Detroit Action is looking for an Organizing Director

[VictoriaDulce]

Organizing Director

Location: Detroit, Michigan 

Posted Date: 10/31/2019 

Detroit Action is a grassroots membership based organization that fights for political, economic and social justice for low and moderate income Detroiters. Position Overview: The responsibilities of the Organizing Director include, but are not limited to: 

● Reporting directly to the Executive Director and will be accountable for the successful completion of all matters and outcomes associated with the organizing program ● Working as a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and with hired consultants to plan, develop and execute team goals for base building and campaign development 

● Hiring, training and supervising six full time organizing staff, including leads to execute the successful completion of base building and campaign goals ● Creating individual1-on-1’s, goals, and professional development plans for each supervisee 

● Supervising staff work plans to create actions, training and mobilization opportunities in order to activate members and activists ● Creating work plans and timelines to ensure the engagement, activation and retention of new members, volunteer team development, and executing campaign strategy ● Ensuring staff alignment with values and mission of the organization 

● Participating in internal team meetings to report outcomes associated with the organizing program. This includes but is not limited to SLT meetings and weekly all staff team meetings 

● Conducting staff one on ones and professional development trainings 

● Working with organizers to plan regular membership meetings with a standing agenda, and activities supporting new leaders to facilitate peer engagement and immediate activation 

● Managing database systems and ensuring accurate reporting practices to mobilize, track and engage members, activists and event attendees 

● Working with the Canvass for Power team director to coordinate the timely follow-up of identified leads and activists for base building. These efforts should produce one on one meetings to build strong relationships, identify and develop leaders into clear membership roles 

● Developing the political consciousness of the affiliate organizations’ leaders through education, reflection, leadership development and development of appropriate educational materials

 QUALIFICATIONS: To be successful, the Organizing Director must: 

● Have a commitment to social justice, and a belief that those directly affected by issues in society must be at the forefront of changing them. 

● Organizing is a practice, and the ideal candidate must be dedicated to all aspects of it to be successful – recruitment, leadership development, mobilization and reflection ● Have experience leading and developing organizers (volunteer or paid) 

● Candidate should have a minimum of 3 years of supervision and direct management experience in social movement, political engagement or related field 

● Be an effective and compassionate communicator 

● Have a minimum of 2 years experience developing issue committees and can demonstrate successful campaign wins for social change 

● Demonstrate the willingness to provide hands on leadership to coach, and train and develop staff. This includes:shadowing organizers during daily practices, phone banking and canvassing 

● Have a demonstrated commitment to taking action to improve your community or to address specific problems

 ● Ability to demonstrate and understanding of issues faced by low income people is preferred 

● The ideal candidate must have the ability to think strategically, make decisions, and be organized 

● Candidates with Detroit/Michigan experience and/or people of color strongly encouraged to apply 

● Candidate should have demonstrated ability to work with multiple departments and leadership to complete organizational goals as a team Detroit Action is an affiliate partner of the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD). The successful candidate will receive generous benefits as provided by CPD. The salary is commensurate with experience. Detroit Action is an equal opportunity employer. We assure equal treatment in hiring selection, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and other personnel practices and terms or conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, height, weight, marital status, genetic testing status, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender status, or any other protected class established by all applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances. To apply, please email your resume to Laura Misumi, Managing Director at la...@detroitaction.org. Please, no phone calls!