Community Organizer

Community Organizer – Job Description

Position Title: Community Organizer

Location: In Person based in Brooklyn.

Reports To: Deputy of Organizing Director

Employment Type: Full-time

Salary Range:$45,000 – $50,000

Start Date: The intended start date for the position is September 2025.

About CUFFH:

Churches United for Fair Housing (CUFFH) is a grassroots advocacy organization rooted in faith and community spaces that provides affordable housing services and integrated social resources. CUFFH organizes our working-class BIPOC communities around issues of housing, immigration, social, and economic justice to generate power and harness true liberation.

Overview:

The Community Organizer builds tenant power to fight displacement, improve housing conditions, and win long-term solutions to the housing crisis. This role centers on organizing tenants across rent-stabilized, subsidized, and other targeted buildings, developing grassroots leadership, launching tenant associations, and advancing tenant-led campaigns. The ideal candidate is a committed organizer with a strong passion for housing justice and community empowerment.

Key Responsibilities

Community Organizer and Leadership Development (55%)

• Identify and build relationships with tenants in targeted neighborhoods and buildings.
• Support tenants in forming, sustaining, and expanding tenant associations.
• Facilitate political education sessions, organizing workshops, and leadership development programming.
• Organize and support regular tenant meetings to develop shared demands, build strategy, and take collective action.
• Promote democratic governance and long-term sustainability in tenant-led groups.
• Lead weekly canvassing operations—including door-knocking and outreach in buildings.
• Train tenant leaders and volunteers to participate in canvassing, including how to engage residents, track issues, and support associations.
• Coordinate and lead special weekend community canvasses, especially around campaign milestones, legislative pushes, or building-specific crises.

Campaign Development and Advocacy (30%)

• Co-develop tenant-led campaigns focused on repairs, rent justice, anti-harassment, or displacement protections.
• Coordinate strategic actions such as rallies, press conferences, and visits to legislators.
• Provide coaching for tenants to speak to the media, testify at hearings, and advocate directly with public officials.
• Participate in housing justice coalitions and collaborate with allied organizations.
• Support documentation, storytelling, and campaign materials grounded in tenant experience.

Tenant-Led Housing Justice Projects (15%)

• Coordinate a minimum of three tenant-driven housing justice projects each year, such as:
  • Launching new tenant associations.
  • Mobilizing campaigns for repairs or code enforcement.
  • Coordinating tenant delegations to meet directly with elected officials and agencies.
• Build partnerships with legal service providers, housing advocates, and other grassroots groups.
• Mobilize tenants to co-lead project planning, implementation, and advocacy.

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Qualifications

• 1–3+ years of experience in tenant, labor, or community organizing, or grassroots advocacy is a plus.
• Strong commitment to housing justice, racial equity, and anti-displacement.
• Experience with outreach strategies, especially door-to-door canvassing.
• Ability to train and motivate others in organizing skills.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Must be a proficient or fluent Spanish speaker.

Working Conditions

• Must be available for evening and some weekend work based on tenant schedules and community events.
• Will engage in regular fieldwork, including canvassing and building visits.
• Position includes administrative responsibilities like data entry, reporting, and campaign tracking.

Benefits & Work Environment

• High-impact opportunity to lead an organizing project at the intersection of housing and climate justice + Economic Justice and more..
• Professional development, mentorship, and training opportunities.
• Collaborative and mission-driven team committed to social change.
• This position requires a primarily in-person schedule, including regular fieldwork, canvassing, and meetings with tenants and community members. Some administrative tasks may be completed remotely on a flexible hybrid basis.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter detailing your organizing experience and commitment to housing & justice, to Brayan Pagoada - Director of Organizing (bpagoada@cuffh.org) with the subject line: Community Organizer Application.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The intended start date for the position is September 2025.