Associate Community Organizer

The DART Center • Columbus, OH

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

BREAD is a constituent-led, grassroots organization that is part of the Direct Action and Research Training Center (DART), one of the largest faith-based community organizing networks in the country. We stand against narratives of fear, scarcity, and division, and instead bring people together across lines of difference to take action off our shared values of abundance, love, hope, and promise. We believe that fighting for racial and economic justice is fundamental to our identity as people of faith, and we know that winning justice requires having power in the public arena. We've been organizing interfaith coalitions to build that power and win since 1982. Organizers in the DART network go beyond the symptoms of community problems to change the unjust systems that cause these issues in the first place. Some of our victories include over $1 billion invested in affordable housing, $950 million invested in public transportation, more than $22 million secured for communities to address the climate crisis and increase resiliency, and criminal justice reforms resulting in 50,000 fewer arrests of children.

Requirements

• Passion for justice and a history of acting on it.
• Ability to build strong relationships with people from all walks of life.
• Genuine respect for all faith traditions and excitement about uniting faith communities to live out their call to “do justice.”
• Comfort working with people with whom you may have deep disagreements.
• Ability to hold your own beliefs without being restricted by them.
• Willingness to invest in overcoming differences and finding common ground.
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends to accommodate community members who work during the day.
• A valid driver’s license and access to a reliable car.
• Ability to travel for several training events throughout the year.

Nice To Haves

• May or may not be personally religious.
• Fluent speakers of Spanish are encouraged to apply.
• People from communities of color, low-to-moderate-income communities and immigrant communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships of trust with everyday people of faith through one-on-one conversations.
• Invite people to be part of something bigger than themselves, moving them from solitary struggle to the pursuit of collective power.
• Engage people in claiming their own powerful voice and developing their leadership.
• Guide community members through conducting research into community problems.
• Organize direct action assemblies involving hundreds or even thousands of people to demand action and hold decision makers accountable.
• Recruit new congregations.
• Organize local trainings.
• Coordinate an annual fundraising drive.

Benefits

• Starting salary $52,000
• Generous annual employer retirement contribution of 14% beginning after one year of employment – no match required
• Health insurance reimbursement
• Flexible scheduling
• Parental leave
• Generous vacation leave
• Mileage reimbursement
• Comprehensive, on-the-job training through the DART Organizers Institute

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed