Internal Organizing Coordinator – Santa Rosa, California

UFW; Napa, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer paid family medical

Dental

Vision

Pension

401k

6 Paid Sick Days

12 paid holidays

Paid vacations

Job summary

United Farm Workers seeks an Internal Organizing Coordinator (Bilingual Spanish/English) to oversee Sonoma/Napa County operations in Santa Rosa, CA. This full-time role requires travel flexibility and irregular hours.

The coordinator develops operational plans, grows membership, and supports contracts and member leadership under the Fund Manager. Qualifications include three years in union organizing, strong Spanish/English skills, and proficiency with MS Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred but not required.
• Three years' experience in contract and union organizing.
• Spanish and English proficiency required.
• Ability to design innovative strategies for membership growth.

Responsibilities

• Develop, direct, and execute operational plans aligned with UFW vision.
• Identify and maximize financial resources and manage costs.
• Maintain accurate grievance, arbitration, and membership records.
• Train worker boards and drive membership growth initiatives.
• Supervise staff and manage programs under the Fund Manager.
• Renegotiate contracts before expiration.
• Foster partnerships and effective communication with workers and employers.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

MS Office proficiency

Organizational skills

Travel flexibility

Independence

Education

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Tools

Databases

Job description

INTERNAL ORGANIZING COORDINATOR (UNION REP)

Full Time Management CA-Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA, US

16 days ago Requisition ID: 1314

Salary Range: $72,000.00 To $75,000.00 Annually

The United Farm Workers is seeking a talented and motivated Internal Organizing Coordinator (Bilingual Spanish/English is Required)to be part of the Farm Worker Movement and oversee the Sonoma/Napa County UFW operations.

(This is not an office job and requires flexibility of travel and ability to work irregular hours and days)

Background: The Internal Organizing Coordinator develops, coordinates, and executes operational plans to meet or exceed the needs of union members while actively involved in membership growth initiatives, develops or adopts organizational strategies that support benefit programs, membership growth and renewal of contracts and directs programs that support the development of the membership worker board and stewards under the direction of the Fund Manager.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop, direct, and execute operational plans adhering to the UFW vision using adopted management by results methods.
• Establish processes to identify and maximize financial resources and use technology to control cost.
• Design and implement procedures to maintain accurate information including grievance, arbitration and other membership records.
• Implement training models for worker boards and execute strategies that encourage effective problem solving among staff, workers and employers under contract.
• Cultivate a philosophy of membership growth and participation by creating effective partnerships, communicating effectively and empowering workers.
• Use of cutting edge technologies and databases.
• Identify ways UFW relationship can bring value to contract employers.
• Renegotiate current contracts prior to expiration
• Supervise staff as needed.
• Must have good organizational skills and ability to work independently. Must be familiar with the history and mission of the UFW and be willing to make long-term commitment.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSITION:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred but not necessary.
• Three (3) years' experience in contract organizing and Union organizing including one (1) year experience in campaign management is strongly preferred
• Ability to design and implement creative and innovative strategies which result in membership growth.
• Must be proficient with MS office applications (Word, Excel, E-mail and Internet).
• Ability to speak, write, read Spanish and English is required.

COMPENSATION: Starting salary of $72,000 - $75,000 a year.

• Employer paid family medical
• dental
• vision
• pension
• 401k
• 6 Paid Sick Days
• 12 paid holidays
• paid vacations