Job Description
Job Description
KEY AREAS OF REPSONSIBILITY :
- Identify, recruit, and develop worker leaders and community allies
- Develop, sustain, and leverage respectful, inspiring relationships with worker and community leaders
- Communicate union vision and plan to win union recognition
- Lead organizing meetings
- Conduct basic research and logistics of an organizing campaign
- Exercise leadership with workers and community members and move them to take action to build the union
- Maintain regular and accurate reporting of work to Organizing Director
- All other duties as assigned
COMPETENCIES :
Commitment to trade union principlesProficiency in interpersonal communication, listening, and organizing persuasion with workers, members, and community alliesProficiency in campaign organizing practices to overcome opposition and secure majority support among workersAbility to collaborate in team settings with diverse groups of union staff and membersSelf-organizationAbility to analyze challenges in organizing assignment and prioritize workEmotional intelligence and professional self-management under pressureAbility to make sound independent judgements and take initiativeKnowledge of the union history, organization, divisions and programsProficiency in relevant state or federal labor practicesProficiency in field database systemsProficiency in professional and campaign writingProficiency in word processing and email communicationPunctualityProfessional standards of behavior and appearanceJOB DEMANDS : Salaried position, long and irregular hours, frequent travel, and overnight stays, occasional participation in special campaigns that require longer term travel and overnight stays; must have valid driver's license and a vehicle; and must be committed to improving the lives of working people and achieving social justice.