ORGANIZING MANAGER OVERVIEW

Location: The position will be based in the Hudson Valley (Dutchess, Orange, or Ulster County). We may be able to offer a stipend to cover relocation expenses.

Reports to: Organizing Director

Type of position: Full time, 40 hours, exempt

Compensation: This is a permanent, full-time, exempt managerial position. The beginning salary range is $63,592 – $73,592. Excellent benefits, including:

• Comprehensive insurance: 99.9% Employer-paid premium for health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), life insurance, short and long-term disability
  
• Generous vacation package: 20 vacation and floating days in year one, plus a 2 week organizational shut-down in the winter and 4 day work weeks during July and August
  
• Union Affiliation: For the Many is a unionized workplace. Union employees are represented by United For the Many, with Workers United Rochester Regional Joint Board. This position is not a bargaining unit position.
  
• And more, including 401k matching contributions, supportive parental leave policies, etc

Mission:
We are building a grassroots movement of everyday people to transform New York so it works for all of us. For too long, greedy corporations, billionaires, and political elites have rigged our country to work against us. We are coming together across race and age to fight for laws and win elections that put the power back in our hands and create lasting change.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise multiple organizers through weekly 1-1 check ins and day-to-day management practices
• Develop organizers skills through regular training, coaching, side-by-side organizing, and shadowing and modeling organizing conversations, and performance evaluations
• Plan and facilitate effective team meetings and trainings
• Ensure coverage of organizing team responsibilities
• Support organizers in building and executing event, project, and campaign plans
• Bottom line key events and mobilizations to ensure they run smoothly and successfully
• Represent For the Many in press, events, and coalition spaces as needed

OTHER DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in weekly staff and coordination meetings
• Participate in other organizational activities, including recruiting volunteers and soliciting donors from your existing social networks, supporting organizing efforts through phonebanking, canvassing, and facilitation, attending staff retreats, and engaging with staff culture building

WORK REQUIREMENTS

• In-person work. We expect the Organizing Manager to work side-by-side with organizers in the field and at our offices – including work in Kingston, Middletown, Newburgh, and Poughkeepsie.
• Evening & weekend hours. Depending on the needs of the work, this position will be expected to work evenings, weekends, and occasionally holidays. We provide flexible scheduling and comp time to ensure sustainability in the position.
• Ability to drive. Must have a driver’s license, and daily access to a working car with current car insurance, and be willing to travel across the Hudson Valley regularly.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

• Experienced organizer and manager. 3+ years experience with electoral, issue, and/or labor organizing and 1+ year experience managing organizing staff.
• Politically clear & aligned. Understands why building power through elections, issue campaigns, and organizing is essential. Committed to building a multi-racial movement to transform our state and country to work for all.
• Orientation toward leadership development. Committed to, and has experience with, developing the leadership of staff and members through feedback, support, and accountability. Demonstrated ability to develop leaders from the base.
• Commitment to building a powerful organizational culture, grounded in emotional awareness, proactive and direct communication, generative feedback and debate, and support and accountability.
• Strong planner — and problem-solver. Able to develop short and medium-term plans for events and organizing projects, and able to adjust and problem-solve on the fly when things don’t go according to plan.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented. Has a strong system to get work done on time, juggle competing demands, and prioritize what is most important. Notices errors that others might overlook.
• Technologically savvy. Experience and skilled with organizing tools such as VAN, EveryAction, Airtable, Google Sheets, Scale to Win, Mobilize, Spoke, etc.

PLUSES:

• Bilingual in Spanish/English
• Knowledge and understanding of local and statewide politics in the Hudson Valley and/or New York State and key issues important to working people.

TO APPLY

The priority deadline to apply for this position is October 2. Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, as we are looking to fill this position as soon as possible.

Please apply at https://airtable.com/appUE9SOwPeS99mCs/shrUzT6AQ3Q4mnjpb. While no cover letter is required, we do ask for a resume, references, and have three open-ended questions to help us gauge fit for the role.

People of color, gender oppressed people, working class people, LGBTQ people, and immigrants are encouraged to apply.