Economic Justice Campaign Manager

We seek a talented, motivated, and dedicated organizer to join our team as an Economic Justice Campaign Manager. This mid-level position will play an important role in the implementation of dynamic campaigns to advance ALIGN’s vision for economic justice, equity, and environmental sustainability in New York.

Formed in 2011, ALIGN helped rebuild NYC after Hurricane Sandy, bringing career jobs to impacted workers; won a Walmart-free NYC and defeated Amazon’s bid to build a new NYC headquarters; won unprecedented policies cleaning up NYC’s dirty buildings and commercial waste industry; helped pass the nation-leading NY Climate Act, mandating zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050; passed worker safety legislation including warehouse worker protections and airborne illness workplace health standards; and in 2023, won a higher New York minimum wage that keeps up with the cost of living.

The Campaign Manager will be primarily responsible for building diverse institutional partnerships for campaign coalitions; coordinating high-impact mobilizations and actions that shift public opinion and elevate campaign profiles; and engaging the base of our institutional partners and other targeted audiences to promote broad support for our issues.

Position Description & Responsibilities:

The Campaign Manager will report to the Deputy Director and is responsible for:

• Campaign Development: Leading the development of local and statewide organizing efforts which will involve visioning, planning, and strategy development done in conjunction with allies. The primary focus will be to grow our campaigns which bring together economic justice and labor partners towards unified political power across the state.
• Campaign Management: Leading campaign teams of organizational partners to effectively implement campaign plans through setting and consistently achieving yearly, quarterly, and weekly goals as well as responding to campaign flows, stakeholders’ and internal priorities to adapt plans effectively; managing public education, advocacy, tactic and action/event coordination.
• Alliance-Building: Strengthening and growing our coalitions and our longstanding alliance through broad-based institutional and individual relationship-building and maintenance; building leadership and mobilization capacity of community and labor allies.
• Policy Advocacy: Shaping ALIGN’s political organizing strategy to achieve economic justice policy demands, and other needs among staff and allies, and directing external strategies such as actions and mobilizations.

Qualifications:

• A commitment to social, economic, and racial justice and the labor movement;
• Minimum 3 years of professional organizing experience working in a community organization and/or labor union and managing a campaign(s);
• Strong coalition building and facilitation skills across a diverse set of organizations and constituents;
• Knows the New York political landscape, communities, and issues facing working class people;
• Ability to independently manage projects from conception to completion, supervise junior staff, and work as part of a team;
• Excellent organizational, writing, and communication skills;
• Ability to multi-task and work in a deadline-driven environment;
• Ability to work independently and manage projects from conception to completion.

Terms of Employment: This is a full-time position with 100% paid healthcare options as well as generous retirement, vacation, and other benefits including Summer Fridays off from Juneteenth to Labor Day, Winter Friday half days in December, and a week off at the end of the year. The Economic Justice Campaign Manager is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The starting pay for this position is between $70,000 – $77,500 annually, dependent on years and relevant range of experience. This is a hybrid position with our offices located in lower Manhattan, New York City.

Application Process: Open until filled. Please send applications to jobs@alignny.org with “Economic Justice Campaign Manager” in the subject line of the email. Applications must include a cover letter and resume. Please indicate in your cover letter where you saw the position. No phone calls, please.

ALIGN takes the health of our employees, families, and communities very seriously. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required as a condition of employment.

ALIGN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. The organization encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, and record of arrest or conviction. We recognize that people from marginalized groups may be less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in a job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of the qualifications described.