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Location: Midwest Region
Post Date: April 22, 2008
Closing Date: Open until filled
About the Center for Community Change
The Center for Community Change is a large national non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to promote the development of community organizing as a national force for social and economic justice. Founded in 1968, it is known for its role in supporting the national and grassroots coalitions that led to the creation of the food stamps program, the enactment of the Community Reinvestment Act, the growth of Community Development Corporations, and large-scale preservation of low income housing. More recently, the Center led efforts to secure a refundable child tax credit and restored food stamp eligibility for thousands of immigrant households. For further information, please visit our website at www.communitychange.org
Position Description:
The Midwest Team Leader will provide coordination and support to community-based organizations in the region, with the ultimate goal of increasing the power and scale of those organizations and ensuring that underrepresented populations and geographic areas are effectively served. The Midwest Team Leader will provide assistance to grassroots organizations on organizing initiatives at the local, state and national level and help link local and regional organizations to others across the country and to CCC's National Campaign. CCC has a strong preference for the Midwest Team Leader to live in the Midwest Region and have a good working knowledge of grassroots community organizations in that region. The Midwest Region includes the following states: Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and be responsible for moving a body of work including developing an overall strategy and work plan with input from other team members and following the organization's three year plan.
- Supervise Midwest Team members, including develop individual work plans that support the overall team work plan, conduct regular supervision meetings and provide feedback on a timely manner, and do a yearly performance evaluation of the staff this position supervises.
- Develop and monitor budget for the team.
- Work with development and other OU staff in reports and updates as required to on project progress.
- Develop, in collaboration with the development department, a yearly fundraising plan for the team.
- Responsible for executing strategies which connect with the broader work of the Organizing Unit and the Center for Community Change
- Help grassroots organizations to develop strategies for building alliances, partnerships, and coalitions with other organizations to enhance their power and to achieve their goals. This may include organizational and strategic development work, fundraising, leadership training, and non-partisan electoral work.
- Collaborate with local, regional, and national organizing, training, and technical assistance organizations to strategically build new grassroots organizations and support existing ones in the region.
- Support coordinated national and/or local, state or regional campaigns on specific issues which bring together grassroots strategies with media, research and policy tools for national and/or state impact.
- Responsible to produce a monthly team report
- Attend all Organizing Unit staff meetings, CCC all staff meetings and participate in Campaign Council meetings.
- Represent CCC in a professional manner within the organization, among community organizations and allies in a region, and within the philanthropic world.
- Perform other duties as assigned by their immediate supervisor or the Director for Organizing
- This position requires extensive and frequent travel.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Extensive knowledge of issues related to the Midwest Region as defined above.
- Preference is to have extensive experience working within the community organizing field in one or more of the states within the Midwest Region.
- Minimum of five years experience in community organizing and in implementing local, state or national policy initiatives on poverty issues. