Lead Organizer

About the Role Lead Union Organizer to support UPTE, CWA Local 9119 in the San Diego area. The role focuses on training members to plan and lead campaigns, developing member leaders, and coordinating organizing efforts with staff and stewards to achieve campaign goals.

What You'll Do

• Trains members to plan, lead and conduct organizing, representational, political and issue-oriented campaigns.
• Develops member leaders to run strong chapters capable of addressing the needs of members.
• Accountable for working with union leadership and stewards and recruiting new members to participate in union activities and political campaigns.
• Regular one-on-one contact with members is required.
• Develops and maintains effective worksite leadership structures through the recruitment, training, and support of stewards and other union leaders.
• Drives forward issue fights and helps facilitate wins for our members.
• Works collaboratively with Senior Staff, local officers, and others to develop innovative ideas to achieve campaign goals.
• Helps to develop and deliver formal and informal education programs to train stewards and worksite leaders.
• Demonstrates proficiency in all elements of organizing through leadership development and mentoring, instead of assuming primary responsibility for success.
• Helps to lead, train, and assist other staff organizers, and convene and coordinate a regional team of organizers.
• Takes lead on special projects and campaigns, including driving non-Union organizing projects.

What We're Looking For

• 2-5 years prior labor or non-profit organizing experience, particularly in the area of member development.
• Demonstrated success in member-based field organizing and mobilization.
• Ability to conduct one-on-one visits, site visits, in person meetings, phone calls, video meetings, and other interactions with members and potential members.
• Experience working with groups of activists on dedicated outcomes and benchmarks.
• Experience leading teams and training staff or LOA organizers is desirable.
• Qualifications: Post-secondary education and/or work experience demonstrating strong strategic and analytical abilities.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
• Strong strategic and analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships, connect with, push and hold accountable members, staff, and others.
• Moderate computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheet, database and email applications.
• Valid California driver's license, travel, temporary assignments and extended work hours are occasionally required.

Nice to Have

• Experience leading teams and training staff or LOA organizers is desirable.

Compensation & Benefits

• Starting salary range of $101,775.35 – $145,107.31 commensurate with experience, and an excellent benefits package including a defined benefit pension plus 6% employer contribution.