Los Angeles: ACT-LA Organizing and Outreach Program Manager

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Laura Raymond

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Jun 21, 2019, 6:15:49 AM6/21/19
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The Alliance for Community Transit - Los Angeles (ACT-LA) is hiring!


JOB TITLE: Organizing and Outreach Program Manager


The Manager is part of a high capacity three-person team leading a very active housing and mobility justice coalition of 36 member organizations. A successful Manager has strong leadership and project

management abilities in order to develop and implement the coalition’s campaign plans.


The following are core responsibilities of the position:

  • Manage ACT-LA’s Organizing Committee activities and play a lead role in organizing and outreach for all of ACT-LA’s campaigns

  • Lead outreach to other organizations for campaign-related activities

  • Ensure that the work of ACT-LA’s organizing committee is coordinated with the

    coalition’s other committees

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for community organizing staff of ACT-LA

    member organizations

  • Manage events and actions planned by the Organizing Committee, the Host

    Committee and ACT-LA staff

  • Develop popular education and other materials regarding land use, development,

    transit equity and other ACT-LA campaign goals and manage workshops, panels

    and other educational activities

  • Provide information regarding overall campaign activities to community

    organizing staff and affiliated community residents

  • Facilitate communication between community resident leaders and ACT-LA

    committees

  • Collaborate with other team members in creating/responding to media and

    communications opportunities with ACT-LA members and community residents


    Qualifications:

• This position is part of a small staff coordinating a large coalition engaged in multiple campaigns; flexibility, adaptability, and relationship building skills are a must

  • Share administrative tasks with ACT-LA staff

  • Coordinate with state, regional and local housing/mobility justice coalitions

  • Represent ACT-LA on panels, at community meetings, and at relevant events

  • Minimum 3 years of community organizing experience required

  • Coalition-building and event planning experience required

  • Strong, demonstrated commitment to racial, economic and environmental justice required

  • Experience developing popular education materials and leading workshops required

  • Familiarity with LA’s political landscape and social/economic issues preferred

  • Experience with housing, labor and/or mobility justice work preferred


    Compensation: ACT-LA offers competitive compensation, depending on level of/years of experience. We offer full benefits and paid sick, vacation, and holidays.

    Location: ACT-LA is fiscally sponsored by the Little Tokyo Service Center with offices at Strategic Action for a Just Economy in Historic South Central LA.


    Send resume and cover letter by July 10, 2019 to ACT-LA Director Laura Raymond via ap...@saje.net


    ACT LA encourages people of color, women, people with disabilities, and people identifying as LGBTQ to apply 

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