External Organizing Coordinator St. Louis, MO

SEIU Local 1; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Paid vacation

Phone allowance

Tuition reimbursement

Other benefits

Job summary

SEIU Local 1 in St. Louis, MO is hiring an Organizing Coordinator to lead campaigns and build power for low-wage workers.

This role requires five years of field campaign experience, strong advocacy and public speaking, travel willingness, and the ability to work with diverse communities. The position offers a competitive salary with full benefits and opportunities to advance social justice work.

Qualifications

• At least five years of leading large field campaigns and managing organizers.
• Excellent oral and written advocacy skills, including public speaking experience.
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice.
• Willingness to travel, work long, irregular hours, nights and weekends.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, desktop publishing, and database software.
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Fluency in a second language is a plus.
• A car and a valid driver’s license are required.

Responsibilities

• Managing and leading teams to carry out campaign plans.
• Writing and implementing staff development plans.
• Leading staff by example with high performance standards.
• Creating and managing winning campaigns with departments and union officers.
• Developing campaign plans for multiple companies, regions, and staff teams.
• Developing campaign messages with community allies.
• Articulating a positive vision of the project and the union.
• Participating in creating the overall plan to move the union forward.

Skills

Public speaking

Advocacy skills

Diversity awareness

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Desktop publishing

Database software

Job description

SEIU Local 1 has been on the cutting edge of building power for low-wage workers in service industries and fighting in larger struggles for social justice on issues such as immigrant, racial, LGBTQ+, environmental, and economic justice. We are now hiring an Organizing Coordinator in St. Louis, MO to work on exciting campaigns to organize new workers.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing and leading teams of staff and members to carry out campaign plans.
• Writing and implementing individual staff development plans.
• Leading staff by example, setting high standards of performance and holding organizers accountable for results.
• Creating and managing winning campaigns in coordination with the appropriate departments and union officers.
• Developing campaign plans for multiple companies, regions, and staff teams.
• Developing campaign messages and implementing plans with community allies.
• Articulating a positive vision of the project and of the union.
• Participating in creating the overall plan to move the union forward.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• At least five (5) years of experience developing and overseeing large field campaigns and managing teams of organizers.
• Excellent oral and written advocacy skills, including public speaking experience.
• A demonstrated commitment to social justice.
• Willingness to travel, work long, irregular hours, nights, and weekends.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, desktop publishing, and database software.
• The ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Fluency in a second language is a plus.
• A car and a valid driver's license are required.

SALARY & BENEFITS

• Salary is competitive and negotiable ranging from $90,000 - $100,000.
• Full benefits package including employer paid health insurance, pension plan, paid vacation, phone allowance, tuition reimbursement and other benefits.