We are hiring an Immigrant Rights Organizer, please support us in finding a person to fill this position! Deadline to apply is January 2nd, 2013.
Immigrant Rights Campaign Organizer
Causa Justa :: Just Cause is a grassroots housing and immigrant justice organization with offices in San Francisco and Oakland. In 2010, CJJC emerged as the strategic collaboration of two powerful organizations: St. Peter’s Housing Committee and Just Cause Oakland. These two organizations represent more than 30 years combined experience working toward housing and racial justice for African Americans and Latinos in the Bay Area.
We are hiring for a bilingual (Spanish / English) Immigrant Rights Organizer who will be responsible for supporting our base-building and campaign work in relation to immigrant rights and justice in San Francisco and the East Bay.
Job responsibilities include:
Coordinate and develop member participation in campaigns:
§ Coordinate and staff member campaign committee
§ Recruit, retain and develop members in campaign committee
§ Provide support to members to carry out campaign activities
§ Mobilize members to campaign events, actions and organizational activities
§ Responsible for tracking and reporting all outcomes related to our member recruitment, retention and development work to the rest of the organizations and our funders
Rights-based service work
§ Responsible for planning and facilitating “know your rights trainings” in San Francisco and the East Bay
§ Identify and build relationships with local organizations and institutions that will be appropriate venues for these trainings
§ Responsible for tracking and reporting outcomes of these trainings to the rest of the organization and our funders
Organizing campaigns
§ Support the Immigrant Rights Lead Organizer in implementing any aspects of the campaign work as needed
Build alliances:
§ Represent organization in immigrant rights coalitions or alliances in SF & Oakland
§ Represent organization in the San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network
§ Build relationships with other immigrant rights, community, labor and faith-based organizations
General Support:
§ Participate and support all organizational events and activities as needed including but not limited to fundraising, civic engagement, mass mobilizations etc.
Ideal candidates should demonstrate the following skills and expertise:
• Strong commitment to social, racial and economic justice
• At least one year experience in community organizing with low-income communities of color
• Knowledge of issues impacting immigrants local, state and nationally
• Familiarity with San Francisco and Oakland including – local history, geography of the city / neighborhoods, knowledge of various organizations, political issues and players etc.
• Strong personal organization skills
• Experienced with computers – including familiarity with Word, Excel and Google calendar
• Fully bilingual in Spanish / English – including the ability to translate written documents from one language to the other. Native Spanish speakers preferred.
Position is full time and the annual salary range is 38 – 43k, with full medical, dental and vision benefits. Position is open immediately. Deadline for application is January 2nd, 2013. People of color and women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Please send resume and cover letter to dawn@cjjc.org, or fax: 510-763-5824, PO Box 3596, Oakland, CA 94609