Impactful National Labor Organizer

DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA INC; United States; On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid vacation

Job summary

Democratic Socialists of America Inc. invites applications for a role focused on building and supporting labor organizing chapters across the United States.

You will coach and train volunteers, develop labor resources, and coordinate with national staff to execute campaigns that empower workers. The position requires experience in grassroots leadership, recruiting and managing volunteers, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in developing grassroots leadership and winning concrete campaigns.
• Minimum two years of experience organizing to win collective bargaining agreements, contracts, legislation, or similar reforms.
• Proven track record of recruiting, training, and managing volunteers at scale.
• Excellent listening, interpersonal, and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Directly coach and train chapters (in person or remotely) on implementing our member-decided national labor strategy.
• Help create spaces for chapters to learn best practices and collaborate on strategic labor work.
• Create resources, mentor opportunities, and identify other areas to support chapter labor work.
• Develop, revise and execute trainings for DSA membership in various forms.
• Track and assess chapter labor work and monitor national labor activity.
• Support National Labor Commission leadership with planning and goal setting.
• Assist the National Labor Commission in accessing resources and coordinating with staff.
• Provide insights about the needs and capacities of DSA chapters and potential recruits.
• Help staff understand NLC programs and move chapters into action.

Skills

Grassroots organizing

Volunteer recruitment

Volunteer management

Communication skills

Time management

Project management

Travel readiness

Digital organizing tools

Tools

Action Network

ActionKit

CRM systems

Job description

Democratic Socialists of America Inc. invites applications for a role focused on building and supporting labor organizing chapters across the United States.

You will coach and train volunteers, develop labor resources, and coordinate with national staff to execute campaigns that empower workers. The position requires experience in grassroots leadership, recruiting and managing volunteers, and strong communication skills.