Manager of Organizing
About The Position
The Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) is seeking a strategic, experienced, and values-driven Manager of Organizing to help nurses build collective power and improve workplace conditions and patient care. Reporting to the Director of Organizing, the Manager leads assigned external organizing and first-contract transition campaigns while partnering with Labor Representatives, member leaders, and cross-functional staff on internal organizing, contract, issue, political, and membership-engagement campaigns. The role supervises and develops organizing staff, builds worker leadership, uses campaign data to guide strategy, and helps shape organizing systems that expand WSNA’s reach and impact. The position is based in Washington State. Hybrid schedules may be available when consistent with job responsibilities and approved by the supervisor. Periodic travel and occasional evening and weekend work are required as campaign and organizational needs require.
Requirements
- At least five years of progressively responsible experience in labor organizing, union representation, worker advocacy, political or issue-based campaigning, community organizing, or a related field.
- At least three years of direct supervisory or management experience, including staff coaching, development, performance management, workload planning, and accountability.
- A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and progressively responsible related experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading external organizing campaigns, including worker-leader identification, committee development, campaign planning, recognition or election activity, and transition to bargaining or first-contract work.
- A record of building meaningful worker leadership, organizing committees, volunteer networks, and sustained member engagement.
- Strong campaign-planning, project-management, communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
- Sound judgment, discretion, political awareness, and the ability to manage multiple complex and time-sensitive priorities.
- A demonstrated commitment to nurses, workers, the labor movement, and improving employment and patient-care standards.
- Ability to travel periodically and work occasional evenings and weekends as campaign and organizational needs require.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in healthcare, public-sector, nonprofit, or other highly regulated-industry organizing.
- Experience with first-contract, contract, membership, workplace issue, or anti-decertification campaigns.
- Experience with National Labor Relations Act processes, public-sector labor law, unfair labor practice matters, or representation procedures.
- Experience with power mapping, workplace assessment, campaign research, leader identification, and data-informed campaign analysis.
- Experience with organizing databases, CRM systems, digital organizing platforms, peer-to-peer texting, and secure communications tools.
- Experience managing staff in a unionized or collective-bargaining environment.
- Coalition work with labor federations, unions, community organizations, advocacy organizations, or political partners.
- Experience training and developing leadership among staff, members, volunteers, or workplace leaders.
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, execution, and assessment of external organizing and first-contract transition campaigns.
- Recruit, supervise, coach, develop, and evaluate organizing staff.
- Build and sustain worker-leader networks, workplace organizing committees, and member volunteer structures.
- Partner with Labor Representatives and member leaders on internal organizing, contract, issue, and membership campaigns.
- Develop campaign goals, timelines, staffing plans, communication strategies, escalation tactics, and performance measures.
- Monitor campaign progress and use organizing data to identify opportunities, assess risks, and make strategic recommendations.
- Support interventions that help prevent or reverse bargaining-unit destabilization or decertification efforts.
- Coordinate with colleagues across labor relations, communications, political, membership, research, and information technology functions.
- Build productive relationships with unions, coalitions, community organizations, and other organizing partners.
- Advance WSNA’s commitments to diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and accessibility in staff leadership, campaign strategy, and member engagement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
