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RIGHT TO THE CITY SEEKS A NATIONAL ORGANIZER FOR ELECTORAL ENGAGEMENT

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National Organizer for Electoral Engagement

Job Announcement

Start Date: Ideal start  May 1, 2021.  Open until filled

Posted March 30, 2021

About The Right To The City Alliance (RTTC) and RTTC Action

Right To The City Alliance (RTTC) emerged in 2007 as a unified response to gentrification and a call to halt the displacement of low-income people, people of color, marginalized LGBTQ communities, and youth of color from our historic urban neighborhoods.  We are a national alliance of racial, economic and environmental justice organizations. Through shared principles and a common frame and theory of change, RTTC is building a national movement for democratic, just and sustainable cities.   RTTC Action is an affiliated 501(c)4 organization coordinating advocacy, lobbying and integrated voter engagement (IVE) work, including electoral campaigns.  RTTC Action is a vehicle to develop the renter class as a political bloc to contest for governing power through coordinated strategy, translocal alignment and strategic movement  infrastructure.

Position Summary

We are looking for someone to join our energetic, visionary and solutions-oriented national staff team to help build the powerful movement we need to win the right to the city and liberation for our people.  The National Organizer for Electoral Engagement will provide strategic leadership to build the alignment and infrastructure necessary to grow the electoral power of the renter class at the trans-local municipal and state level.  The ideal candidate will be someone who is multifaceted, politically grounded, able to adapt to changing conditions, believes deeply in self-determination and community power, and who embodies a commitment to both personal and systemic transformation.

The National Organizer for Electoral Engagement will lead strategic planning and implementation, staff the RTTC Action Board of Directors, participate in the Field Team, develop infrastructure and support the Resource Development Department in fundraising efforts.

This position will be supervised by RTTC Director of Resource Development.

Job Responsibilities

  • Lead C4 Strategy Development
  • Lead strategy development and program coordination for electoral engagement work that builds trans-local renter power and advances the vision and strategy of RTTC and Homes For All (HFA)
  • Identify and cultivate partnerships with individuals, organizations, and institutions that RTTC and RTTC Action can collaborate with.  Represent RTTC Action in building strategic alliance partnerships
  • Analyze and monitor electoral trends in local, state, and national landscapes. Share assessments and updates with the RTTC Program Team & RTTC Action Board
  • Support resource development strategies to help advance the goals and vision of RTTC and RTTC Action.
  • Manage RTTC Action governance and oversight
  • Staff the RTTC Action (501c4) board meetings: prepare materials and logistics
  • Develop and manage ballot endorsements processes and potential candidate endorsements
  • Manage RTTC Action budget, create project budgets, share grant writing and reporting with the RTTC Resource Development Team
  • Coordinate and ensure legal & financial compliance. Provide training to staff and membership as needed on compliance issues and best practices
  • Supervise occasional contractors and possibly grow into supervising RTTC Action staff
  • RTTC and RTTC Action Program Planning & Implementation
  • Develop workplans to support local and regional electoral efforts and experiments.
  • Act as liaison between RTTC Action and RTTC staff teams to ensure communication and coordination around key aspects of work including new workplans, development assessments, emerging partnerships, etc
  • Lead research to identify best policy opportunities: access census data and missing voters analysis; compile relevant sheriff / judge races, council seats,  ballot measures and other races relevant to member groups. Carry out ongoing tracking and monitoring of key electoral and policy fights, opportunities, and potential threats
  • Provide strategic guidance and technical support to priority electoral campaigns (2-5 per year), and support local members with tech systems, training and compliance
  • Ensure our practices reflect our values, priorities, and participatory decision-making
  • Foster strong member engagement and ensure transparent endorsement processes
  • Work with RTTC staff team and RTTC/HFA member groups to maintain 501c4 / 501c3 firewall protocols. Lead staff training on these protocols for campaign activities, public communications, and data coordination
  • Participate in team meetings, staff meetings, and comply with RTTC and RTTC Action policies and processes
  • Additional Work Areas
  • This position will be responsible for additional areas of work beyond electoral engagement. These areas of work may change over time based on organization and movement needs, and always in consultation with the organizer.

Required Experience & Qualifications

  • Campaign Development & Implementation. At least three years of experience as an organizer, communications or policy lead building and implementing electoral strategy.  Familiar with choosing campaigns, developing themes, and leading electoral data analysis, cutting turf, and training on voter data access platforms. Familiarity with CRM systems, voter engagement software and database management.  Experience and familiarity with housing justice campaigns and/or grassroots base building organizations and transformative organizing a plus
  • Strategic Infrastructure Development.  Experience building and managing organizational and movement  infrastructure that is politically grounded, interdependent, clear, accessible.  Relevant experience could include a range of operations, financial, technical/technological, compliance and governance functions for c4 and/or c3 organizations
  • Training & Leadership Development.  Prefer 2+ years supervisory experience, team leadership and training experience
  • Resource Development. Experience leading fundraising efforts, cultivating strategic funding partnerships
  • Bold Vision. You bring fierce imagination and deep commitment that we can and will create the world our communities need. You can share that vision in ways that inspire and compel
  • Swiss Army Knife. You are resourceful and creative, willing to do what it takes to make a project succeed. You can handle a lot in a fast-paced, multi-faceted work environment
  • In(ter)dependent. You are able to work independently, self-managing your time, while maintaining close communication with remote teams
. You are flexible and know that changing the world doesn’t always happen between 9am and 5pm
  • Low ego, high impact leadership. You are disciplined, rigorous, and more group-centered than self-centered. You have an excellent attention to detail and keep your eyes on the big picture

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1+ years leading administrative and compliance infrastructure for c4 advocacy
  • Experience managing budgets at the scale of $1M and above
  • Supervisory experience, for example, hiring, training and mentoring 2-5 person team
  • Excellent writing and editing skills for media, policy and popular audiences
  • Experience using social media tools and data analysis in campaigns
  • Drivers license and auto insurance
  • Ability to write and speak a second language, preferably Spanish

Location & Travel

Negotiable.  RTTC has concentrations of staff in the following areas: Philly, Atlanta, Boston, Brooklyn, SF Bay Area.  Willingness to travel: average 7-10 days per month, mostly in the US. During the pandemic, RTTC has a no unnecessary travel policy

Salary and Benefits

This is a full time, non-exempt position. The salary range for this position is $75,000 – 90,000, commensurate with experience and competitive with our sector.  RTTC offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package including 100% medical, dental and life insurance, employee-matched 401k retirement plan as well as sick and vacation PTO.

How To Apply

Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and writing sample through our hiring portal at: righttothecity.bamboohr.com/jobs/.  References will be asked for candidates who advance in the process.  Candidates will only be contacted if our hiring team chooses to pursue an interview.

Right To The City Alliance is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  Applicants from communities heavily impacted by gentrification, displacement and housing insecurity are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.