Required to work from home and satellite offices as needed. 

Job Competencies:

  • Self-starter with strong organizational skills and strong attention to detail

  • Be highly professional and team oriented with a passion for excellence and eagerness to help the department meet our goals.

  • Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and complete assignments under strict deadlines with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.

  • Ability to work under pressure required.

  • Have a working knowledge of spreadsheets, Microsoft Office suite, and using a database (ideally Salesforce) to run reports.

  • Flexible work schedule, some evenings or weekends required

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

  • High level of accountability and initiative; needs to be a self-starter and eager to do team work to support the organization as a whole

Salary and Benefits:

Starting salary is based on a scale set by a democratically-elected personnel committee and will depend on factors such as experience and education. MRStates offers an excellent benefit package including health insurance, 401K, and generous paid vacation, sick, personal days. The salary range for this position is from $64,256 to $76,213.

 

How to Apply:

Please attach cover letter/resume and submit all documents to the Make the Road New States career center.

 

MRStates is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse staff. Women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities and people of color strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, genetic information, disability or marital status.

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