ORGANIZING DIRECTOR

Sunrise Movement; United States; Remote; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

City allowance for metro areas

Health care, dental, vision 100% paid

Unlimited paid vacation

401k option and life insurance

Job summary

Sunrise Movement is seeking an Organizing Director to lead our national organizing strategy, expanding the membership base across race, class, and geography. You will ensure volunteer leaders are skilled, politically aligned, and prepared to win federal governing power for a Green New Deal.

As part of the Senior Leadership Team, you will shape organizational priorities, oversee organizing staff and programs, and manage leadership development and membership initiatives to strengthen Sunrise’s

Qualifications

• At least 5 years participating in local, state or national campaigns, including in multi-racial contexts.
• At least 2 years in a leadership role in an organizing project.
• Has lead teams and managed multiple streams of work at once.
• Can line manage 3-4 people, at the supervisory level themselves, at a time.
• A deep commitment to supporting and building progressive movements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the growth and development of managees through consistent weekly management check-ins, professional development planning and tracking, regular feedback, and individualized work plans.
• Ensure all organizing staff understand Sunrise’s theory of change, organizing model, long term strategy, and how their work plays in achieving organizational goals.
• Lead cross team coordination across organizing programs to streamline our work effectively, efficiently, and strategically.
• Own the annual program planning, evaluation, and adjusting of programs to most effectively scale throughout the year.
• Grow Sunrise hubs by organizing volunteer leadership development and training/coaching programs.
• Partner with the Campaign Team to create campaigns and organizing arcs aligned with long term strategy and membership growth.
• Oversee budgeting, compliance, and fundraising as part of the Senior Leadership Team.

Skills

Organizing leadership

Team growth & development

Strategic systems thinking

Multiracial movement building

Cross-race/class leadership

Job description

Deadline to apply: Applications will be accepted internally for this position until Friday, July 24, 2026 and externally until Monday, August 10, 2026 at 9am ET.

Classification + Hours: Exempt employee, full time

Location: Remote

Start date: ASAP

Manager: Executive Director

Manages: Data Director, Schools Manager, and Membership Director

Travel: Frequent, likely 1-2 times per month for 5-15 days

Union Eligibility: This position is not eligible to participate in Sunrise’s CWA Labor Union.

Teams: Senior Leadership Team, Campaign Team, Program Coordination Team

Compensation: $75,000-$95,000 annually depending on years of experience. In addition, Sunrise provides a special city allowance if hire resides in a metro/micro area.

Benefits: Sunrise offers a benefits package with 100% paid premiums for health care, dental, and vision. Along with unlimited paid vacation time, and other paid time off opportunities. Option to contribute to 401k and voluntary life insurance.

Top 3 Skills

• An organizer who can enable the leadership of large groups of people towards a shared purpose and strategy

• Can manage personnel and lead a team that is constantly looking to grow and develop our base

• A strategic systems-based thinker who can iterate on our structures, coaching, and training in order to enable Sunrise’s base to scale.

Top 2 Skills re: Multiracial Cross Class Movement Building

• Facilitate a team across race and class, support a team to give and receive direct feedback and have strategic and interpersonal conflict across race, class, rank lines

• Design and implement organizing and absorption structures that will help us build a movement across race and class; including Black and Latine specific leadership development programs.

One Sentence Purpose: The Organizing Director is responsible for leading Sunrise’s national organizing strategy to grow the membership base across race, class, and geography, while making sure that our volunteer leaders are skilled, politically aligned, and can take responsibility for winning federal governing power to win a Green New Deal. They oversee the organizing infrastructure, leadership development efforts and programs, membership strategy, and organizing staff. As part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the Organizing Director will shape organizational priorities, and ensure Sunrise’s organizing strategy is aligned with our long term strategic goals and values.

Responsibilities

Personnel Management and Organizing Division Coordination

• Lead the growth and development of managees through consistent weekly management check ins, professional development planning and tracking, regular feedback, and individualized work plans.

• Ensure all organizing staff understand Sunrise’s theory of change, organizing model, long term strategy, and on how their work plays in achieving organizational goals.

• Lead cross team coordination across organizing programs to streamline our work effectively, efficiently, and strategically

• Own the annual program planning, evaluation, and adjusting of programs to most effectively scale throughout the year. Use data, integrate feedback, and adaptable models and strategies to strengthen our organizing.

Manage the Growth and Development of Sunrise’s Base

• Ensure Sunrise hubs are organizing towards our long term strategy

• Manage volunteer leadership development by creating training and coaching programs in collaboration with other organizing staff. Training and coaching programs should equip leaders with the skills to lead in the following: direct action, strategic communications strategies, basebuilding skills, and identifying rapid response political opportunities.

• Partner with the Campaign Team to create campaigns and organizing arcs that align with Sunrise’s long term strategy while also strengthening membership growth, deepening volunteer engagement, and building organizational power.

• Partner with the Membership Director to strengthen Sunrise's democratic leadership structure of member leaders.

Serve on the Senior Leadership Team

• Serve on the internal Senior Leadership team and support the team to manage and lead the organization, including budgeting, compliance, staff management, fundraising.

• Oversee the organizing budget

• Partner with SLT and the organizing team to develop and strategically plan programming and budgeting for the year.

• Serve as a representative of Sunrise to partner organizations as needed

Qualifications

Must Haves

• At least 5 years participating in local, state or national campaigns, including in multi-racial contexts

• At least 2 years in a leadership role in an organizing project

• Has lead teams and managed multiple streams of work at once

• Can line manage 3-4 people, at the supervisory level themselves, at a time

• A deep commitment to supporting and building progressive movements

Nice To Haves

• Has operated in an organizing context of member democracy

• Has direct action or electoral experience

• Can represent Sunrise with electeds and press