United Working Families is an independent political organization by and for the many. Funded by working-class people and their organizations—labor unions, community groups, and individuals—UWF represents over 100,000 working people across Illinois. UWF combines the experience, resources, and mass base of organized labor with the energy and innovation of the grassroots to recruit, train, and run candidates, and to build durable, year-round, volunteer political organization. UWF member organizations include: Action Center on Race and the Economy, Chicago Teachers Union, Cook County College Teachers Union, Grassroots Illinois Action, Illinois Nurses Association, Northside Action for Justice, SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana, SEIU Local 73, United Electrical Workers Western Region, United Neighbors of the 35th Ward, Warehouse Worker Action, Workers United Chicago Midwest Regional Joint Board, and 22nd Ward IPO, 33rd Ward Working Families.
Senior Organizer
United Working Families seeks a Senior Organizer to lead our work to build regionally-based member organizing formations (IPO’s, chapters, and/or organizing committees) that are actively advancing local power fights and/or electoral campaigns. The Senior Organizer will be responsible for engaging rank-and-file members of UWF affiliates in this local work, and in driving a distributed organizing model that puts members in charge of their own organizing.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced community and/or labor organizer with a track record of building member-led organizing committees, particularly with BIPOC members and leaders, and an enthusiasm for experimentation and innovation. This is an organizing position in a collaborative, fast-paced, and innovative environment; the work will require travel, weeknight, and weekend hours. This position is full-time, hybrid, based in Chicago.
Responsibilities:
Deepening member organizing engagement and growth strategies to build our power including:
Skills and Qualifications
Please read this description of UWF’s Core Competencies. These are the most important practices we will be looking for as part of this hiring process.
Salary and Benefits: The starting salary for this position would begin at $64,000 and will be adjusted upwards based on our “Thriving Payscale” model, which accounts for the lived and professional experiences of our employees; most starting salaries will land between $65,000-$72,000 under this model. United Working Families is dedicated to workers' rights and offers health benefits and paid time off to its employees.
To Apply:
Please send résumé and cover letter to jobs@unitedworkingfamilies.org . Résumés received by January 17th will be given priority consideration.
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