The Center on Policy Initiatives has been at the forefront of the economic justice movement in San Diego since 1997.  CPI is a nonprofit research and action institute dedicated to advancing economic equity for diverse communities throughout the San Diego region. CPI works to increase access to good jobs and quality healthcare, and to improve conditions for low-wage workers and families.  For more information about our work, visit www.CPISanDiego.org. 

Position Description & Responsibilities

CPI seeks a dynamic Deputy Director to oversee program operations and development and to coordinate our strategic programmatic initiatives.  As a member of CPI’s senior leadership team, the Deputy Director plays a key role in day-to-day operations and strategic planning for CPI’s future organizational development.  The Deputy Director will report directly to the Executive Director, and will directly supervise senior program and campaign staff.   The ideal candidate has strong leadership and management skills, is highly collaborative and is an excellent strategic thinker, planner and implementer. The Deputy Director must be able to lead multi-disciplinary staff teams and has significant experience working in the policy arena on strategic policy advocacy campaigns.    

The Deputy Director’s primary responsibilities will be:

• Working with department directors, to create ambitious goals and effective plans to meet them; supporting their professional development; and serving as a thought partner and resource to senior leaders in their realms of responsibility, including on issues related to the management of their teams.
• Ensure smooth communication and coordination across departments and campaigns.
• Foster and reinforce a strong culture of rigor, innovation, and positive engagement.
• Work closely with the Executive Director, board and other members of the senior staff to develop, articulate and implement overall organizational strategy.
• Manage policy campaigns.
• Manage annual planning process that integrates goal-setting, progress tracking, metrics, impact and evaluation. 
• Ensure there are strong performance management systems throughout the organization, and support senior leaders in hiring, coaching, retention of high performers, and addressing performance issues.
• Along with other organizational leaders, manage external ally and partner relationships, and represent CPI externally with a variety of audiences, including elected officials.  Represent CPI’s campaign and program work broadly in the community, supporting collaborations and connections with government, academic, grassroots advocacy, and policy organizations.
• Assist the Executive Director and development staff to cultivate and support relationships with CPI’s current and potential funders.
• Work with Senior Leadership Team on budget and office-wide organizational planning.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:   Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to racial and economic justice and the labor movement.  Also needed: willingness to work long hours and weekends when necessary, and ability to work independently.

• 5-10 years’ public policy experience, working in government, community organization, union, or social/racial justice non-profit
• At least 4 years staff management experience
• Ability to effectively lead, manage and support people within a collaborative working environment
• Ability to build and maintain relationship with partners, donors, policy stakeholders
• Strong initiative, follow through, and attention to detail
• Strong meeting and training facilitator
• Effective strategic planning, program evaluation, project management, and team-building skills
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, skilled listener and communicator, emotionally mature
• Excels at operating in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, campaign environment
• Integrity, discretion, good judgement
• Bi-lingual a plus

Terms of employment:  CPI’s salary and benefit standards are very competitive and will depend on qualifications and experience.  The full benefits include family healthcare, a matching 401(k) and generous vacation and holiday time. 

Application Process:  This position is available immediately.  E-mail cover letter and resume to Clare Crawford at hr@onlinecpi.org.  No phone calls please.  Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements will not receive a response. 

CPI IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.  WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

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Organizational Description

The Worker’s Justice Project (WJP) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote justice and opportunity for low-wage immigrant workers in New York City by pushing for systematic enforcement and expansion of workplace protections, including labor and occupational health and safety standards; advocating for industry-specific efforts to improve working conditions; and educating immigrant communities about their rights in the workplace and how to exercise those rights. WJP’s strategic plan guides our programmatic focus on: 1) building a strong and unify membership (2) winning workplace justice through worker-led campaigns 3) organizing immigrant day laborers.

The Worker Center Coordinator will be mostly based in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, but will also support other programmatic efforts in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The Coordinator is responsible for workforce development trainings, program management, and job development through marketing and outreach to prospective employers. The Coordinator is also responsible for hiring and job dispatch and serves as one of the staff organizers that will engage workers in Worker’s Justice Project’s organizing campaigns/ programs, worker leadership development, and played an important role in unifying and growing a strong membership-based.

