Community Organizer: Grassroots Advocacy & Housing Justice

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality; Cable (OH); On-site; USD 57,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) seeks a Community Organizer to advance housing justice and community-driven campaigns in Ohio. You will build grassroots relationships, mobilize residents, and link priorities to ABLE's legal and policy strategies, working primarily with the HCED Practice Group.

Based in the Dayton, Toledo, or surrounding area with travel to communities, you will organize days of action, trainings, hearings, and meetings, ensuring equity and access for low-income

Qualifications

• Reliable transportation and the ability to travel; a valid driver’s license and ability to meet ABLE’s insurance requirements.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends as community activities require.
• Proficiency with digital tools to support communication and organizing.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and coordinate authentic grassroots relationships so that ABLE's legal work is community-led and builds power in local communities.
• Identify, mobilize, and support community members impacted by poverty, housing instability, disinvestment, and economic injustice in West Dayton neighborhoods.
• Partner with community leaders to develop campaign plans with clear goals and work with community members and ABLE staff to measure results.
• Plan and carry out organizing activities, including days of action, training, public hearings, community meetings, and related events.
• Communicate effectively with community members, tenant groups, neighborhood leaders, and allied organizations through one-on-one meetings, group meetings, phone calls, email, and digital organizing.
• Gather and synthesize community input for ABLE legal staff and help communicate legal strategies and available legal support to community members.
• Support community-driven advocacy related to tenant rights, eviction defense, housing preservation, neighborhood stabilization, racial justice, community wealth building, food equity, environmental justice, and related HCED priorities.
• Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings and training events in and outside the Dayton area.
• Comply with ABLE's policies and procedures and the requirements of ABLE's funding sources.

Skills

Driver's license

Evenings & weekends availability

Digital tools proficiency

Communication skills

Job description

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) seeks a Community Organizer to advance housing justice and community-driven campaigns in Ohio. You will build grassroots relationships, mobilize residents, and link priorities to ABLE's legal and policy strategies, working primarily with the HCED Practice Group.

Based in the Dayton, Toledo, or surrounding area with travel to communities, you will organize days of action, trainings, hearings, and meetings, ensuring equity and access for low-income