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BRAVO is Arlington’s go-to organization for tenants who want to influence policymakers and landlords making decisions that affect their lives. We are adding more vigor to our efforts to engage tenants and we will soon hire a new team member to help us succeed.
Only applications that include the four components in the job listing’s "To Apply" section will be considered.
Organization Mission: Empower tenants to have a voice in decisions affecting their lives, and specifically to: advance their interests, ensure availability of decent, affordable housing, ensure cultural and economic diversity of their communities, and participate in their communities; Support and advocate for tenants; and Promote policies which improve tenants’ lives.
Position Status: Part-Time. Position is funded for 6 months – but we are working to secure funding to continue the position.
Position Supervisor; Hours; Compensation: Executive Director; 20 hours/week; $20/hour, no additional benefits available.
Primary Responsibilities:
· Efficiently manage organization’s administrative functions, particularly financial records and contact database
· Assist Executive Director in conceptual development and implementation of: key organization outreach initiatives; social media presence; advocacy strategies; and volunteer operation; and in updating website and writing letters/flyers
· Provide social work type support to tenants needing assistance in complex situations
Job Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Required: Passionate commitment to directly engaging citizens at the grassroots level to participate in their local community to improve the quality of peoples’ lives; Excellent communication skills; Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office; Strong aptitude with database software; Very comfortable taking direction; Strategic and detailed thinker; and strong ability to learn housing law.
Preferred: Familiarity with Arlington community; Strong facility with Google Apps/other “apps;” Ability to travel throughout Arlington County; html skills; adept at social media; Spanish language competency.
Importance of Position to Organization: BRAVO is at an exciting juncture in its 12-year history. Tenants make up 58% of Arlington’s population – yet their involvement in local civic life is not commensurate with their numbers. For tenants to be successful at influencing landlords and policymakers making decisions that affect their lives, tenants must become integrated into the civic fabric of their community: speaking out to make an intersection safer; growing food at a community garden and donating portions to a food assistance center; increasing recycling in an apartment complex; organizing food shopping for neighbors less able to shop.
We are launching innovative initiatives to engage tenants in getting to know each other better, learning more about the community they live in, identifying and addressing community needs. Some initiatives are spelled out. Some aren’t. New ones need to be conceived and developed. And all of this needs to be implemented. The individual hired will serve as the right arm of BRAVO’s Executive Director, who has 30 years of experience in civic engagement, specializing in conceiving and running local advocacy campaigns. This will range from bookkeeping and filing to conceptualizing and strategizing – and lots of executing.
Duties and Approximate Percentage of Total Time Allocated:
· Provide administrative support to Executive Director, including financial records, database maintenance, filing 20%
· Assist Executive Director in developing and executing outreach initiatives, including Community Gardens at Apartment Buildings; Building-Based Listservs; and Make SmarTrip Accessible. Assistance will include: brainstorming, gathering and organizing information such as compiling contact lists, conducting outreach such as identifying interested participants, preparing communications materials, and planning and coordinating events20%
· Handle incoming tenant requests for support from start to finish, and seek and incorporate guidance from Executive Director on how to respond to requests 15%
· Assist Executive Director in developing social media presence, updating website, recruiting skilled volunteers 15%
· Assist Executive Director in developing and managing a volunteer recruitment program to meet needs including: administrative, research/information gathering, outreach and technology. Assistance will include: prioritizing our volunteer needs, planning volunteer projects, and recruiting and managing volunteers 10%
· Write/supervise writing of materials, such as condensed version of Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act 10%
· Assist Executive Director in developing and implementing advocacy strategies to influence decision-makers on public and private sector policies affecting tenants 5%
· Conduct light to substantive research on issues, including nonprofit practices, landlord policies and legality of provisions in landlord-tenant lease agreements 5%
Staff shall also work to ensure organization is in compliance with requirements of funders.
To Apply:
Send the following:
1) Cover letter explaining why this position and you are a great match
2) Resume
3) Three or more references
4) Two 1-3 page writing samples
To:
Dennis Jaffe, Executive Director
BRAVO
2611 Columbia Pike
Arlington, VA 22204
Fax: Send email message requesting number
Applications will be accepted until position is filled.
--Gordon Simonett(202) 365-8207Twitter: @gordonsimonett