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Make the Road NYC Seeks Action NYC Organizer

Make the Road New York seeks a community organizer to join its staff as part of a coordinated citywide initiative, ActionNYC, which will reach immigrant communities across New York City to connect individuals to free immigration legal consultations, document preparation, and application assistance. This position will conduct tailored outreach to engage and activate traditionally undeserved immigrant communities and connect them with immigration navigation and legal services. The position will be for approximately 15 hours per week through the end of June and based in Staten Island and Queens.

THE ORGANIZATION:

Make the Road New York builds the power of Latino and working class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services. Make the Road operates neighborhood-based community centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn; Jackson Heights, Queens; Port Richmond, Staten Island and Brentwood, Long Island. With a membership of more than 18,000+ low-income New Yorkers, Make the Road tackles the critical issues facing our community: workplace justice, tenants’ rights, immigrant rights, language-access, LGBTQ justice, public education, health care access, and immigration reform.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Conduct strategic, mass-targeted outreach to immigrant populations about ActionNYC and City services
  • Refer individuals to ActionNYC events and other services
  • Establish, strengthen, and maintain connections with trusted community groups, faith-based institutions, and other leaders in immigrant neighborhoods
  • Attend meetings and events to provide information about and promote the ActionNYC program, and to address issues and concerns
  • Use ActionNYC’s technological tool to collect data.

Requirements:

  • Previous campaign and/or outreach experience
  • Ability and comfort approaching and speaking to a wide variety of people in a variety of circumstances
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships with community partners (e.g., churches, social service organizations)
  • Ability to work in a team and in collaboration with other organizations and partners;
  • Ability to work independently to meet ambitious goals
  • Must be willing to work evening and weekend hours
  • Comfort using technology and inputting data
  • Ability to engage, motivate, and inspire others
  • Ability and experience working with diverse individuals and communities
  • Preferred: Bilingual in Spanish and English.

Make the Road New York is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and seeks to insure equal opportunity and equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to race, creed, religion, color, citizenship, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, genetic information and sexual orientation, in all employment decisions including but not limited to hiring, compensation, benefits, training, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

Salary is $15 per hour, with the expectation of approximately 15 hours per week.

How to apply

Forward a cover letter and resume at actionnycorganizer@maketheroadny.org. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.