Organizer

Location: Houston, TX

Summary: Help create the leading edge of the labor movement in Texas! H.O.P.E. is seeking talented organizers to help build a employee labor movement. This campaign is part of H.O.P.E.'s innovative citywide program to organize workers and their communities across the city of Houston. The Houston Organization of Public Employees (HOPE) is a collaboration of two international organizations SEIU and AFSCME. This partnership brings AFSCME’s historic reputation and SEIU’s organizing drive together to build the foundation of a strong public sector union.

Job Description: Job Responsibilities include:

•Identify and develop workplace leaders

•Create leadership and activist structure in work sites

•Recruit members

•Work in a team setting to develop and implement comprehensive campaign strategy

•Assist in distributing information to membership through intense union activities including: block walking, phone calling, site visits, trainings and recurring meetings regarding union activities and focus

•Participate in coordinating organizing efforts with senior staff.

Job Qualifications:

•Excellent communication and listening skills

•Creativity and good judgment

•Patience

•Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds, cultures and experiences

•Commitment to justice for working people

•A willingness to work long and irregular hours

•A valid drivers license, car

•Personal discipline and organization

•Previous experience in campus, community, faith-based, labor, and/or political organizing a plus

• Responsible for successfully engaging members at site visits and forums on issues

•Must be capable of developing member leaders

•Must show ability to enforce the collective bargaining agreement and developing strategic relationships with the membership

•Women, people of color and Houston residents are strongly encouraged to apply.

We will train qualified candidates.

Compensation: Salary is based on experience. Full benefits package including health insurance, pension plan, car allowance.

Submission Instructions: Applications should include

•A cover letter

•An up-to-date résumé.

•A list of three job references with contact information.

Please reply with the above requirements to: lhawthorne@hopetx.org