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Membership Director, South Florida Jobs with Justice (Miami, FL)

Salary: $40 – 45,000 based on qualifications
Benefits: full health coverage, 3 weeks vacation, 10 holidays, 4 personal days, 13 sick days, up to 5 days bereavement leave

The Organization:

South Florida Jobs with Justice is a labor/community coalition fighting for economic justice and the rights of working people. We were created ten years ago as the Labor Committee of the NAACP. As such, we build relationships among organizations that represent working people and we engage our growing base of individual activists who have pledged to “be there for someone else’s fight as well as their own.” This is a special challenge given the diversity of our membership: A significant number of our individual members are working class persons of color, immigrants from South America, Cuba, the Caribbean (especially Haiti), trade unionists and first generation community college students.

SFJWJ has a Steering Committee that oversees the direction of the coalition, approves an annual budget and elects officers. Within this body is the Executive Board, the entity that oversees day to day business of the coalition between membership meetings. Our annual budget is raised largely through donations by individuals, unions, community organizations and private foundations who share a commitment to social justice.

Our campaigns expand: 1) community-based workers’ rights, 2) cross-border worker organizing; 3) community control of [re]development; and 4) inter-ethnic collaboration, specifically between Black and Latin@ communities. SFJwJ is known for work on mobile home preservation, public subsidy accountability, women’s leadership development and workers in the Miami-based flower industry. For more information visit our website at www.sfjwj.org.

The Position:

Activities will focus on supporting local labor and community struggles through strategic community organizing and local policy campaigns. The Membership Director has primary responsibility to:

1. Recruit new organizational and individual members throughout the year
2. Maintain relationships with current members and collect renewal dues
3. Create and implement targeted outreach plans--based on current and future campaigns
4. Identify, recruit and develop new leaders within the coalition
5. Lead volunteer recruitment, training and management activities
6. Facilitate committees

The above duties include database management and other administrative or campaign related work as decided upon by the Executive Director. This is an Assistant Director position with expectation for advancement to the Executive Director position within 6-8 months.

The Executive Board has drafted a program and staffing plan for 2010 which reflects the transition of the current Executive Director into the lead staff for an industry campaign in Miami. The plan also incorporates a leadership plan to intensify community relationships and utilize our strong political leadership with Latino elected officials.

Qualifications:

• Solid commitment to the principles of social and economic justice. Dedication to a progressive labor movement and experience with trade unions required.
• Appreciation for the global social justice movement and the diverse international communities of Miami.
• A strong ability to motivate people, coordinate volunteer activity and delegate responsibility.
• Demonstrated ability to raise funds , both grassroots and foundation-based. Budget and fiscal experience necessary.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of organizations and people.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Must be proficient in conversational and written Spanish. Creole a plus.
• Ability to work independently toward agreed upon goals.
• Must be able to report [written and oral] on work to staff and membership.
• Minimum five years experiencewith demonstrated skills.
• Willingness to work long hours, including nights and weekends.
• Proficient in computer skills, including database management, word processing and internet.
• Proven capability with earned media and other communications.
• Has own reliable transportation (car mileage is reimbursed).

Please email alyce@sfjwj.org or fax [305.324.1119] your résumé and cover letter by NOVEMBER 30, 2009. No phone calls please.  

South Florida Jobs with Justice is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. People of color, immigrants, working class and lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered persons are encouraged to apply.

Internship Announcement
 

Title:   Jobs with Justice Intern

Organization:  Jobs with Justice is a national coalition of labor unions and religious, civil rights, women's, student, farm, and community organizations working together at the local level to defend and expand the rights of working people. Imaginative direct action tactics are the cornerstone of Jobs with Justice activities.  Recently, Jobs with Justice has mobilized thousands of working people and students to address a host of issues including corporate greed, the right to unionize, globalization, living wage legislation, and the right to family-supporting full-time jobs.  For more information about Jobs with Justice, visit our website at www.jwj.org.

Description: We have summer, fall, winter, and spring positions available!  Semester or summer-long opportunities include: Field Intern, Program Intern, & Student Labor Action Project Intern. All interns can expect to spend a portion of their time on general administrative support. Other job duties may include assisting national staff in providing support services to local coalitions & helping to prepare for national trainings. Interns are responsible for finding their own housing. Limited stipends are available.

Qualifications: Interns should have an interest in the labor movement and/or issues affecting working people.  Ability to take direction as well as self-direct.  Enthusiasm for working with diverse personalities and within deadlines.  Desktop publishing and database experience a plus.

To apply: Please send a resume and cover letter with your answers the following questions-->

§ How did you hear about Jobs with Justice?
§ Why are you interested in an internship at Jobs with Justice?
§ What do you hope to learn from an internship at JwJ?
§ What is the time period you are available for an internship? How many hours per week?
§ Are you particularly interested in one of the available internships (program, field, SLAP)?

Send to the address/e-mail listed below:

Scarlet Jimenez
Jobs with Justice
1325 Massachusetts Ave NW Ste 200
Washington, DC 20005
tel: 202-393-1044 x229; fax: 202-393-7408
scarlet@jwj.org 

Jobs with Justice is an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer.  Women, people of color, L/G/B/T, and people from working class backgrounds are encouraged to apply.