Co-Director, External Organizing

This is a management position that will share supervisory responsibility for our organizing division. When fully staffed, this is a team of nine external organizers, including two leads. This position would supervise four or five staff total. The second Co-Director (not yet posted) will be an equal or Deputy Co-Director, based on experience level.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• Develop and implement winning organizing campaigns. Identify new unionization campaigns in our industries, and design and implement winning strategic campaigns working with a team of organizers.
• Identify new organizing targets in our industries, design and implement a winning campaign plan, and assign organizers
• Mentor and supervise staff. Offer support, training, and accountability to the team through individual check-ins, team meetings, regular debriefs, internal trackers, and accompaniment in the field.
• Coordinate with internal organizing, political, communications, legal, data, and other departments of the Local.
• Determine coverage and/or personally cover team responsibilities in times of staffing need.
• Represent the Local in external matters, including meetings with other labor, community, and political organizations, employers, and state agencies as needed.
• Perform related work and union-wide duties as required and assigned.
  Specific duties may change, as needed.

TEAM AND SUPERVISION:
As a manager, responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring, training, assigning, delegating, evaluating, promoting, transferring, investigating, disciplining, and terminating, as needed.

This position reports to the Chief of Staff.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
This job is based in our Marlborough, MA office and often requires in-person work across Massachusetts, but may also work remotely, as appropriate. Frequent travel within Massachusetts and occasional out-of-state travel is required. Working long hours, evenings, and weekends is often necessary; the baseline expectation is to work 37.5 hours across 5 days each week.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Prolonged periods driving.
• Attending various outdoor events, sometimes for a full working day, even in potentially uncomfortable (but not unsafe) weather.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum five years of union organizing experience.
• Minimum one year of supervisory/staff development experience.
• Able to plan an organizing drive including researching employers, assessing if a campaign is viable, filing NLRB and Dept of Labor petitions, and troubleshooting campaign obstacles.
• Knowledge of United States and Massachusetts labor laws.
• Basic computer skills and a willingness to learn new technologies.
• Willingness to work nights and weekends, including travel throughout the state and some out of state travel.
• Team player and ability to work with diverse populations.
• Willingness to learn.
• Support for and desire to contribute to the union’s mission and principles.
• Able to earn trust and build strong relationships across different teams.
• Able to work effectively with limited guidance.
• Able to accurately assess priorities and balance the progress of multiple short and long-term projects.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent judgment and decision-making skills.
• Discretion and the ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Highly organized and efficient, with meticulous attention to detail.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Experience managing a geographically dispersed workforce.
• Familiarity with Massachusetts politics, geography, and our industries.
• Working knowledge of Spanish, Portuguese, ASL, and/or Haitian Creole.
• Knowledge of national trends in the labor movement and the Local’s constituencies.