Job Responsibilities

Workforce Development Trainings, Program Management, & Outreach:

 Plan, implement, and document workforce development trainings and programming, which include: job skill trainings, vocational trainings, workforce preparation, pre- apprenticeship referrals, life skills workshops, financial literacy, occupational health and safety trainings, and English language instruction.
 Monitor workplaces to safe workplace standards and fair wages
 Coordinate day labor job skill trainings (i.e. painting, carpentry, sheetrock) with worker
leaders and community partners.
 Incorporate popular education methodology into trainings and workshops.
 Manage employer relations with businesses and property owners to ensure that day
laborers and domestic workers and their employers use the day laborer center.
 Create and implement job development strategies to enhance day laborer and domestic worker employment opportunities through marketing and employer outreach.

Hiring & Job Dispatch:

 Work in collaboration with staff, director, and worker leadership to create and implement work plan of activities related to the overall objectives of the hiring site.
 Assist employers, domestic workers, and day laborers to negotiate work agreements in an organized and respectful manner
 Ensure adherence of the rules and procedures accorded by the general assembly
 Advocate for the needs and rights of domestic workers and day laborers with employers
 Document incidents, events, problems and conflicts that occur at the site
 Assist in mediating and resolving conflicts between domestic workers, day laborers and employers

Advocacy, Leadership Development & Social Justice Organizing:

 Serve as one of the primary staff organizers engaging day laborers and domestic workers in the organizing campaigns of the Worker’s Justice Project (WJP)
 Facilitate general assemblies with workers 3-4 times per month (mostly weekends) and as needed
 Facilitate dialogue and education for day laborers about their legal rights and responsibilities
 Work in collaboration with staff and member leaders to develop and promote leadership and empowerment of day laborers and domestic workers
 Work in collaboration with staff and member leaders in implementing a new membership structure that will unify and strengthen the membership-base.
 Promote and facilitate civic participation and democratic decision-making processes
 Maintain and nourish positive community public relations with visitors to the center: police, neighbors, volunteers, press, medical and legal representatives and other institutions, such as churches, unions, and businesses

Administrative:

 Prepare weekly and monthly activity and data reports  Data management and record keeping
 Participate in weekly staff meetings
 Answer phones/field calls when at worksite
 Provide interpretation/translation Job Requirements
 Ability to work in a collaborative work environment
 Ability to work effectively with people from a broad range of backgrounds
 Community organizing and popular education training
 Knowledge of and commitment to immigrant rights and social justice
 Strong communication and facilitation skills
 Dedication and ability to work flexible, early morning hours including Saturdays
 Strong written and oral skills in English/Spanish
 Competent knowledge of social media, computer operations (Google Apps, Word, Excel, etc.) and equipment operation such as copiers, fax machines and telephones
 Administrative and organizational skills necessary to carry out job description responsibilities
 Deep dedication to the leadership of directly affected people
 Believe in peoples’ ability to change the world  The ability to work under pressure
 Love of teamwork and a good team player.

Work Environment

Mobile trailer serves as the office in the mornings. Also, we use a shared office space in a building.

Compensation

Salary commensurate with experience; health benefits, sick and vacation pay, paid training

To Apply

Please send by email a letter summarizing your qualifications and interest along with your résumé that includes education, work history, and two employment and one personal reference to Director, Ligia Guallpa: ligia@workersjustice.org

From Community Voices Heard:

Dear Friends & Allies:

CVH’s current Executive Director, Sondra Youdelman, recently announced that she will be transitioning out of the organization later this year, so we have begun the search for our next Executive Director. We are seeking an experienced, dynamic, and passionate Executive Director to provide vision, leadership, and overall direction for CVH and CVH Power. The Executive Director is responsible for ensuring that the organization stays true to its mission and core values of building the power of low-income people of color across New York State. The Executive Director will oversee operations of both CVH and CVH Power to ensure the organization’s financial stability, the quality of its strategic campaigns and programs, the building of a strong membership base, the development of community leaders, and the maintenance of its relationships with key stakeholders.

[…] CVH has engaged the search firm Koya Leadership Partners to help in this hire. Please use the link on Koya’s website at https://koyapartners.com/search/executive-director-19/ for inquiries and to apply. Feel free to post this in any newsletters and job boards you have access to and to pass it along to anyone in your networks who might be qualified.

As always, we appreciate the help our communities and allies provide!

In solidarity,

The CVH/CVH Power Transition Committee