Associate Organizing Director – Ventura County

Causenow; Santa Barbara (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,496 - 98,384; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid medical and dental coverage

Flexible paid vacation days

Paid family leave

Annual retirement contribution

Professional development budget

Job summary

Causenow located in Santa Barbara is seeking an Associate Organizing Director to lead and develop community organizing efforts in Ventura County. This role requires strong leadership, bilingual skills in English and Spanish, and experience in community organizing. The successful candidate will supervise a team of organizers, facilitate training, and contribute to the organization's strategic direction. Competitive salary of $89,440 with great benefits including paid medical and flexible vacation. Women and people of color are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of supervision experience, can include temporary/part-time staff.
• 4+ years of experience in community and/or labor organizing.
• Flexibility to work long hours and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Oversee CAUSE’s team of Ventura County Organizers.
• Train organizers to recruit, retain, and develop leaders.
• Participate in CAUSE’s Senior Staff Team to set organizational direction.

Skills

Bilingual in English and Spanish

Community organizing experience

Ability to engage diverse cultures

Professional interaction with officials

Strategic and analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Job description

Founded in 2001, CAUSE’s mission is to build grassroots power to advance social, economic and environmental justice for the people of the Ventura and Santa Barbara counties region through policy research, leadership development, organizing, and advocacy.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

CAUSE is currently seeking an Associate Organizing Director that will leverage their seasoned organizing, leadership development, and management skills to deepen the impact of existing programming and grow membership in thoughtful and sustaining ways. With the heart of an organizer and a visionary brain, this role is responsible for overseeing CAUSE’s team of Ventura County Organizers. This position will report to CAUSE’s regional Organizing Director and work closely with CAUSE’s Ventura County based Associate Policy Director. The Associate Organizing Director will play a hands‑on role directly supervising 4 organizers, developing work plans and campaign timelines and ensuring execution of these plans while providing their supervisees necessary training, guidance and feedback. This Associate Organizing Director will be ultimately responsible for Ventura County organizers’ ability to build a base of immigrants, youth, renters and workers who will push forward local campaigns around social, economic and environmental justice. This position is regional and can be based in CAUSE’s Ventura, Oxnard, or Santa Paula offices.

The Associate Organizing Director’s responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Train organizers to use the CAUSE organizing model to recruit, retain, and develop adult, young adult and youth leaders
• Directly supervise 4 CAUSE organizers, developing and overseeing implementation of their workplans, providing coaching, feedback and accountability to supervisees, and conducting weekly one‑on‑one check‑ins
• Facilitate weekly city‑based team meetings and create space for strategizing and coordination between that city’s organizers and policy advocates
• Act as the City Team Lead for one of CAUSE’s six city‑based chapters, coordinating the team’s strategic vision, serving as the senior staff member in the office, and maintaining CAUSE’s relationships and visibility within the community of that city
• Participate in CAUSE’s Senior Staff Team to set organizational direction and policies and collaborate with other departments including Policy/Communications Team and Operations Team
• Ensure that any CAUSE community facing publications are accessible to our membership base by working with the Policy/Communications Team to develop and review materials like flyers, fact sheets, talking points etc. needed for organizing campaigns
• Manage hiring, orientation, and training of supervisees and other human resources duties such as approving timesheets and paid time off
• Represent the organization in regional and/or statewide organizing circles and coalitions
• Participate in some grassroots fundraising, grant writing and reporting
• Conduct regular employee and program evaluations

Job Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bilingual in English and Spanish required at a level of proficiency to develop raps and review Spanish language publications for accessibility
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent required
• 1+ years of supervision experience, can include temporary/part‑time staff, interns
• 4+ years of experience in community and/or labor organizing
• Experience with and desire to work with diverse cultures and the ability to engage people from a variety of backgrounds
• Ability to interact professionally with elected officials, donors, board members, leaders of ally organizations, and news reporters
• Strategic and analytical approach to political issues
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Able to set own work priorities, manage responsibilities and time
• Flexibility and willingness to sometimes work long hours and weekends, and be able to travel throughout region, state and nation

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Valid drivers’ license, auto insurance, and dependable access to a car to drive for work required.

WORK SCHEDULE

This is an exempt position with a typical 40‑hour work week. This position has flexible hours and may often include evening and weekend work in order to engage community members. CAUSE has a hybrid remote/office work arrangement (3 days in office, 2 from home).

COMPENSATION

Starting pay for this salaried position is $89,440 per year. Benefits include 100% paid medical and dental coverage including dependents, paid sick and mental health days, holidays and flexible paid vacation days, paid family leave, paid sabbatical after 5 years of employment, monthly stipend for use of cellphone and travel, and annual professional development budget. CAUSE also typically provides two weeks of paid annual holiday shutdown and an annual retirement contribution.

To ensure pay equity across our team, salaries at CAUSE follow a formula based on position and tenure and are non‑negotiable for individual candidates. However, we have a fixed salary scale providing additional pay for candidates with years of relevant job experience significantly beyond the minimum qualifications listed in this job description.

CAUSE IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER. WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.