Labor at The Table (LATT) Project Coordinator

About Labor at the Table (LATT)

Labor at the Table (LATT) began as an East Tennessee project in 2023 to coordinate strategies for winning community and labor benefits on clean energy construction and to ensure that those stakeholders were connected to decision-making spaces for federal and state clean energy programs and workforce development implementation. Under the guidance of an Advisory Team (AT), LATT has been hosting monthly Statewide Network meetings since 2024, which include more than 15 organizations across the labor and community sectors from throughout Tennessee. The Statewide Network develops shared strategies for tracking clean energy projects and developing training infrastructure to create pathways into high-quality, union careers for women, people of color, and rural workers who are underrepresented in the clean energy workforce.

Commitment to Equity

LATT is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion both in our work and in our structure. We seek applicants who share and exhibit these principles. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure employees and applicants for employment are provided with equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the position.

Position Details

LATT is seeking a highly experienced, part-time Project Coordinator to facilitate a collaborative planning project for developing a mobile Apprenticeship Readiness Program (ARP) in Tennessee, with support from LATT’s Advisory Team. The objectives of the mobile ARP are to bring low income, rural community members into careers with Tennessee’s Building and Construction Trades and the clean energy workforce, to identify rural locations with a substantial clean energy construction outlook in Tennessee, and to build a pipeline of clean energy jobs for Tennessee’s union workforce by engaging with clean energy contractors.

The Project Coordinator will recruit participation from key external and existing stakeholders, facilitate meetings, ensure task follow-through, and manage deliverables for an estimated four working groups in LATT’s Statewide Network:

• Rural clean energy jobs research
• Contractor research and outreach
• [Developing a] Shared framework for the Mobile ARP
• [Preparing for] Mobile ARP pilot implementation

An understanding of the clean energy sector and familiarity with the Building and Construction Trades unions and workforce development will position the candidate to succeed in this work. This position will report to and work closely with LATT’s Advisory Team, particularly delegates of Appalachian Voices, the Knoxville-Oak Ridge Central Labor Council, Jobs with Justice of East Tennessee, and the Tennessee Building and Construction Trades Council.

Please note that this position is not an Appalachian Voices position, and will be housed with LATT’s fiscal sponsor, Community Shares of Tennessee, reporting directly to LATT’s Advisory Team.

Location

The Project Coordinator position may be based out of Tennessee or may operate remotely within the broader Southeastern region. Candidates from East or Middle Tennessee are strongly preferred. The selected candidate will need to attend in person events at least three times during the project.

Primary Roles & Responsibilities

• Plan, recruit, and facilitate regular working group meetings (online) during the project grant period;
• Work with LATT’s Advisory Team and the Statewide Network to ensure project deliverables meet key milestones and are finalized by the end of the project grant period;
• Build relationships with key network stakeholders and external partners to cultivate their buy-in and participation in the project;
• Support project stakeholders with developing work plans for each working group and with following through on tasks between meetings;
• Work with project stakeholders to plan and implement a convening of LATT’s Statewide Network;
• By the end of the project, coordinate with working group members to organize deliverables into a shared Coalition Action Plan.

Skills & Qualifications

• At least five years of experience as a project manager or coalition coordinator;
• Proven ability to achieve deliverables on time and with buy-in/approval from key stakeholders;
• Strong facilitation skills, particularly over online meetings, with prior experience guiding coalitions through shared decision-making processes;
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including experience with developing reports and action plans;
• Excellent time management, work ethic, and organization;
• Strong collaborative spirit, sound judgment, self-awareness, and humility;
• Strong understanding of the trade union landscape, particularly in Tennessee, including the structure of and decision-making process for Central Labor Councils, Building and Construction Trades Councils, and local building trade unions;
• Understanding of and strong commitment to clean energy development preferred;
• Prior experience with rural project development or rural community organizing preferred;
• Prior experience within a non-profit organization or government agency preferred;
• Passion for and familiarity with Tennessee or the Southeast region.

Compensation

This is a part-time, exempt employee position that will be housed at LATT’s fiscal sponsor, Community Shares of Tennessee, and will report directly to LATT’s Advisory Team.

Salary is commensurate with experience. The pay rate will fall between $40-$50/hr for 20 hours per week. The position will be hired for 12 months.

How to Apply

Candidates should apply by October 1st, 2025; early applications will be given priority consideration. The anticipated start date for this position is late October/early November, 2025.

Using this google form link, please submit a resume and a brief cover letter that addresses why you would be a good fit for the position. If for some reason you cannot use the form (or if you do not have a Gmail account), you can send materials directly to brianna@appvoices.org with the exact subject line “LATT Project Coordinator Application Materials”.

Please include contact information for at least two references. In your cover letter, please address the following questions: 1) Why are you interested in this specific position? 2) What makes you a good fit for the role? 3) What are some of your key accomplishments with past project management or coalition coordination?