Job Title: We Dream in Black Georgia Organizer

Position: Full time

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary: $71,070 to $74,316 DOE

Reports To: Georgia Organizing Director

Location: Georgia

The National Domestic Workers Alliance (www.domesticworkers.org) organizes domestic workers in the United States for respect, recognition and labor standards. We work to guarantee labor protections for domestic workers by winning legislation at the state level, pushing for regulatory changes at the national level, through the International Labor Organization at the global level, and elevating domestic workers as key leaders in building a powerful movement for social and global justice. NDWA formed in 2007 at the US Social Forum and currently represents 75 local affiliates and chapters, plus thousands of individual workers across the country.

We Dream in Black (WeDIB) is an initiative of the NDWA that organizes Black domestic workers across the diaspora, and builds our capacity to shape a new economy and a new democracy for all of us. WeDIB works with existing member organizations of the NDWA, and initiates new organizing projects in regions that have high concentrations of Black domestic workers. Our existing membership is in Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New York. “We Dream in Black” Georgia is hiring two organizers to help expand our Georgia strategy to build a voice for Black domestic workers and care workers in the state. These two organizers will have responsibilities to support and grow the membership in GA’s Middle Georgia region (Macon area) and another potential new site in Southern Georgia.

The overarching goals of our “We Dream in Black” Worker Organizing Program include:

• Grow a network of Black domestic workers who can lead within a movement for a new economy and a new democracy;

• Explore new partnerships that can increase fertile ground for powerful victories for Black women workers;

• Build leadership and increase the skill set of emerging black leaders to uplift and address the issues faced by Black communities.

The Georgia chapter has a staff of 3, and is part of the NDWA Field Team. The We Dream in Black Georgia Organizers are supervised by the GA Organizing Director and will work closely with the other organizing staff, the Georgia Care in Action team, as well as with We Dream in Black staff in other locations.

Primary responsibilities:

• Base building - 60%

  • Manage an ongoing outreach plan for recruiting new members, and work with the We Dream in Black outreach membership to canvas in the local community, outreach at events and worksites.

  • Conduct regular phone follow-ups, coordinate member-led group phone banking sessions for post-outreach follow-up with new contacts and event turnout with general membership.

  • Identify workers who show potential for deep engagement and work with Lead Organizers to implement leadership development activities.

  • Coordinate chapter’s outreach & recruitment system, co-facilitate monthly meetings and other membership activities.

  • Conduct membership recruitment presentations, support workers who want to join as NDWA members to register online and make dues payments, and consistently involve workers and supporters in the organization and increase their commitment.

  • Build and cultivate new relationships with community institutions and partners to increase effectiveness of outreach tactics

  • Support managing digital outreach, digital communications, outreach data and event data with our current database systems.

  • Consistently track field work and interactions with new worker contacts as well as with members

  • Track individual progress and contribute to overall chapter goals for recruitment, engagement, and leadership development

• Program and campaign implementation - 40%

  • Work with the Georgia Organizing Director and Lead Organizers to plan for monthly We Dream in Black meetings, membership programming, and coordinate membership participation in local and national We Dream in Black gatherings and initiatives.

  • Coordinate and activate membership into campaign activities and ensure broad participation from membership in ongoing campaign plans

  • Support overall team efforts to execute outreach for local campaigns, other local worker engagement, and local and national rapid response mobilizations.

Qualifications

• Highly motivated individual with a passion for engaging communities

• Ability to work some nights and weekends

• 2-3 years organizing experience (either paid or volunteer)

• Strong relational skills and ability to connect, engage, and inspire community members

• Strong and effective communicator

• Intermediate computer skills: (i.e. PowerPoint, Google Suite)

• Demonstrated leadership experience

• Hard-working and self-disciplined

• Ability to work well with a team and motivate others to take action

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures

• Ability to work well under pressure and manage time efficiently

• Knowledge of issues affecting Black domestic workers nationally and locally

• Position requires travel throughout Georgia state which will require reliable transportation and occasional national travel

• Position requires some evening and some weekend work as needed.

• Position Hours: 40 hours per week with a 3-month probationary period

Women, People of Color, People with Disabilities and LGBTQ people, and people with direct personal experience with domestic work are strongly urged to apply.

NDWA is a Union employer, this is a bargaining unit position.

Applications will only be accepted electronically. Please email a cover letter and resume. Please include a daytime phone number where we can contact you. This position will remain open until filled.