Organizing Director - Coalition Power Builder (Hybrid)

Epwx; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Two in-office days per week

401K with employer match

Professional development budget

Job summary

DC Action is seeking a full-time Organizing Director to lead and manage a team of Organizers responsible for building and driving power in our coalitions. The Organizing Director is a senior leader ensuring the effectiveness of coalitions, setting vision, strategy, and disciplined execution across organizing work.

The role supervises Organizers, develops leaders, and coordinates calendars and seasons of organizing, with a focus on large-scale actions and membership engagement.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience in community organizing, coalition building, advocacy, movement building, political organizing, labor organizing, or related work, including at least 2 years in a people management or supervisory role
• Experience supervising, coaching, and developing staff and/or community leaders with a strong commitment to accountability and growth
• Experience building and sustaining relationships across diverse stakeholders, including community members, coalition partners, institutions, and advocacy organizations
• Experience developing organizing strategies, campaign plans, and leadership development pipelines
• Experience in issue advocacy related to education, early childhood, youth development, out-of-school time, family economic security, or related policy areas
• Familiarity with the D.C. political landscape and advocacy ecosystem
• Experience facilitating meetings, trainings, and group decision-making processes
• Strong project management skills, including managing timelines, competing priorities, and execution across multiple initiatives
• Experience using organizing databases or CRM systems (EveryAction, VAN, Salesforce, Airtable, or similar platforms)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Bilingual/multilingual skills are a plus
• Demonstrated commitment to racial equity, power building, and advancing outcomes for children, youth, and families

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coach, and develop a team of Organizers, ensuring strong performance, accountability, and growth
• Set strategic direction and ensure alignment across coalitions
• Establish and maintain a disciplined organizing calendar, driving execution across clear seasons of organizing
• Model strong relational organizing through regular one-on-ones (5–10 per week) with key leaders, while supporting Organizers in building and sustaining their own relationships
• Guide and support Organizers in recruiting, developing, and moving leaders and institutions up a ladder of engagement into active leadership and ownership of campaign work
• Convene and lead coalition leadership to make timely, strategic decisions and maintain shared ownership across member organizations
• In collaboration with policy and government affairs, develop coalition agendas
• Lead the facilitation of regular coalition meetings, to drive alignment and momentum
• Lead the planning and execution of a large-scale, annual membership meeting and power-building action
• Oversee the development and execution of issue mobilization campaigns in coordination with organizing staff, government affairs and policy
• Coach Organizers and leaders to conduct high-quality research actions and develop clear, actionable campaign plans
• Design and lead trainings on core power-based organizing concepts, while building the training capacity of organizing staff and coalition leaders
• Support recruitment and integration of new member organizations into coalitions
• Ensure strong turnout and mobilization at scale across actions and public events
• Provide strategic and political analysis to position campaigns and coalitions for success
• Maintain systems for accountability, including oversight of organizing data (EveryAction) and regular reporting

Job description

DC Action is seeking a full-time Organizing Director to lead and manage a team of Organizers responsible for building and driving power in our coalitions. The Organizing Director is a senior leader ensuring the effectiveness of coalitions, setting vision, strategy, and disciplined execution across organizing work.

The role supervises Organizers, develops leaders, and coordinates calendars and seasons of organizing, with a focus on large-scale actions and membership engagement.