Part Time Organizer (Contract Position)

Overview As the Lead Organizer you’ll concentrate on the health and well-being of our organizing collective and keep us focused on our goals and their implementation. This is a contract position. SURJ Santa Clara Countyis calling in passionate change makers ready to build a better, more just world. We organize white people and others with privilege to take bold, accountable action in solidarity with BIPOC-led . Our mission: dismantle systemic racism and build true collective liberation — starting right here in our communities. Founded in 2016, our local chapter includes approximately 50 active volunteers, including a dedicated leadership team (our Coordinating Committee). We use the PICO organizing model — rooted in deep relationship-building, research, and action — to grow people power and win meaningful local change. Duties The SURJ SCC organizer either directly, in partnership with or delegating to others is responsible for the following key areas: Organizational Culture • Maintains connections with accountability partners either directly or in cooperation with SURJ SCC member leader-organizers. • Ensures prioritization of relationship building • Reinforces and periodically assists with refreshing our strategic direction and capacity criteria • Engages with the leader-organizer Coordinating Committee, which sets and monitors the progress of priorities, in consultation with the Organizer, for SURJ SCC Base-Building • Identifies and recruits potential community leader-organizers • Maintains and refreshes our practice of identifying people’s “jam” (whether tasks, skills or stakes) and finds ways for them to use them in the service of our campaigns • Facilitates relationships with other organizations/coalitions Leadership Development: • Works with the core leader-organizers of SURJ SCC to ensure their success either through 1:1s to set working/issue group priorities and/or through working/issue group meeting attendance. • Helps direct new members into working/issue groups and oversees the personal development of members, campaign research, and actions associated with working/issue groups. Policy and Campaign Development and Implementation: • Helps drive appropriate issue-cutting and campaign implementation. Helps SURJ SCC build power through our campaigns, developing partnerships or allyships and/or strengthens them through the campaign. Uses media effectively. • Trains leader-organizers on a variety of core organizing skills including base building tactics, meeting facilitation, public speaking, media engagement, the campaign cycle, issue analysis, research meetings, campaign strategy and tactics, advocacy, and organizational development. Research • Conducts and/or manages policy and power research to inform campaign strategy. • Does and/or manages intelligence gathering through research meetings with accountability partners, civic leaders, community leaders and key organizers. Management • Oversees fundraising activities • Supervises the part-time administrator • Manages volunteer efforts Communications • Manages and/or delegates the production and maintenance of communication deliverables including but not limited to the weekly newsletter and talking points for public meetings. Qualifications • 2–5 years of experience in nonprofit, campaign, or grassroots organizing. • A strong commitment to end racism, with lived or professional experience centering communities most impacted by injustice. • Experience mobilizing people and building power through multiple strategies, especially those that challenge racism and white supremacy. • Experience supervising or mentoring volunteers is a big plus Job Type: Part-time Pay: $32.00 - $36.00 per hour Expected hours: 20 per week Benefits: • Flexible schedule Work Location: Hybrid remote in San Jose, CA 95112