The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health is seeking an Associate Director to direct safety and health education, training, research, and advocacy work in the Metropolitan New York area. Candidate must be a self-starter, able to work independently and have a background in safety and health and labor.

The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health is a coalition of over 200 local unions and 350 individual safety and health activists in the New York metropolitan area. NYCOSH uses training, education, advocacy, and organizing to improve health and safety conditions in our workplaces and our communities. The job will based in New York City, with regular travel to Long Island and Albany; and national travel required.

Required Qualifications

Experience working with unions, workers, and/or community organizations

Managerial and supervisory experience

Occupational safety and health background and knowledge

Grant-writing and administration experience

Experience working with budgets

Organizational and program development skills

Excellent writing and communication ability

Desired Qualifications

Five years’ experience in a supervisory position within a labor/social justice organization

Five years’ experience working within the labor movement

Successful demonstration of program/campaign work

Demonstrated ability to develop curricula and educational materials

Experience working in the New York Metropolitan area

Availability for evening, weekend work

Written and verbal Spanish language capacity

Responsibilities

Direct NYCOSH development, campaigns, and oversee programmatic activity

Supervise, and evaluate staff

Oversee organizational meetings and staff development

Assign work regarding occupational safety and health training to appropriate staff

Build NYCOSH’s organizational base and relationships

Develop resources and new programming for the organization

Grant writing and administration

Employees will receive a generous salary and a full benefits package.

Please email resumes and detailed cover letters to nycoshjobs@gmail.com by Friday, January 25, 2019. Impersonal cover letters will not be considered.