Movement Builder

About Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County and Menlo Together:

Housing Leadership Council (HLC) is a membership organization that works with communities and their leaders to produce and preserve quality affordable homes. HLC supports its members as they work to create and preserve enough well-designed, sensibly located housing at all levels so that everyone who works here, lives here, or grows up here can obtain a home they can afford. HLC is a small, diverse group of individuals with a fierce passion for affordable housing and equal opportunity for all of San Mateo County’s residents who:

• Advocate for housing policies that create affordability at all income levels
• Collaborate with local government, community members, and stakeholders to promote complete communities
• Educate through community-wide events such as San Mateo County Affordable Housing Week and Housing Leadership Day
• Develop leaders to speak up for housing opportunities for everyone in their communities.

Menlo Together (M2G) is a group of Menlo Park and Peninsula residents who envision a city that is integrated and diverse, multi-generational, and environmentally sustainable. We advocate for an accessible and inviting downtown Menlo Park with housing at all affordability levels, and with pedestrian and bike-friendly spaces, developed to be carbon free.

Position Overview:

Do you want to start a nonprofit career in affordable housing? We are seeking a curious, hardworking, and well-organized individual who is passionate about building an inclusive, equitable, and healthy Bay Area! Experienced organizers are encouraged to apply. In this role, you’ll be asked to follow several complicated planning processes and inspire community members to participate in them, with the goals of de-segregating our neighborhoods, creating affordable homes for our most vulnerable residents, and working towards equitable opportunities for everyone.

The Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County is seeking candidates to fill a full-time, temporary position working with our local partner at Menlo Together.

The ideal candidate is a self-driven individual with excellent people skills, able to build relationships, make strong connections, and motivate people to take actions that help support the goals of Menlo Together. This position would be a great fit for someone who is outgoing, loves campaign work, and is very organized.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Grow Menlo Together’s membership - spread the word about who we are and what we represent
• Build relationships with small business owners and workers
• Create a website for M2G and help them find new communication pathways, including earned media
• Coordinate videos for online advocacy
• Enter new records and contacts into the M2G database
• General event planning
• Organize and mobilize supporters for relevant hearings
• Assist with registration at events
• Facilitate meetings
• Identify and develop local leaders
• Manage campaigns
• Other duties as assigned

Qualified candidates will have:

• Interest in politics and making a difference
• Willingness to learn
• Solid writing skills, particularly writing compelling content
• Top-notch interpersonal skills
• Comfort with public speaking
• Attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Workspace (Documents, Sheets, Slides, Drive)
• Passion for creating more affordable homes in San Mateo County, specifically in Menlo Park
• Must have reliable transportation and be willing to work in Menlo Park

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fluency in Spanish is preferred
• Fondness for dogs is a plus!

Position Title: Movement Builder

Status: Full-time, exempt, temporary (6 months)

Reports to: Organizing Director

Work Schedule: Hybrid

How to Apply:

Please submit resume AND cover letter to resumes@hlcsmc.org. The subject line of your email should read “Menlo Together Movement Builder -- [Your name].” Your documents should be attached as PDFs. We are looking to fill this position as soon as possible. Application is open until filled.

Housing Leadership Council is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, compensation, termination, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

This is a full-time, salaried, temporary position with total compensation of $40,000 for a six-month term. Work hours are flexible and not all work days are in the office. Some weekend and evening hours will be required. Benefits for full-time employees include a cell phone stipend, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 403(b) retirement plan, 10 days paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 2 floating holidays and up to 20 days of vacation per year based on years of service.