[COMM-ORG] job: public housing campaign director, New York City, no salary info

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From: Sondra Youdelman <sondra at cvhaction.org>


Please help us circulate the following job announcement. Copies of the 
posting are also posted at: 
http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/318778-38.

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PUBLIC HOUSING ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION:

Community Voices Heard (CVH) is a 14 year-old membership organization of 
low-income people working together to influence policy change around 
issues that impact low-income families’ lives. Our current work focuses 
on the issues of welfare reform & workforce development, public housing 
preservation & improvement, and equitable community development. CVH 
uses a combination of strategies including base building & mobilization, 
leadership development, direct-action, legislative & advocacy, 
grassroots-driven research, media & public education, voter education & 
engagement, and coalition building to lead campaigns to win benefits for 
our membership of low-income families.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

CVH is seeking a dynamic and experienced individual to direct the 
organization’s citywide campaign to preserve and improve public housing. 
This is a full-time position that begins on January 1^st , 2008. The 
position will be based in NYC but will require occasional out-of-NYC travel.

The main job responsibilities of this position will include campaign 
development and management, supervising a staff of organizers, and 
coalition & ally work at the local, state and national levels. This is a 
senior management position and will serve as part of a Senior Staff 
Management Team, contributing to shaping the overall organizational 
direction and strategy.

Specifically, the position will include:

· Determining overall goals, demands and strategies for moving the 
campaign forward; facilitating leadership involvement in strategy 
setting; making key tactical decisions along with campaign leadership; 
assuring that campaign plan is implemented by staff and members;

· Training, supervising, and evaluating campaign staff;

· Working with the Public Housing Coordinating Organizer to support and 
staff the campaign leadership committee;

· Working with upper level public housing campaign leaders to further 
advance their leadership skills and abilities;

· Working with other organizations including housing groups, tenants 
associations and labor unions currently working on public housing issues 
in NYC and nationally;

· Training resident groups &/ or staff members of various other groups 
that work in public housing and want to develop their organizing skills 
and connection to campaign work; and

· Assisting in fundraising and other organizational development activities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

* Applicants must be committed to building community power,
membership decision-making, radical politics & our theory of
social change.
* Minimum 5 years community organizing, union organizing, political
organizing, and/ or legislative issue advocacy experience required.
* Experience in directing or playing leadership rolls in statewide
coalitions and/ or national level campaigns.
* Experience in base building, door knocking, one-on-ones,
leadership development, mobilization, strategy and campaign
development & implementation essential.
* Ability to work both independently as well as in a team, and be
able to take direction, according to goals of the organization.
* Experience supervising, training &/ or managing other staff.
* Spanish language skills are strongly desired, but not required.

TO APPLY:

Please send resume and cover letter to Sondra Youdelman, Community 
Voices Heard 115 East 106^th Street, 3^rd Floor, New York, NY 10029 or 
email sondra at CVHaction.org <mailto:sondra at CVHaction.org>. If sending an 
email, make sure to put “Public Housing Campaign Director” in the 
subject line.

CVH is an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, LGBTQ 
individuals, and people with current/ past experience on public 
assistance or residency in public housing are strongly encouraged to 
apply. For more information please check out our web page at: 
www.CVHaction.org <http://www.CVHaction.org>.

Resumes will be accepted until the position is filled. Interviews will 
begin (on a rolling basis) starting in mid December.

SALARY/ BENEFITS:

Salary depends on experience (DOE); Excellent benefits include health 
insurance (medical, dental, vision), short- and long-term disability 
insurance, sabbatical policy, 403(b) retirement program, personal & sick 
days, generous vacation leave, and holiday time off.