About this opportunity
Our Bronx lists this Housing Justice Community Organizer opportunity in new york city (the bronx), New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Position Available: Housing Justice Community Organizer
Our Bronx (formerly the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition) is a 51-year-old grassroots, member-led organization that unites individuals and institutions to fight for racial justice and economic democracy through intergenerational organizing to transform the Bronx and beyond. Our Bronx uses direct-action community organizing to address affordable housing, public education, immigrant rights, youth, health justice, voting rights, and economic development, and to advocate for broader policy change in these and other areas.
Our Bronx is the Bronx Lead for the Partners in Preservation Program (PIP) , a city-led initiative aimed at safeguarding the city’s affordable housing stock by enhancing coordination among tenant organizing groups, legal services providers, and government entities. In this role, Our Bronx coordinates engagement, interventions, and strategy across program partners to address immediate housing concerns, improve long-term housing quality and conditions, prevent displacement, and maintain the affordability of Bronx housing.
Position Overview
To support these efforts, Our Bronx seeks a dynamic Housing Justice Community Organizer to advance our housing justice work. We are committed to fighting for safe, healthy, and affordable housing for all Bronxites and New Yorkers that includes environmental sustainability standards that saves money, addresses climate change, and safeguards the respiratory health of Bronx residents.
Our organizing work grounds those most impacted and developing grassroots leadership is a core responsibility of our organizers.
Key Responsibilities
The Housing Justice Community Organizer will:
Support the development of the Housing Justice Committee
Organize tenants at a building-wide level to address housing-related issues, including repairs, overcharges, harassment, and discrimination, and assess opportunities for tenant ownership
Research and identify potential organizing targets, including landlords with a track record of serious neglect or over-leveraging properties
Conduct outreach in buildings and identify leaders
Support tenants in forming tenant associations and developing organizing strategies
Bring tenants together at the neighborhood level to work on policy campaigns
Bring tenants together across buildings owned by the same landlord to develop common strategies and tactics
Educate community residents on tenants’ rights, gentrification, and anti-displacement strategies
Conduct community outreach events, including workshops and trainings on tenant rights
Mobilize tenants for demonstrations, rallies, and forums
Facilitate tenant rights clinics and recruit volunteer facilitators
Conduct one-on-one meetings with tenant leaders
Foster the development of tenant leaders through training and individual support
Attend weekly staff meetings and training opportunities
Required Skills and Capacities
At least 1 year of organizing experience
Fluency in Spanish is a plus
Familiarity with housing issues and community organizing
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal, relationship-building, and conflict-resolution skills with people from diverse backgrounds
Strong organizational and time-management skills
Adept at facilitation, collaborative problem-solving, and consensus building
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Strong interest in working in low-income and culturally diverse communities; familiarity and experience working in the Bronx
Commitment to housing justice, social inclusion, anti-oppression, and racial, sexual, and economic justice
Physical Requirements & Work Environment
This position is fully in-person
Organizers are expected to visit tenants in their homes, conduct outreach in buildings, and attend events outside the office
Willingness to work evenings and occasional weekends
Compensation :
Competitive salary of $50,480-$56,089 , dependent on relevant experience. Excellent benefits, including health and life insurance, tax-sheltered retirement plan, and vacation. Excellent training in community organizing and professional development opportunities.
To apply for this position, please email a cover letter and resume to with “Housing Justice Community Organizer” in the subject line. Note that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Our Bronx is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, train, and promote for all positions and job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital, veteran or disabled veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other status as a member of any other legally protected group or activity. People of color are strongly encouraged to apply.
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