Director of Organizing

Summary

About New Yorkers United for Child Care 

New Yorkers United for Child Care (NYUC) is a growing movement of parents, would-be parents, and New Yorkers fighting to win free, universal child care for all. Through people-powered organizing, direct action, and strategic campaigns, we’ve won major victories—saving NYC’s universal 3-K program,  expanding free child care in New York City and State, and making child care a top city and statewide political issue. Now, with the Governor’s recent commitments to fund a Pre-K Guarantee state-wide and 2-Care in New York City, we are organizing to make those commitments real—and to win more.

Why Join NYUC?

This is a chance to play a central role in a historic fight to win universal child care in New York State. You’ll work alongside powerful parent leaders, help shape statewide political outcomes, and be part of a movement that believes people power wins change.

Position Overview

New Yorkers United for Child Care seeks a talented, motivated, detail oriented, and dedicated organizer to join our team as the Director of Organizing and Campaigns. This leadership position will report to the Executive Director, and will both supervise the organizing staff and play a lead role in setting direction for all of NYUC’s campaigns

Qualifications

• The Director of Organizing and Campaigns should be accountable and accessible, a proven leader on campaigns, a good listener, and politically savvy.
• Immersed in traditional community organizing theory and practices
• Meticulous attention to detail and project management
• Ability to independently manage multiple projects from conception to completion, supervise staff, and work as part of a team.
• A commitment to social, class, economic, gender, and racial justice 
• Understands NYUC’s mission and model for building power with parents and would-be parents
• Minimum 7 years of professional organizing experience working in a community organization and/or labor union.
• Minimum 3 years of effective leadership development, supervision, and management 
• Strong facilitation skills
• Experience and understanding of policy development and advocacy.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of the various New York State communities and its political landscape.
• Leadership skills to keep NYUC’s various programs coordinated under a unified vision.
• Excellent personal organization and time management skills; capacity to manage multiple priorities; and accountability to goals.

Duties

Community Organizing and Campaigns Strategy: 

• Co-leads the development of local and statewide organizing efforts including visioning, planning, and strategy development 
• Leads the development of a base building strategy to increase our membership in New York City, Hudson Valley and Long Island, including overseeing the hiring of paid canvassers.
• Lead a team of staff and organizational partners to effectively implement campaign plans to win legislative and policy victories by setting and consistently achieving yearly, quarterly, and weekly goals as well as responding to campaign flow, stakeholders' and internal priorities to adapt plans effectively.  
• Work with the Executive Director and Communications Director to coordinate and manage public education, advocacy tactics, and action/event coordination.

Staff Supervision & Development: 

• Supervises organizing staff via weekly supervision meetings, quarterly plans, and performance management, and provides mentorship to support relationship building, skill development, and campaign creativity. 
• Develop and identify training opportunities for organizing staff to improve community organizing skills 
• Hire and onboard new organizers on Long Island and Hudson Valley
• Collaborates with the Executive Director and leads the team to maintain and advance an organizational culture that supports work/life balance, fosters positive staff relations, and ensures that staff members receive the evaluation, training, support, supervision, and leadership development that they need to succeed.

External Relationships  

• Strengthens and grows our partnership, in New York City and State through broad-based institutional and individual relationship-building and maintenance. 
• Serves as NYUC’s ambassador with other institutions, the press, and the general public; proactively positions NYUC and advances its reputation in the fields in which it works.
• Ensures coordination and cultivation of key institutional and political relationships across NYUC’s team
• Models the ability to deal with conflicts calmly, constructively, effectively, and in a timely manner.