Community Power Organizer

Maryland Just Power Alliance; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Maryland Just Power Alliance seeks a Community Organizer to build local leadership across Maryland through relational organizing. You will recruit and train volunteers inside community institutions—religious congregations, schools, and tenant groups—to advance housing, health, climate equity, and education goals statewide.

You will hold regular relational meetings, map power, and lead campaigns with diverse leaders.

Qualifications

• Initiative taker and self-starter who will engage neighbors and institutions.
• Relational and curious about others, building leadership across lines of difference.
• Strategic thinker able to map power and organize multi-year campaigns.
• Bilingual in Spanish is a strong plus for outreach and inclusivity.

Responsibilities

• Hold 15-20 one-to-one relational meetings weekly with community members and leaders.
• Identify new leaders and community issues through listening sessions.
• Engage leaders in research meetings and power mapping to define campaign strategy.
• Lead meetings with community leaders, elected officials, and business leaders with agendas and strategy.
• Lead campaigns around housing, climate equity, health, and other issues with community-led teams.
• Support actions at county and state levels to influence officials and landlords.
• Engage in professional development (training, workshops, reflections).

Skills

Initiative taker

Relational minded

Community organizing

Bilingual in Spanish (strong plus)

Job description

Maryland Just Power Alliance seeks a Community Organizer to build local leadership across Maryland through relational organizing. You will recruit and train volunteers inside community institutions—religious congregations, schools, and tenant groups—to advance housing, health, climate equity, and education goals statewide.

You will hold regular relational meetings, map power, and lead campaigns with diverse leaders.