Housing Justice Community Organizer

Job description

Housing Justice Community Organizer

nLocation: Richmond, VA

nType: Full Time  

nMín. Experience: Entry Level

nNew Virginia Majority (NVM), Virginia’s leading civic engagement organization, builds power in working-class communities of color across the Commonwealth. We seek conscious and skilled individuals with a deep commitment to racial and economic justice to join our team. Women and people of color are encouraged to apply.

nPOSITION: Community Organizer

nPOSITION TYPE: Full-time

nLOCATION: Richmond

nDESCRIPTION:

nNew Virginia Majority is looking to hire a full-time community organizer who will recruit, engage, activate and retain members, develop leaders, build community-based leadership teams, conduct political education training to, and execute campaign strategy.

nRESPONSIBILITIES:

nnnBuild strong relationships and identify and develop leaders into clear membership roles. Timely and aggressive follow up with leads generated by field efforts including one-on-one meetings, house visits and other methods of grassroots outreach.

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nnManage regular membership meetings with a standing agenda and supporting new leaders to facilitate meetings geared towards peer engagement and immediate activation.

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nnCreate actions, training and mobilization opportunities in order to activate members and activists.

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nnMobilize and track engagement of members and activists at various events and field opportunities in the database.

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nnDevelop the political consciousness of the affiliate organizations’ leaders through popular education, reflection, leadership development and developing appropriate educational materials.

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nnProvide support to leaders.

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nnParticipate in campaign development, strategizing and implementation.

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nnParticipate in building campaign coalitions and key relationships with campaign-related allies.

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nnPerform other duties as required.

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n nQUALIFICATIONS:

nnnCommitted to New Virginia Majority’s mission of social, racial and economic justice.

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nnExperience with grassroots organizing, preferably in immigrant communities or communities of color.

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nnFluency in Spanish is preferred but not required.

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nnAbility to develop and maintain a variety of relationships on multiple levels.

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nnDemonstrated ability to meet multiple deadlines; able to develop and move projects forward with independence and autonomy.

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nnSelf-motivated and works well both independently and on a team.

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nnAbility to prioritize, meet deadlines, manage multiple projects.

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nnAbility to take direction and constructive feedback.

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nnDriver’s license and access to a car.

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n nCOMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

nSalaries are competitive. Salary range is $46,000 - $49,000, commensurate with experience, and comes with an excellent benefits package.

nNVM covers 100% of the individual cost and 75% of the family cost for medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance for full time employees. Additional benefits include family and medical leave, retirement program with employer match, accruable paid vacation and sick leave, and monthly transportation and cell phone allowances. 

nHOW TO APPLY: 

nPlease go to ( to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references. Please include the position name and preferred location.

nApplications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. 

nnIncomplete applications will not be considered. Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to applicants whose candidacy is not being pursued. No phone calls please. 

nnWHAT ELSE YOU SHOULD KNOW:

nNew Virginia Majority (NVM), Virginia’s leading civic engagement organization, builds power in working-class communities of color across the Commonwealth. We organize around issues of racial, economic, and environmental justice year-round through mass political education, intensive leadership development, mobilization, and mass voter outreach. We fight for a Virginia that is just, democratic and environmentally sustainable. We are an equal opportunity employer.

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richmond, VA, 23214, US

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