Description

Georgia Lead Organizer

Job Description

Reports to: Organizing Director or Deputy Director of Organizing

Supervisory Responsibilities: This is not a management or supervisory position.

Supervises: N/A

Bargaining Unit Status: In the bargaining unit

FLSA Status: Not Exempt

Location: Georgia (Hybrid) - with an expectation of travel within the state and nationwide up to 50% of the time for events and site visits.

ABOUT UNITED FOR RESPECT

United for Respect (UFR) and United for Respect Education Fund (UFREF) is a national organization committed to building power and centering the voices of people working for the country’s largest retail corporations. Through scaled leadership development and base-building, UFR/EF is challenging major corporations and policymakers to create an economy and democracy that meets the needs of all working people. We utilize traditional on-the-ground organizing best practices - in-person outreach in work places and homes, and public events and actions -  and leverage technology — social media, relational tools, and our digital platform — to bring retail workers into a shared community of support and advocacy to win big, bold corporate and public policy change.

POSITION OVERVIEW

United for Respect (UFR) is seeking a motivated, dynamic Lead Organizer for Georgia to help grow the leadership and power of low-wage workers to drive bold policy campaigns for economic and racial justice. This role will lead organizing efforts across Georgia while also contributing to UFR’s national worker outreach and engagement strategy — connecting digital organizing with on-the-ground mobilization to build a large, activated base of worker leaders.

Key initiatives that this position will be responsible for moving in Georgia include, but are not limited to:

• Grow the leadership of working people at retail corporations and those employed as low-wage workers by empowering workers to organize and take collective action in their workplaces and communities around public policy and corporate campaigns;
• Drive campaigns that raise workplace standards — including winning a living wage, fair workweek, paid family leave, earned sick time, and equitable workplaces free of sexual harassment and racial discrimination — while holding corporations accountable;
• Leverage digital outreach tools, social media, and peer-to-peer engagement to connect with low-wage workers across the country;
• Move online engagement into meaningful offline participation through one-on-one conversations, local meetings, and workplace actions;
• Coordinate with UFR’s national team to align Georgia-based organizing with national campaigns and worker mobilizations; and
• Use metrics to track, report, and assess worker leader participation, leadership, and campaign outcomes to ensure workers are supported across every stage of engagement and campaigns achieve success. 

We encourage you to apply for this position if you are excited about worker and community empowerment and are passionate about investing time and resources into deep organizing and training. The ideal candidate excels at relationship-building, interpersonal communication, and leadership development.

What You’ll Be Doing 

• Utilize a mix of on-the-ground worker organizing and online engagement to recruit and activate retail workers in the State and nationally to support United for Respect’s policy agenda and priorities.
• Build a base of low-wage retail workers to help drive policy initiatives, actions, and priorities in the State.
• Develop and build leadership committees to drive national and state corporate and public policy campaigns through an inclusive process that develops organizing and advocacy skills, generates bold actions, educates the public, and moves policymakers.
• Work with UFR staff and partners to organize actions, press events, and prepare testimony for public hearings.
• Support retail workers to share their stories with each other and publicly, with the press, and on social media.
• Participate in strategy development and planning to grow our state program and advance advocacy priorities.
• Utilize a data-driven organizing approach to achieve campaign goals.
• Coordinate/support a team of junior organizers in the state.
• Work in coalition with organizational partners in the state.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Competitive benefits package provided for full-time employees and eligible dependents, including health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage and 401k. 

Salary Range: $70,000 - $80,000 annually, depending on experience. Additionally, we provide a cost-of-living adjustment of up to $6,500 based on your geographic location.

United for Respect is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and actively recruits people of color, women, individuals with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ community. United for Respect provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Requirements

What You Will Bring 

• Minimum 2-3 years of labor organizing experience, relational organizing experience strongly preferred.
• Proficiency using digital tools for organizing and base-building.
• Must have a car and a valid driver’s license, and be able to drive/travel as needed on a regular basis.
• Experience leading a team preferred.
• Strong listening, persuasion and facilitation skills.
• Ability to relate to and work with diverse groups of people as well as an understanding of the daily challenges faced by low-income communities of color.
• Ability to work independently, navigate obstacles, discern priorities, meet competing deadlines and handle multiple projects.
• Strong willingness to learn, adapt, take feedback and implement changes in real time.
• Strong database management skills that inform analysis of the base and strategy.
• Ability to work varied hours including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Ability to speak Spanish is a plus but not required. 

We’re Excited About You Because You 

• Believe in building a democratic and inclusive labor movement driven by a commitment to grassroots worker power and the leadership of working-class people to define our own destiny.
• Have a proven track record of success and are capable of leading teams/cross-departmental projects.
• Embrace technology as an enabler to help you get your job done and to collaborate in a culture that promotes passion in technology.
• Have the ability to manage multiple projects, create and execute work plans, anticipate obstacles and identify ways to navigate challenges, and drive projects independently.