CLUE Faith-Rooted Organizer in Orange County & Long Beach
Please send cover letter and resume to Rev. Kara Howard at [email protected]
Position Description
A Faith-Rooted Organizer (“Organizer”) educates, organizes, and mobilizes faith and community leaders to engage in economic justice campaigns. The organizer builds and leads a committee of faith leaders who are prepared and committed to standing alongside workers and working class families in their struggle for dignity and justice in the workplace. The Organizer will consistently reach out to new faith leaders and communities to develop a strong, dynamic, and diverse leadership base. The Organizer will engage in regular strategy sessions with coalition partners and faith leaders to organize events, actions, and meetings that will further the work of justice in Orange County and Long Beach.
Organizational Background
CLUE, an interfaith economic justice advocacy organization, “educates, organizes, and mobilizes the faith community to accompany workers in their struggle for good jobs, dignity, and justice.” Working closely with other advocacy groups, labor unions, religious denominations, and educators, CLUE brings a creative spiritual voice and moral authority to the struggle for economic justice. Within our collaborative efforts, we draw on ancient traditions and the moral commitments of the faith community to shape conversations and strategies for critical local, state, and federal legislative efforts that seek to transform and improve the lives of working people. Our work encompasses advocacy for workplace conditions, immigrant rights, restorative justice, affordable housing, racial justice, and other quality-of-life issues that impact the economic outcomes of those in marginalized communities.
Primary Functions
Under the supervision of the Labor Program Director, the Organizer will:
● Lead efforts for faith community outreach, recruitment, and education;
● Build committee membership and develop committee leadership on an ongoing basis;
● Plan and lead regular (i.e. monthly) committee meetings;
● Build relationships and coordinate with coalition partners;
● Coordinate the content and logistics for public events and large-scale mobilizations;
● Participate in leading Faith-Rooted Organizing trainings; and
● Work cooperatively and creatively with other members of the CLUE team on other projects (actions, campaigns, committees, events, etc.), as assigned.
Skills and Qualities
The Organizer must demonstrate a commitment to economic justice, the labor movement, and faith-rooted advocacy, and be willing to work non-traditional hours and weekends when necessary, including during religious holidays. They must be capable of establishing and maintaining deep and numerous relationships and have a gift for strategic thinking and planning. They must be flexible, open-minded, cross-culturally competent, a motivated self-starter, and able to work independently. The position also calls for excellent reporting skills, as well as strong analytical, written, verbal communication, and computer skills. The Organizer should have familiarity and confidence interacting in a non-judgmental fashion with various communities of faith, including those with whom they differ, as well as documented experience and strong skills in community organizing, outreach, and engagement. They must have an ever-improving track record of leading a team. As an organization serving multiple counties, organizers must have a reasonable flexibility with regard to geographic focus and assignment.
*Driving your own car is required.
*Starting salary is $71,000 annually.