Senior Campaign Organizer

Supervisor: Coalition Coordinator

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible

Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt

Starting Salary Range: $70,000 - $80,000

Location: New York State, with a strong preference for someone located in the Mid-Hudson or Capital Region.

About the Right to Counsel Coalition

The Right to Counsel Coalition is a tenant-led coalition that formed in 2014 to disrupt Housing Court as a center of displacement and stop the eviction crisis that has threatened our families, our neighborhoods, and our homes for too long. Our Coalition is made up of tenants, organizers, advocates, legal services organizations and more! Our work is rooted in principles of dignity, diversity, equity, humanity, and justice. After a hard fought, three-year grassroots campaign, we won and became the first city in the nation to establish a Right to Counsel for tenants facing eviction. Our campaign has inspired a movement across the country.

We believe Right to Counsel isn’t just about ensuring tenants have attorneys in housing court. It’s about fighting to reclaim our communities, to keep people in their homes, and to denormalize the violence of evictions. We are building campaigns for an eviction free New York and ultimately for a right to housing. Our work is grounded in a history of tenant organizing and the belief that housing is a human right. Since winning the Right to Counsel in 2017, we have been working to ensure that the Right to Counsel law is implemented in a way that upholds the right, that builds tenant power, and that transforms the courts into a place that upholds the dignity and humanity of every tenant. We are also running campaigns to change the laws to stop evictions in NYC and across the state, supporting Right to Counsel campaigns nationally, supporting the development of passionate and zealous attorneys committed to tenant power, and expanding and strengthening Right to Counsel so that it extends to all tenants.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Under the direction and supervision of the Coalition Coordinator and in coordination with the Steering Committee and the RTC team, the Senior Campaign Organizer will advance and coordinate campaigns that build the power of the coalition, develop the leadership of our membership, and move us closer to our goal of creating an eviction free New York. The work will include:

Campaign Management: Co-develop and implement campaign plans for our Housing Courts Must Change! Campaign, this includes:

• Planning and implementing actions to advance campaign strategy, including direct actions, rallies, press conferences, and other tactics.
• Developing, maintaining, and advancing relationships with agencies and elected officials.
• Planning and facilitating campaign meetings and retreats.
• Developing campaign and political education materials.
• Using online databases and tools to enhance and manage the work. Including, but not limited to, Google Drive, AirTable, and NationBuilder.

Coalition Building and Membership Development: Build and support the capacity of our coalition members to lead the work, this includes:

• Identifying new coalition members and leaders and engaging them in our work (e.g. in our campaign meetings, direct actions, and organizing training).
• Conducting regular one to ones with coalition members to develop and deepen their commitment, leadership, and skills.
• Helping coach, train and develop organizers and tenant leaders from our membership organizations.

Internal Coordination:

• Attending and helping to facilitate regular meetings for our coalition, campaign, working groups.
• Maintaining accurate notes and systems to document and track our work.
• Collaborating with the RTC team to deepen, expand, and strengthen our work, transforming our coalition into the organization our members and communities need it to be.

POSITION TYPE: Full Time, Exempt. While some work can be from home, this position requires in-person work for regular outreach, meetings, actions, etc.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least 5 years of grassroots organizing experience in either tenant or labor organizing.
• At least 3 years experience managing issue campaigns.
• A demonstrated commitment to social justice.
• Strong base building, community outreach, and leadership development experience.
• High attention to detail, meticulous, organized, and thorough in your work.
• Ability to multitask and manage different areas of work effectively.
• Ability to take initiative and work as a team.
• Strong communications and media experience, in both traditional and social media.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluency in Spanish is a plus.

BENEFITS:

• Salary starts between $70,000 and $80,000, commensurate with years and depth of experience.
• COLA raises on the anniversary date of your hire.
• RTC is Fiscally Sponsored by the Fund for the City of New York, which provides options for: Health, dental, and vision plans; 401K and 403(B) retirement plans; Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care; and public transportation benefits for employees living in the NYC metro area (via TransitCheck).
• Paid Time Off: 20 vacation days, 15 sick days, 12 holidays, 2 floating holidays, plus your birthday off.
• Holiday Closure: RTC is closed the last 2 weeks of the year, encompassing Christmas Eve and New Years Day.
• Summer Friday schedule and a compensatory time policy.
• Utility Reimbursement: RTC employees who work from home are eligible for a Utility Reimbursement of up to $175 per month (up to $2,100 per year) for mobile phone and home WiFi expenses.
• Sabbatical: RTC employees may be eligible to take a sabbatical of 2 months after they have worked at RTC for 5 years.

TO APPLY: Send cover letter, resume, and 3 professional references to malika@righttocounselnyc.org with Senior Campaign Organizer in the subject line.

The Right to Counsel NYC Coalition, c/o the Fund for the City of NY, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or disability or other protected category under federal, state or local law.