Workplace Justice Organizer

Make the Road New York (MRNY) builds the power of immigrant and working-class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services. Make the Road New York operates community centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn; Jackson Heights, Queens; Port Richmond, Staten Island; Brentwood, Long Island and White Plains, Westchester County. With a membership of 27,000, MRNY tackles the critical issues facing our communities, including workplace justice, tenants’ rights, immigrant rights and civil rights, TGNCIQ justice, public education, health care access, and immigration reform. (TGNCIQ = transgender, gender non-conforming, intersex and queer). MRNY is a newly unionized workplace, currently negotiating its first Collective Bargaining Agreement.

MRNY is a multi-service organization. Our member-led organizing committees -- which work on the issues named above -- implement strategies to combat shared problems, and develop leadership and the capacity for civic participation. We also provide an array of high-quality bilingual services: We offer English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Spanish-language literacy, computer literacy, citizenship preparation, and in-school and after-school youth programs. We have a robust legal program that offers direct representation across a spectrum of practice areas, including employment law, immigration law, housing and benefits, and TGNCIQ civil rights; we also take on impact litigation as a strategy for achieving broad change. Our health program offers facilitated enrollment into health insurance programs and SNAP benefits, a community health worker home visit program, nutrition education and emergency food pantries, health care navigation, and more."

Current Opening:

Make the Road New York (MRNY) is looking to hire a full-time Workplace Justice Organizer (40 hours/week). This position will be based in our Queens office, with some expectation of travel throughout New York City and New York State.

MRNY’s seeks a Workplace Justice Organizer to continue growing our Queens issue-based organizing and civic engagement work. The organizer will grow and support a strong base of community members and leaders who are committed to creating change to protect workers at the local, state, and federal level.

Key Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Build our base for power by recruiting and engaging everyday New Yorkers who commit to work together on the issues affecting low-wage workers;.
• Move our base to action to advance campaigns that positively impact people’s lives;
• Maintain participation of members and ensure the success of our bi-weekly committee meetings in our Queens office;
• Support the leadership and growth of members to lead campaigns;
• Work with the Lead Organizer to achieve recruitment, mobilization and campaign goals set by the Organizing Department;
• Win campaign victories that positively affect our members’ lives while building strong alliances that leverage MRNY’s power at the local, state and federal level;
• Support civic engagement initiatives, including, but not limited to, voter registration and Get Out the Vote efforts;
• Represent MRNY in external meetings and events with ally organizations and elected officials;
• Work with peers to ensure collaboration between our organizing and service support programs;
• Participate in monthly all staff and team meetings throughout NYC and NYS.

Requirements:

• Be eligible to work in the United States;
• Have at least 2 years of experience in community organizing or labor organizing;
• Must be fluent in Spanish;
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in multicultural spaces;
• Demonstrated commitment to developing and elevating member leadership;
• Be able to work some evenings and weekends;
• Be able to travel throughout NYC, NYS and Washington D.C.;
• Must have a valid drivers’ license, comfort driving a vehicle that carries 7 passengers, and willingness to on occasion drive a 15 passenger van.

Job Competencies:

• Self-starter with strong organizational skills and strong attention to detail;
• Be highly professional and team-oriented with a passion for excellence and eagerness to help the department meet our goals;
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and complete assignments under strict deadlines with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment;
• Possess a commitment to collective action and community organizing;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• High level of accountability and initiative; needs to be a self-starter and eager to do team work to support the organization as a whole.

Salary and Benefits:

Starting salary is based on a scale set by a democratically-elected personnel committee and will depend on factors such as experience and education. RNY offers an excellent benefit package including health insurance, 401K, and generous paid vacation, sick, personal days. The salary range for this position is from $58,174 to $68,174.

How to Apply:

Please attach your resume and cover letter and submit all documents to the Make the Road New York career center

Make the Road believes that social change is best achieved through grassroots community-based organizing that flows directly from and engages the community demanding the change. As a membership-based organization, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, criminal history, or Veteran status. We strongly encourage those from historically excluded groups to apply.