Organizing Director: Social Justice Campaigns (Hybrid)

Massachusetts Nonprofit Network; Boston (MA); Hybrid; PHP 5,356,000 - 7,561,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA) is seeking an Organizing Director to expand our advocacy and coalition work across Massachusetts, focusing on social and racial justice. You will lead a team of community organizers, guide strategic campaigns, and collaborate with allied nonprofits, unions, and faith groups.

The role requires strong leadership, exceptional communication, and the ability to develop curricula and mobilize volunteers, with occasional evenings and weekends as

Qualifications

• Three or more years of organizing experience for a political campaign, community, or advocacy organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Outstanding leadership qualities and the ability to inspire and connect with Jewish social justice activists and community leaders.
• Proven success developing relationships and building a base to support a cause.
• Demonstrated ability to plan campaigns that break down large projects into smaller discrete tasks that can be distributed to multiple volunteer leaders.
• The ability and willingness to work some nights and weekends.
• Ability to be in touch with colleagues and supervisors remotely through email, phone calls, Zoom and other technology.

Responsibilities

• Managing our team of Community Organizers;
• Directing and developing strategies for engaging members of the community in our work at JALSA;
• Acting as a bridge between our organizing, programming, and government affairs staff as we all work to enhance our social justice mission and engage members of the public in this work;
• Collaborating with staff and our coalition partners, including other non-profits, unions, and community groups;
• Directing the development and delivery of curricula for presentation at synagogues and in other settings across Massachusetts on topics such as affordable housing, access to reproductive healthcare, and racial justice;
• Engaging with Jewish communal organizations on a variety of issue based organizing efforts;
• Identifying and creating opportunities to expand JALSA’s advocacy efforts by establishing relationships with individuals, synagogues, and other organizations that haven’t previously been connected to our work.

Skills

Organizing strategy

Leadership

Communication

Campaign planning

Volunteer management

Time management

Tools

NationBuilder

EveryAction (VAN)

Job description

Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA) is seeking an Organizing Director to expand our advocacy and coalition work across Massachusetts, focusing on social and racial justice. You will lead a team of community organizers, guide strategic campaigns, and collaborate with allied nonprofits, unions, and faith groups.

The role requires strong leadership, exceptional communication, and the ability to develop curricula and mobilize volunteers, with occasional evenings and weekends as