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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold\">Position</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">: </span>Director of Organizing Strategy and Training</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold\">Position Type</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">: </span>Full-Time ─ Exempt</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold\">Location</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">:</span> New York, Chicago, L</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">os Angeles, or Birmingham preferred; remote (work from home) available</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold\">Reports to</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">:</span> Co-Deputy Executive Director</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold\">Salary Range</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">:</span> $108,000 - $138,000 base</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">d on location and relevant experience</span></span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Who we are  ─ About Jobs to Move America</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Jobs to Move America (JMA) is a national and regionally based strategic policy center working to transform public spending and corporate behavior in manufacturing. Grounded in racial and economic justice and community organizing, we partner with workers, community organizations, and coalitions to advance a fair economy with good jobs and healthier communities for all. <span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">To learn more, visit our website: </span><a href=\"http://www.jobstomoveamerica.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">www.jobstomoveamerica.org.</span></a></span><br><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">About the Role</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The Organizing Director is a senior leader responsible for building JMA’s organizing program across regions as we advance an agenda for good jobs and climate justice.</span></p>\n<p><br><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">This role goes beyond  traditional campaigning to collaboratively developing and deepening JMA’s coalition and worker organizing methodology in partnership with program directors and organizers across the country. The Director will build a training program for core skills which is tailored to each region and its unique context. </span></p>\n<p><br><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">What You’ll Do </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold\">Develop JMA’s Organizing Methodology</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Build out JMA’s organizing method and ideology to support winning campaigns</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Create processes for how to build, structure, and assess our coalitions; how to engage and assess workers; how to engage community leaders and organizations</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Standardize worker and coalition assessments and data practices across JMA including using Action Builder for worker organizing and Salesforce for coalition organizing</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Create materials and train staff on these methods and processes </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Develop and strengthen our analysis of power in how we organize</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Ensure that JMA organizers and directors can effectively integrate research, policy, and communications strategies with the organizing programs</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Operationalize intentional considerations of race, gender, and other identity-related oppressions in how our organizing is carried out</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold\">Lead Thinking on Strategic Campaigning </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Collaborate with regional teams (and research, policy and communications programs) to develop multi-faceted campaigns to win enforceable pro-worker policies and agreements between communities and manufacturers through community benefits agreements</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Understand and provide lead thinking about organizing needs, purposes, outcomes, and plans for each of JMA’s campaigns</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Work with JMA’s partner unions to develop a culture of ongoing learning for organizing methods on JMA campaigns including co-developing organizing strategies, messaging, and plans for campaigns; creating systems for JMA and union organizers to collaborate; and identifying opportunities for partnership</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold\">Create an Organizer Training Program</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Develop a curriculum for JMA’s organizers, including onboarding new hires, training new organizers, and upskilling experienced organizers</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Create materials to train organizers on how to organize effective community coalitions and engage workers in campaigns to win community benefits agreements</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Periodically run training workshops for new and current organizers focused on hard skills and developing strategic thinking</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Nurture a culture of winning and institutionalizing protections and gains for working people and in particular impacted and historically marginalized communities and people of color</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold\">Coach JMA Staff</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Support JMA program directors, assistant program directors, and campaign managers in supervising organizers</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Regularly check in, debrief, and provide feedback to JMA organizers and participate in evaluations administered by their supervisors</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Travel to coach organizers in the field and meet with campaign teams and program directors to develop campaign strategy and strengthen organizing skills</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">What you Bring</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Core Experience</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">At least 10 years of experience in labor, community, and/or coalition organizing</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">At least 5 years supervising organizers and leading them on campaigns</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Experience in building coalitions across a range of stakeholders </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Experience in organizing workers</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Experience working with data management systems to track contacts; Action Builder experience is a plus</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Key Skills and Strengths</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Skill in thinking both creatively and analytically about organizing methodology</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Skill in leading or creating organizing training programs </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Strong verbal and written communication skills</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Ability to work independently and remotely when necessary with good Google Suite technical skills</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Good time management and ability to maintain a high level of timely follow-up to follow through on commitments </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; 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JMA has a paid, two week winter break at the end of each year. Employees can accrue up to 20 vacation days and 20 sick days. After 5 years of work, all staff are eligible to apply for 3 months of sabbatical leave.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">401(k) plan with 5% employer contribution after 6 months of employment</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Flexible spending account (FSA)</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Cell phone reimbursement </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Utility/Internet monthly stipend for those working from home</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Work from home office set up provided if needed</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Training and professional development opportunities are available upon completion of the probationary period.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">A strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and practices </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Qualifying Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">JMA is a unionized workplace. This position is a management-level position and not a bargaining unit member.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">How to Apply</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif\"> </span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Complete this application, upload a cover letter &amp; resume, and respond to the application questions. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">All applications must be submitted through this process—no phone calls, please. Interviews will be conducted virtually.</span></p>\n<p><br><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">As part of the process, candidates advancing to later stages will be asked to complete a brief skills assessment. Due to the volume of applications, we may not be able to respond to all applicants.</span></p>\n<p><br><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Equal Opportunity Statement</span><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Jobs to Move America is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, ethnicity, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, or other protected status.</span></p>\n<p><br><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We are committed to fair and equitable treatment in all aspects of employment and maintain a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination and harassment.</span></p>\n<p><br><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We strongly encourage applications from people of color, women, veterans, formerly incarcerated individuals, and those with experience working alongside these communities.<br><br></span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion</span><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">At JMA, we believe that diverse, engaged, and supported staff are essential to advancing economic, racial, and social justice. We value the perspectives, experiences, and contributions of all team members and believe our work is stronger when everyone’s voice is heard.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">As part of our commitment to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, we invite applicants to complete optional self-identification questions during the application process.</span></p>",
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