Who We Are
The Strategic Organizing Center (SOC) engages in paradigm-shifting campaigns that confront corporate misconduct, racism and sexism, and challenges existing anti-worker policy and corporate-friendly law in order to grow union membership throughout the US economy. We do this work in partnership with our affiliated unions and with the broader progressive community in the US and globally. Since our establishment in 2005, we have been mission focused on helping workers and unions organize for power at work. Today, our work is focused on such companies as Amazon, Google, McDonald’s, Uber, and campaigns including the Fight for $15 and Code CWA.
The Strategic Organizing Center is a democratic union federation whose three affiliated unions – the Service Employees International Union, the Communications Workers of America, and the United Farmworkers – represent some 3 million workers. These unions have been leaders of the American labor movement’s efforts to help workers form unions to secure fair pay, benefits, and justice on the job.
What We Do
Through cutting-edge research and innovative campaigns, the SOC advocates for workers, consumers and other constituencies harmed by concentrated corporate power across a wide range of industries, including food service, transportation and logistics, communications, healthcare and more.
The Opportunity
The Strategic Organizing Center is seeking a is seeking a seasoned organizing professional to lead comprehensive campaigns that challenge America’s largest corporations to take responsibility for how their business practices impact working families and their communities. This role will be an integral member of SOC’s broader Strategic Research and Campaigns (SRC) team, a growing and diverse multi-disciplinary group that develops and executes comprehensive corporate reform campaigns in partnership with SOC affiliate unions.
The Work
• Lead the research, development, and execution of strategy for corporate reform campaigns.
• Lead strategic research and campaign development processes.
• Design campaign plans and supervise the execution of campaign tactics by a team of corporate campaigners, attorneys and communicators in close collaboration with affiliate campaign leadership.
• Build relationships with external partners and specialists that enable effective multi-disciplinary and cross-organizational campaigning.
• Mentor junior campaigners on strategy and execution and oversee their work product and development of their professional skills.
• Assist the Director of the Strategic Research and Campaigns Department with overall management responsibilities.
• Contribute to and/or lead other department specific or cross-functional initiatives.
• Perform other duties as required to support the SOC SRC Team.
An individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position successfully:
• Communications: Creates an atmosphere in which timely and high-quality information flows smoothly to colleagues at all levels, within or external of the organization; encourages open expression of ideas and opinions. Effectively transfers thoughts and expresses ideas verbally or written in individual or group situations. Ability to communicate with team members regarding questions or concerns that may arise. Ability to convey messages that have the desired effect via the appropriate media in a thoughtful and professional manner.
• Attention to Detail and Accuracy: Thoroughness in accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved, no matter how small. Monitors and checks work or information and plans and organizes time and resources efficiently.
• Organization/Project Management: Able to manage multiple projects; able to determine project urgency in a practical way; able to drive projects forward with appropriate momentum towards completion; uses goals to guide actions; creates detailed action plans; organizes and schedules people and tasks effectively, able to effectively manage up and across key stakeholders. Ability to effectively manage a workload with competing priorities and meet deadlines in a timely and efficient manner.
• Adaptability: Changes style or method of approach when necessary to achieve a goal; adjusts style as appropriate to the needs of the situation. Responds to change with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn new ways to accomplish work activities and objectives. Ability to navigate ever evolving regulatory requirements and standards and keep up to date with the latest developments.
• Collaborative: Works harmoniously with others to get a job done; able to work well with staff, co-workers, peers and managers; shares critical information with everyone involved in a project in a timely manner; works effectively on projects that cross functional lines; helps to set a tone of cooperation within the work group and across groups; seeks opinions; values working relationships; when appropriate facilit
Location: New York, NY
Posted: Sept. 1, 2024, 7:32 a.m.
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