West Philadelphia Community Organizer

6 days ago

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Faith in Action Full time
Job Title: West Philadelphia Community Organizer

POWER Interfaith is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Community Organizer to join our team in West Philadelphia. As a Community Organizer, you will be responsible for cultivating relationships with members of diverse faith congregations, teaching them community-organizing skills, and supporting them to conduct successful issue campaigns on the local, state, and national levels.

About the Position:

This is a full-time position with significant evening and weekend work. The starting salary is $50,000-$55,000, commensurate with experience. Benefits include Life and Health care plan for employees, including dental and vision, and a retirement plan (matching plan by employer) after one year of employment.

Responsibilities:
  • Conduct 15-20 one-on-one meetings each week with new or established POWER leaders, clergy, and influential external leaders on a consistent and regular basis.
  • Prepare written weekly reports on the progress and outcomes of your work.
  • Develop Organizing Teams in member congregations.
  • Develop and execute a clear and local campaign in partnership with member congregations.
  • Use Databases to record work with Congregations/Allies/LOC's.
  • Provide regular organizing training for POWER leaders and community members in the principles and strategies of congregation-based community organizing.
  • Support POWER congregational teams in outreach, research, and strategic planning leading to large community action meetings.
  • Attend professional development sessions.
  • Meet on a regular basis with the Director of Organizing to shadow, plan, and evaluate work progress.
Qualifications and Skills:
  • Experience working with low-income communities, communities of color, and/or immigrant communities of color.
  • Possess excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to communicate in a professional manner with community contacts.
  • Ability to work well independently, and within a team.
  • Commitment to cultural sensitivity and respect for differences.
  • Commitment to the continuous improvement of service quality and the organization's mission.
  • Cultural competence to work in a multicultural, multi-faith environment.
  • Draw on an intersectional analysis of racialization and other forms of oppression.
  • Coach people of diverse backgrounds.
  • Collaborate with staff on new ideas, directions, and tools for communications and online organizing tools.
  • Ability and experience working cross-culturally.
  • Solid understanding of one's own faith journey.
  • Strong relational skills and ability to connect, engage, and inspire community members across multiple cultures, including religion, race, gender, age, language, class, and experiences.
  • Capacity to think strategically and analytically about social, economic, cultural, and political issues affecting a community.
  • Desire to learn and openness to challenge.
  • Ability to work as part of a strong staff team as well as independently.
  • Relevant previous organizing experience (Community, Labor, Voter) a plus.
  • Demonstrable experience working with faith communities and/or in a faith-based environment required.
  • Ability to design and implement trainings, using popular education and other teaching methods.
  • Highly organized, ability to handle multiple tasks, manage a busy schedule of many face-to-face meetings, and document both progress and outcomes.
  • Experience using the Microsoft Office suite of programs, the Voter Activation Network (VAN), and CRM/databases are highly desired.

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