Director of Activism and Operations

San Francisco Tenants Union; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Paid vacation

Health benefits allowance $4,200

Remote work option

Job summary

San Francisco Tenants Union seeks a Director of Activism and Operations to lead advocacy efforts, supervise volunteer-driven programs, and oversee day-to-day operations. The role involves building relationships with lawmakers, managing partnerships, and guiding fundraising activities.

The position offers flexible hours, paid vacation, and a health benefits allowance. There is also an option to work remotely, with details to be determined.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating advocacy campaigns and communicating with lawmakers.
• Proven ability to manage volunteers and partner organizations effectively.
• Budget oversight and familiarity with non profit financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Form relationships with lawmakers and partners; speak in public forums and to the press.
• Keep track of legislative, policy, political, and organizing activity.
• Help create structures and culture to support volunteer engagement and organization.
• Maintain budget, financial management, and internal software systems (Salsa).
• Build and maintain systems to organize fundraising activities.

Skills

Public speaking

Advocacy

Stakeholder relations

Volunteer management

Tools

Salsa CRM

Job description

Our Mission is to promote the preservation and expansion of the rights of tenants and the supply of affordable housing.

For more than 50 years, the city’s renters have turned to the San Francisco Tenants Union, a mostly volunteer-run organization, for advice on how to secure and maintain habitable and affordable housing. Through counseling services and the distribution of the Tenants Rights Handbook, the SFTU has educated thousands of San Francisco renters on their rights under local, state and federal law, and empowered residents to assert those rights in an informed and dignified manner.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The San Francisco Tenants Union prides itself on being a volunteer-driven organization where community members come together to define and advocate for their shared interests as tenants. The Director of Activism and Operations will act as a point person for external partners, support the volunteer-led committee system to function effectively, and maintain the operations of the organization.

Core Responsibilities:

Form relationships with lawmakers and partners; speak in public forums and to the press

Organizing and Advocacy

Keep track of legislative, policy, political, and organizing activity

Cultivating the Organization

Help create structures and culture to support volunteer engagement and organization

Maintain budget, financial management, and internal software systems (Salsa)

Build and maintain systems to organize fundraising activities

COMPENSATION

$55,000-$70,000

• Flexible hours and paid vacation
• Health benefits allowance of $4,200
• Option to work remotely – to be determined

Priority given to applications received by September 15, 2022.

San Francisco Tenants Union is an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, immigrants, LGBTQ+, and differently-abled people are strongly encouraged to apply.