Through the Thurgood Marshall Institute, LDF will have the ability to generate and integrate innovative research, organizing, advocacy, and communications aimed at educating the public and key decision makers. This added capacity will leverage LDF’s litigation expertise, advocacy experience and unique leadership role on matters of race, law, and policy to shape the narrative on racial justice and equity. Through targeted policy reform campaigns that attack entrenched problems of racial bias, the LDF Thurgood Marshall Institute will partner with local advocates to advance holistic strategies to achieve obtainable and lasting solutions on issues of criminal justice, political participation, education and economic opportunity.

The Thurgood Marshall Institute’s Race and Policing Reform Campaign:

As one of its inaugural initiatives, the Thurgood Marshall Institute is launching a Race and Policing Reform Campaign. The United States is undeniably in the depths of a national policing crisis. The life-threatening reality of racial bias in policing has undermined public confidence in our justice system, in law enforcement, and in the rule of law itself. Outrage over police-involved assaults and killings of unarmed African Americans— with many incidents captured in graphic and devastating detail on citizen cell phone videos—has inspired a movement of young activists, captured the public attention, and generated intense calls for a fundamental change in policing.

Through the Race and Policing Reform campaign, LDF will reform policing policies and practices through work at the federal, state and local levels.

Community Organizer for the Thurgood Marshall Institute’s Race and Police Reform Campaign:

LDF understands that advocacy outside the courtroom – specifically, community organizing – is a critical component of any effort to achieve sustained and comprehensive reform. Thus, to advance its Race and Policing Reform campaign, the Thurgood Marshall Institute at LDF seeks an experienced, dynamic and innovative Community Organizer to work with communities of color on police reform issues. The duration of this position is two (2) years.

The Community Organizer will report to LDF’s Senior Community Organizer and will work on campaigns managed by a Campaign Lead and the Thurgood Marshall Institute Director.

Responsibilities:

• Valuing, highlighting and building the capacity of impacted communities to effectively organize initiatives to address police misconduct/brutality and discriminatory policing;
• Working with local communities to assist in building their capacity to change law enforcement policies and practices, and promoting bias-free and responsible policing;
• Organizing communities or coalitions to advance reforms to public systems, including but not limited to juvenile or criminal justice systems;
• Developing and maintaining relationships, partnerships, and coalitions with organizations, community members/leaders, and public officials;
• Planning, implementing and coordinating successful community outreach and public education campaigns; and
• Advocating for LDF’s police reform and other priorities.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate for this position will possess the following characteristics and skills:

• Five or more years of experience organizing communities or coalitions to advance reforms to public systems, including but not limited to juvenile or criminal justice systems;
• A college degree or equivalent work experience;
• A demonstrated commitment to racial justice and criminal justice reform;
• A willingness to advocate for LDF’s police reform and other priorities;
• Familiarity with police misconduct/brutality and discriminatory policing issues and campaigns and with the organizations and coalitions currently working on these issues nationally;
• A demonstrated commitment to valuing, highlighting and building the capacity of impacted communities to effectively organize initiatives to address police misconduct/brutality and discriminatory policing;
• Willingness to travel extensively to both urban and rural areas in the United States;
• Willingness to adhere to a fluid/dynamic and sometimes demanding schedule;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to convey complex information effectively to a wide range of audiences of varying sizes;
• A demonstrated ability to plan, implement and coordinate successful community outreach and public education campaigns;
• A demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships, partnerships, with coalitions of organizations, community members/leaders, and public officials via the internet, in-person and telephone;
• The integrity, professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment to handle sensitive, high-profile, legally privileged and otherwise confidential information in an appropriate manner;
• The ability to work both in a team structure and independently, as required by different circumstances;
• Strong initiative and creative thinking; well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate with diverse groups;
• Excellent organizational skills; and
• A valid driver’s license.

Position Location: Preferably Brooklyn, NY or Washington, DC. Working from other locations will be considered

The Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) is seeking a High Road Coordinator to:

1. develop a pilot program that rebuilds career ladders in the service sector, and
2. collaborate with workforce management software companies to optimize existing technology to improve work-family balance and the employment stability of hourly workers.

The Coordinator will be housed within the Fair Workweek Initiative, working with CPD partner organizations and experts on just-in-time scheduling in hourly sectors.

About CPD: The Center for Popular Democracy promotes equity, opportunity, and a dynamic democracy in partnership with innovative base-building organizations, organizing networks and alliances, and progressive unions across the country. CPD works to build the strength and capacity of democratic organizations to envision and advance a pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial and economic justice agenda.

The Fair Workweek Initiative, anchored by the Center for Popular Democracy and Action for the Common Good, is driving the growing momentum to restore a workweek that enables working families to thrive. We are committed to elevating the voices of working people to ensure they can shape the solutions that work for their families – whether through improved industry practices or new workplace protections. We seek to strengthen the skills of low-wage hourly workers and advance a model of high road employment through fair scheduling metrics and technological solutions.

Primary Responsibilities

The High Road Coordinator will be supervised by the Fair Workweek Initiative Director to:

Build CPD Partners’ Direct Services Capacity

• Conduct an industry-wide analysis of service sector employment opportunities
• Provide technical assistance to CPD partners in two states to enable them to establish a job coaching and placement services operation for the first time
• Develop a customer service training curriculum in collaboration with community colleges and employers; and work with partners to map out and monitor its implementation
• Assist CPD partners to conduct mass outreach and mass application processing
• Establish case management systems and the metrics, database tools and oversight to track the impact of the trainings and job services

• Engage workforce management software companies around the optimization of scheduling technology according to fair workweek guidelines and metrics
• Establish partnerships and public education programs to promote a high road business model aligned with fair workweek principles
• Prepare and submit reports to funders and partners as needed

• A commitment to social, gender and racial justice issues and understanding of challenges facing low-wage hourly workers;
• At least five years’ experience and two years of senior level experience in workforce development, direct services, base-building, civic engagement, union or community organizing;
• Experience developing and managing multiple projects
• A track record of developing and maintaining strong working relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders and building healthy coalitions;
• Highly analytical and detail-oriented;
• Outcome-driven and organized;
• Experience leading projects with technology components a plus.
• Background in CSR, business and social entrepreneurship a plus.

Generous salary and benefits package, depending on experience.

How to apply

https://cpd.hiringthing.com/job/22650/high-road-coordinator-fair- workweek-initiative

CPD is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and actively recruits people of color, women, individuals with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ community