Baltimore Community Organizer

Jews United for Justice (JUFJ), along with our sister 501(c)4 organization, the JUFJ Campaign Fund, is seeking an experienced full-time Community Organizer to continue building and mobilizing our constituency to win local issue campaigns in Maryland - primarily in Baltimore City and County - with a focus on immigrant justice. JUFJ is hiring for an entry or mid-level Community Organizer, depending on the candidate’s level of experience.

The ideal candidate will excel at building relationships and working with a team to make an impact. This is a two(2)-year-term-limited position, with the possibility of renewal. Extension of employment beyond the initial two-year term is subject to grant funding availability, project strategy/scope, and performance.

This is a full-time, exempt position that falls within a bargaining unit represented for collective bargaining purposes by a labor organization (NPEU/Local 70, IFPTE).

About Jews United for Justice:

Jews United for Justice organizes the Jewish communities of DC, Maryland, and Virginia to create a more just region. With our partners, we build power to dismantle economic inequality, racism, antisemitism, and other tools of oppression. Learn more about JUFJ.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Campaigns and Education
   • Support the development and implementation of issue-based legislative campaigns that are central to JUFJ’s mission and strategic plan, with a focus on immigrant justice.
   • Partner with volunteer leaders to plan and lead our work in Baltimore City and County, including developing campaign strategy, planning campaign actions, events, and meetings. In coordination with other organizers and volunteer leaders, plan and execute educational and community building programs, facilitating and presenting as needed.
   • Participate in legislative advocacy as part of our campaign work with a focus on immigrant justice, which might include meetings with legislators, coordinating with community members to testify at hearings, lobby days, and other advocacy activities.
2. Leadership Development and Base Building
   • Recruit, expand and maintain JUFJ’s broader base of community members.
   • Identify and recruit volunteer leaders to participate in and lead JUFJ teams.
   • Support and train active leaders and community members to successfully take on increasing leadership roles, own their pieces of work, and feel connected to JUFJ as a whole.
3. Coalition Building
   • Build new and maintain existing relationships with allies, organizational partners, synagogues and other Jewish institutions, and elected leaders, particularly in Baltimore County.
   • Represent JUFJ in issue campaign organizing work, with a focus on immigrant justice, with a range of allied organizational partners and institutions, playing a leadership role in them, as appropriate.
4. Communications and Data Management
   • Collaborate with communications staff to create regular email communications with our community and support the maintenance of JUFJ’s social media and web presence.
   • Collect and maintain accurate, program-specific data using our CRM, EveryAction.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

Jews United for Justice seeks candidates with the following qualifications:

• Community Organizing Experience: Experience in community, labor or immigrants’ rights organizing, field organizing for a political campaign, or other directly related professional experience and/or demonstrated similar and relevant expertise.
• Aligned Values: Actively demonstrates integrity, a commitment to racial justice, and alignment with the mission of Jews United for Justice. Familiarity with Jewish cultural norms and navigating Jewish institutions is a plus.
• Building Relationships: Proven success developing relationships with community members and partners, and building a base to support a cause.
• Political Experience: The ability to master a complicated political landscape quickly and thoroughly and use that information to make strategic decisions to advance a campaign. The ideal candidate will also have a familiarity with the immigrant justice movement and/or the Baltimore City and/or County political landscape and change-making groups.
• Volunteer Management: Experience overseeing and managing volunteers while supporting them to take ownership over their piece of the work.
• Communication Skills: Strong formal writing skills and experience producing expository and persuasive content, especially in a community organizing context. Strong listening, verbal communication, and conflict management skills.
• Leadership Skills: Outstanding leadership qualities and the ability to inspire, develop, and connect with Jewish social justice activists and community leaders.
• Team Player: Views own work as supporting the whole, and integral to the team’s effectiveness. The candidate should have a sense of humor, low ego, and a genuine commitment to working in a collaborative team setting.
• Attention to Detail: Demonstrated commitment to meeting high standards in a fast-paced environment. Has a history of managing a significant workload, even in the face of obstacles.
• Technology: Experience working with technology and an appetite and aptitude to learn more about Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Asana, and our CRM, EveryAction (NGP VAN).
• Spanish language proficiency is a plus.

This is a full-time position based out of JUFJ’s Washington, DC or Baltimore office. Baltimore staff generally work in the Baltimore office 2 days/week; there is flexibility to work remotely aside from in-person meetings with legislators, leaders, and partners. Must be available and willing to regularly work some nights and some Sundays (schedule varies week-to-week).

JUFJ offers a competitive benefits package covering 100% of employee medical & dental insurance premiums, 25% of premiums for employee dependents, 3% employer retirement contributions, short-term disability income protection insurance, generous paid time off, including 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, and a sabbatical every 7 years on staff.

Spanish proficiency is a plus, not a requirement