GA Basebuilding Organizer

Job Title: GA Basebuilding Organizer

Employee Type: Full time, non exempt (hourly)

Reports To: Senior Director of Care Organizing (temporarily)

Department: Field

Entity: NDWA

Hours per Week: 40 hrs/week

Salary: $74,300 - $77,694 ($35.72/hr - $37.35/hr)

Work Location: Remote (Based in Middle Georgia with access to office in Atlanta)

Start Date: ASAP

POSITION SUMMARY:

The National Domestic Workers Alliance (www.domesticworkers.org) organizes domestic workers in the United States for respect, recognition and labor standards. We work to guarantee labor protections for domestic workers by winning legislation at the state level, pushing for regulatory changes at the national level, through the International Labor Organization at the global level, and elevating domestic workers as key leaders in building a powerful movement for social and global justice. NDWA formed in 2007 at the US Social Forum and currently represents 75 local affiliates and chapters, plus thousands of individual workers across the country.

The GA base building organizer will have responsibilities to deepen and expand the GA organizing program. They will cultivate new worker contacts, primarily agency-employed home care workers and family childcare providers in the Middle Georgia area, into members of the GA chapter, while supporting and building the leadership of the existing Middle Georgia-based membership.

The Georgia chapter has a staff of 4 in total, with an Organizing Director leading the state’s work, and three organizers supporting the field and membership program, and is part of the NDWA Field Team. The GA Base Building Organizer will be temporarily supervised by the Senior Director of Care Organizing while we search to fill the role of the GA Organizing Director who they normally would report to. This position has the chance of becoming permanent beyond the 2 month position.

PRIMARY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Base building - 60%

  • Manage an ongoing outreach plan for recruiting new members, including canvassing in the local community, and outreach at events and worksites.

  • Conduct regular phone follow-ups, coordinate member-led group phone banking sessions for post-outreach follow-up with new contacts, and conduct event turnout to the general membership.

  • Identify workers who show potential for deep engagement and work with Organizing Director and other organizers to implement leadership development activities.

  • Coordinate chapter’s outreach & recruitment system, co-facilitate monthly meetings and other membership activities.

  • Conduct membership recruitment presentations, support workers who want to join as NDWA members to register online, consistently involve workers and supporters in the organization, and increase their commitment.

  • Build and cultivate new relationships with community institutions and partners to increase effectiveness of outreach tactics.

  • Send digital communications to membership and contact list, as well as digitally track member participation in Chapter programming and events.

  • Consistently track field work and interactions with new worker contacts as well as with recently activated contacts, and established members, in database and relevant systems.

  • Track progress and contribute to overall chapter goals for recruitment, engagement, and leadership development

• Program and campaign implementation - 40%

  • Work with the Georgia Organizing Director and team to plan for monthly membership meetings, other membership programming, and coordinate membership participation in local and national worker gatherings and initiatives.

  • Coordinate and activate membership into campaign activities and ensure broad participation from membership in ongoing campaign plans

  • Support overall team efforts to execute outreach for local campaigns, other local worker engagement, and local and national rapid response mobilizations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Highly motivated individual with a passion for engaging communities

• Ability to work some nights and weekends

• 2-3 years organizing experience (either paid or volunteer)

• Strong relational skills and ability to connect, engage, and inspire community members

• Strong and effective communicator

• Intermediate computer skills: (i.e. PowerPoint, Google Suite)

• Demonstrated leadership experience

• Hard-working and self-disciplined

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures

• Ability to work well under pressure and manage time efficiently

• Knowledge of issues affecting Black domestic workers nationally and locally

• Fluency in Spanish is a bonus

• Position requires travel throughout the Middle Georgia region and some travel to the Metropolitan Atlanta region which will require reliable transportation (at least 3 days/week) and occasional national travel

• Position requires some evening and some weekend work as needed

• Position Hours: 40 hours per week