Community Organizer/Fundraiser for Social Change

Community Organizer/Fundraiser for Social Change

Movement for Justice in El Barrio (Movement) is a community organization fighting for justice in East Harlem, New York. Movement was founded to fight against a voracious trend towards gentrification that is devouring low-income housing and displacing immigrant & low-income families from their homes. Since then, Movement has also fought for immigrant justice and are currently addressing the impact of COVID-19 on our immigrant community.

Movement for Justice in El Barrio was named "Best Power to the People Movement in New York City" by the Village Voice.

Movement for Justice in El Barrio is offering this exciting opportunity to people committed to social justice and interested in doing community organizing and fundraising for social change.

• Community organizing to include outreach and recruitment, leadership development, research, media work, campaign development, among others.
• Successfully raising funds through various fundraising efforts, including events, fundraising requests to supporters, among others to support the work of the organization.

Community Organizing qualifications:

• Community organizing experience is a must, preferably on racial, social and economic justice issues.
• Demonstrated ability to work in multi-racial, multi-lingual settings.
• Commitment to racial justice, immigrants' rights, multi-racial organizing, women's leadership and movement building.
• Experience in and commitment to bottom-up organizing, grassroots leadership, and collective decision-making.
• Experience in base building, door knocking, leadership development preferred.

Fundraising qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus 1-3 years’ experience
• A record of personal success in fundraising required
• Experience in fundraising for social change preferred
• Identify and develop new opportunities for support
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks and projects, prioritize and multi-task
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Experience with administrative tasks

Requirements:

• -MUST be bilingual English/Spanish
• -Must be able to maintain a flexible schedule