Lead Community Organizer
About The Position
Do you believe in a vision for your community that enacts your values for justice, wholeness, and peace? Do you want to learn how to build the people power necessary to win justice and make real, local change? As a community organizer with the Roanoke Justice Ministry, you’ll learn how to bring together our area's diverse faith community to address the root causes of serious community problems. Roanoke Justice Ministry is a constituent-led, grassroots organization that brings together faith communities to address the root causes of serious community problems across the Roanoke Valley. Roanoke Justice Ministry is part of the Direct Action and Research Training Center (DART), one of the largest faith-based community organizing networks in the country. We believe that advocating for racial and economic justice is fundamental to our identity as people of faith, and we know that successfully enacting justice requires having power in the public arena. We’ve been organizing interfaith coalitions to build power since 1982. A few of our victories include: Hundreds of millions of dollars invested in affordable housing Implementation of fair discipline policies in hundreds of schools, breaking the school-to-prison pipeline $950 million invested in public transportation Criminal justice reforms resulting in 60,000 fewer arrests of children
Requirements
- Core passion to win on local justice campaigns
- Excellent relationship-building skills
- Enthusiasm for working with diverse faith communities
- At least three years of professional experience in community organizing, advocacy, congregational or non-profit leadership
- Experience leading teams of people
- Possession of a valid driver’s license and access to a car
- Ability to travel for training events throughout the year
Responsibilities
- Building engagement in the community
- Train grassroots faith leaders how to engage others in the fight for justice & recruit new leaders and congregations into the organization.
- Drive forward campaigns on community problems
- Train grassroots leaders to identify community problems, conduct research, and develop action plans for issue campaigns.
- Organize public actions of over 1,000 people.
- Fundraising from local sources
- Coordinate an annual 6-8 week fundraising drive with grassroots leaders who fundraise from individuals, small businesses, and major corporations in the community.
- Ensure that dues from member congregations are collected.
- Organizational development & management
- Work with the organization’s Board of Directors to map out the strategic direction and development of the organization.
- Train, supervise, and evaluate future Associate Organizers.
- Ensure that the organization’s finances are in order. This includes maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring that all foundation proposals and reports are submitted in a timely fashion.
Benefits
- Roanoke Justice Ministry makes generous retirement contributions of 10% after one year of employment - no match required.
- Paid vacation leave
- Paid holidays
- Paid sick leave
- Flexible scheduling
- Healthcare reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Mileage reimbursement for work-related travel
- Relocation assistance
- Comprehensive, on-the-job training through the DART Organizers Institute and individual consulting
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
