jobs: organizers, Northers Virginia, no salary info

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From:
"Jennifer Morley" <jmorley at twsc.org>


Organization seeks Lead Organizer

Tenants & Workers United (TWU) is a leading low-income, member-based, 
grassroots organization located in the Washington metropolitan area. TWU 
is nationally and regionally recognized in the field of low-income 
community organizing for racial and economic justice. Since 1986, TWU 
has grown to include hundreds of low-income members and supporters in 
organization campaigns and chapters across the Northern Virginia suburbs 
of Washington, DC. TWU is a growing organization, with an entirely 
low-income community-based Board of Directors, a highly experienced 
staff of 15, and an annual budget nearing $1 million. Our membership and 
leadership is entirely low-income and 75% of our leaders and active 
members are women and youths of color.

TWU is seeking a Lead Organizer to head our Campaign for Housing 
Justice. The Campaign for Housing Justice is a multi-year organizing 
campaign led by a coalition of more than twenty progressive religious, 
labor, smart growth, and other organizational allies. The Lead Organizer 
will directly contribute to our organization’s mission to build the 
power of low-income people for racial, gender and economic justice in 
the fast-changing Northern Virginia region by coordinating our efforts 
to win affordable housing for low-income people of color and build a new 
majority movement advancing low-income people’s Right to the City in 
Northern Virginia. Principal responsibilities include:

· Lead coalition-building efforts among religious congregations, labor 
unions, smart growth advocates, and affordable housing, environmental, 
and transportation groups.

· Develop the leadership of low-income community leaders and progressive 
allies supporting the Campaign.

· Conduct campaign activities geared to winning affordable, low-income 
housing and strengthening low-income people’s participation in and 
control over comprehensive community development around the region.

· Represent TWU in regional and national Right to the City 
alliance-building efforts.



Additional responsibilities include:

· Shared TWU-wide organizing responsibilities for direct action and 
major events

· Coordinating research vital to the Campaign

· Supervision of one or more regional field organizers



Qualifications
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to progressive social 
change through base-building, low-income community organizing, and 
leadership development.

• Five or more years of progressive grassroots organizing, 
coalition-building, or labor organizing experience.

• Supervisory experience.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

• Excellent research skills.

• Ability to use email and web-based technology for organizing and 
communication purposes.

• Bilingual English and Spanish preferred.

Salary/Benefits
• Competitive salary -based on experience; send salary history.

• Full family health coverage, a pension plan after one year, and 
transportation allowance.

• Many opportunities for personal and professional growth and mentorship.

• Dynamic leadership and support staff.


People of color, women and LGBTQ people encouraged to apply. Send cover 
letter indicating your interest, salary history, resume, and contact 
information for three references to info at twsc.org. No phone calls 
please. ###







Organization seeks Job Developer/Community Organizer

Tenants & Workers United (TWU) is a leading low-income, member-based, 
grassroots organization located in the Washington metropolitan area. TWU 
is nationally and regionally recognized in the field of low-income 
community organizing for racial and economic justice. Since 1986, TWU 
has grown to include hundreds of low-income members and supporters in 
organization campaigns and chapters across the Northern Virginia suburbs 
of Washington, DC. TWU is a growing organization, with an entirely 
low-income community-based Board of Directors, a highly experienced 
staff of 15, and over 1,500 members and supporters. Our membership and 
leadership is entirely low-income and 75% of our leaders and active 
members are women and youths of color.

TWU is seeking a Job Developer/Community Organizer to develop the 
employment prospects of Latino day laborers and build successful 
partnerships with employers, community businesses and supporters in the 
Culmore area of Fairfax County. Our key goal over the next year is to 
build public and community support for day laborers in the Culmore 
community.



Responsibilities include:

· Building a community-business coalition in support of the community’s 
day laborers

· Linking day laborers to job training and other employment-enhancement 
opportunities

· Matching employers’ needs for skilled and unskilled labor with 
appropriate workers

· Shared TWU-wide organizing responsibilities for direct action and 
major events



Qualifications
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to racial and economic 
justice through base-building, low-income community organizing, and 
leadership development.

• Two years community organizing, job development, coalition-building, 
or related experience.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

• Ability to use email and web-based technology for organizing and 
communication purposes.

• Bilingual English and Spanish.

Salary/Benefits
• Competitive salary - based on experience; send salary history.

• Full family health coverage, pension after one year, and 
transportation allowance.

• Many opportunities for personal and professional growth and mentorship.

• Dynamic leadership and support staff.


People of color, women and LGBTQ people encouraged to apply. Send cover 
letter indicating your interest, salary history, resume, and contact 
information for three references to info at twsc.org. No phone calls 
please. ###







Organization seeks Community Organizer

Tenants & Workers United (TWU) is a leading low-income, member-based, 
grassroots organization located in the Washington metropolitan area. TWU 
is nationally and regionally recognized in the field of low-income 
community organizing for racial and economic justice. Since 1986, TWU 
has grown to include hundreds of low-income members and supporters in 
organization campaigns and chapters across the Northern Virginia suburbs 
of Washington, DC. TWU is a growing organization, with an entirely 
low-income community-based Board of Directors, a highly experienced 
staff of 15, and over 1,500 members and supporters. Our membership and 
leadership is entirely low-income and 75% of our leaders and active 
members are women and youths of color.

TWU is seeking a Community Organizer to build the power of predominantly 
Latina/o immigrants in Prince William County. This is a half-time 
(approximately 20 hours per week) position to start, with a chance to 
increase to full-time. Using base-building, community organizing, and 
leadership development approaches, the organizer will organize, develop 
the leadership and build the power of hundreds of immigrant residents 
and allies to challenge and turn back anti-immigrant policies in Prince 
William County, Virginia.



Responsibilities include:

· Identify and recruit Latina/o immigrant community members.

· Develop community-based, strategic plans to challenge anti-immigrant 
policies at the county level.

· Develop the leadership of project members.

· Coordinate strategies with allied and other immigrant community 
organizations and leaders in the field.

· Shared TWU-wide organizing responsibilities for direct action and 
major events



Qualifications
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to racial justice through 
base-building, low-income community organizing, and leadership development.

• Two or more years of progressive grassroots organizing, 
coalition-building, or labor organizing experience.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

• Ability to use email and web-based technology for organizing and 
communication purposes.

• Strong Spanish-language skills. Bilingual English and Spanish preferred.

• Car and drivers license a must within 30 days of start-up.

Salary/Benefits
• Competitive salary - based on experience; send salary history.

• Individual health coverage and transportation allowance.

• Many opportunities for personal and professional growth and mentorship.

• Dynamic leadership and support staff.


People of color, women and LGBTQ people encouraged to apply. Send cover 
letter indicating your interest, salary history, resume, and contact 
information for three references to info at twsc.org. No phone calls 
please. ###