Director of Organizing Campaigns

SEIU (Service Employees International Union)

Job Title : Director of Organizing Campaigns

Salary : $162520

Grade : MGT Grade I

Location : Flexible (Remote or Washington DC / HQ)

Organization Overview : We are the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) a union of about 2 million diverse members in healthcare the public sector and property services. We believe in and fight for our Vision for a Just Society : where all workers are valued and all people respected no matter where we come from or what color we are; where all families and communities can thrive; and where we leave a better and more equitable world for generations to come. We are an anti-racist union determined to check corporate power and uproot structural racism through unions worker power collective action and government legislative and political action. We fight for Unions for All and a Government that Works for All so that all of us across race and place can have power together in unions and participate fully in our democracy.

Purpose : The Director of Organizing Campaigns oversees SEIUs most critical organizing efforts driving the unions mission to empower workers and grow our movement. This role stewards SEIUs ambitious goal to organize one million new members over the next decade and advance Unions for All. The Director provides strategic leadership for the Organizing Hub ensuring that every campaignacross sectors and geographiesreflects SEIUs values builds worker power and delivers measurable results. Working closely with SEIU officers local union leaders and senior staff the Director ensures alignment accountability and excellence in all organizing work to realize SEIUs visions.

Primary Responsibilities : (Any one position may not include all of the specific duties and responsibilities listed. Examples provide a general summary of the work required and should not be treated as a total and complete list of expected duties to be performed by employees in the classification.)

Strategic Integration and Leadership

• Provide overall strategic direction and leadership for SEIUs national organizing campaigns ensuring full alignment with SEIUs long-term vision and goals.
• Drive cross-campaign coordination to ensure organizing strategies and campaign efforts operate at the highest level of effectiveness and alignment.
• Foster collaboration among campaign areas to ensure seamless coordination shared learning and consistent standards of excellence across all organizing work.
• Serve as a key thought partner to the Organizing Hub Director other senior staff and officers in shaping national organizing priorities metrics and resource allocation.

Program Oversight and Accountability

Leader and Ally Engagement

Direction and Decision Making : This position reports to the Organizing Hub Director and works independently.

Education and Experience :

Physical Requirements : Must have the ability to work in an office (or similar) setting with or without reasonable accommodation. Travel in addition to long and extended work hours are required.

Benefits : SEIU staff enjoy excellent employer-sponsored benefits to include comprehensive health benefits (major medical dental and vision coverage) for employees and eligible dependents; domestic partner benefits; competitive compensation; generous holiday and vacation leave policies; and both a pension retirement plan and a 401(k)retirement savings plan.

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Crisis Management,Marketing,Public Relations,Fundraising,Media Relations,Constant Contact,Strategic Planning,Social Media Management,Team Management,Public Speaking,Wordpress,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1