JOB: Community Organizer (Full Time)

Matahari Women Workers' Center; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

4-day workweek

Paid office closure and unlimited PTO

Growth stipend

Job summary

Matahari Women Workers' Center is seeking a Community Organizer to mobilize multilingual immigrant women, especially domestic workers, across Massachusetts. The role focuses on base-building, leadership development, and statewide coalition work.

We seek an energetic, self-directed individual who can organize campaigns, coordinate with allies, and sustain engagement in a collaborative, co-directorship team environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in grassroots organizing or equivalent experience.
• Experience recruiting and engaging immigrant women or workers.
• Strong in-person or virtual facilitation; coaching others is a plus.
• Multilingual abilities (Spanish/Portuguese or Haitian Creole) required.

Responsibilities

• Grow Matahari’s base through regular outreach (door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, one-on-one meetings).
• Host weekly member meetings, orientations, trainings, and committee meetings.
• Coordinate with statewide efforts and recruit members for local and statewide actions.
• Maintain organizing data in the member database and support data systems.

Skills

Grassroots organizing

Door-to-door canvassing

Facilitation

Multilingual outreach

Job description

Preferred start date: May 1st - 15th | Reports to Domestic Worker Organizing Director

JOB SUMMARY

Matahari seeks an energetic, self-directed, reliable, and creative Community Organizer to grow and develop our multilingual base of working-class immigrant women of color, especially domestic workers, and to engage them in statewide coalition-building and campaigns.

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY

Founded in 2002, Matahari is a grassroots organization led by and for working-class immigrant women and femmes who have survived racial discrimination, wage theft, domestic or sexual violence and harassment, labor trafficking, incarceration and mass deportation. Our mission is to identify and transform the conditions that lead to gender-based violence and exploitation through base building, leadership development, direct action, and advocacy.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Base Building & Programming

Grow Matahari’s base through regular outreach including door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, and one-on-one meetings

Host weekly member meetings including new member orientations, know your rights training, and member-led committee meetings as needed (ex. First Aid/CPR training)

Coordinate with statewide efforts and recruit membership participation in local and statewide direct action campaign cycles (ex. May Day, Domestic Worker Day, etc)

Enter and maintain organizing-related information into our member database and support the organization by maintaining good data systems

Leadership & Organizational Development

Design agendas to elevate members’ political analysis and co-facilitate monthly meetings

Manage and support membership, provide skill trainings, and create opportunities for members to take on leadership roles in campaigns, actions and other activities

Support Matahari's internal health and sustainability by taking a leadership role in one of our staff teams: member governance, operations, or fundraising

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Demonstrated experience in grassroots organizing, including recruiting members through door-to-door canvassing, public events, and one-on-one meetings (3-5 years preferred)

Strong in-person or virtual facilitation skills or willingness to learn and be coached

Familiarity with the issues facing immigrant communities, communities of color and/or domestic workers or restaurant industry workers

Multilingual abilities required (Spanish, Portuguese, or Haitian Creole)

Ability to work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends

Commitment to regular presence in the North Shore and Metro Boston (~3 times per week)

Comfort working in a collaborative, co-directorship staff model with a small team

Effective communication skills and proficient technology skills, particularly with database management, Microsoft Word or Google Drive apps, and Zoom. Familiarity with digital organizing tools preferred.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

A $76,500 annual base salary (everyone is paid the same);

Fully covered health and dental insurance for individuals and families;

An annual health benefits card to support medical expenses;

A commitment to supporting a 4-day workweek;

Two weeks of paid office closure a year and unlimited paid time off;

A personal and professional growth stipend;

Folks who are queer, trans, non-binary, Black, Indigenous, peopel of color, disabled, parents, immigrants; are/have experienced systemic oppression or gender-based violence are encouraged to apply.