NMIC’s Tenant Organizer works with our highly skilled and experienced, interdisciplinary organizing, legal, and social services team. This role will collaborate with organizers at our partner agencies, Community League of the Heights and Inwood Community Services, through a special initiative to create and maintain active relationships with tenants to develop leadership, empower them to improving community living conditions and create comprehensive anti-displacement plans.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Tenant Organizing

• Assist tenants forming and strengthening tenant associations (TAs).
• Schedule and coordinate regular TA meetings and work with members to develop agendas.
• Organize TA member leadership development and know your rights trainings.
• Coordinate one-on-one meetings to develop leadership within buildings.

• Respond to individual tenant issues and connect them with NMIC services for resolution. Connect with external partners where needed.

• Coordinate with attorneys to address tenant concerns with management.

• Collaborate with other tenant/community organizers within NMIC and at partner agencies on agency and community projects.

• Collect documentation required by funding sources.

• Maintain notes in proprietary database.

 

Community Organizing

• Enhance the leadership structure of Union Communal, the Washington Heights/Inwood Community Union.
• Collaborate with tenant leaders to lead monthly community-wide meetings.
• Connect neighborhood residents to broader campaigns to enhance their collective voice.
• Identify opportunities to integrate issue advocacy into other NMIC programming.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Candidates should have a strong interest in working in a low-income and culturally diverse community.
• BS/BA with at least 1 year of tenant organizing experience is preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Demonstrated PC literacy and proficiency, including word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Ability to work independently and efficiently on multiple tasks as well as work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work collaboratively and to interact with management and program staff.
• Spanish/English proficiency (oral and written communication) required but fluency is strongly preferred.

Level of Language Proficiency

Spanish/English proficiency (oral and written communication) required but fluency is strongly preferred.

How To Apply

Please submit the following to Rodrigo Sanchez-Camus at organizing@nmic.org with the job title in the subject line:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• References
• Salary requirements

All attachments should be in word or PDF form.

No phone calls, please.

Location: 45 Wadsworth Avenue, New York, NY 10033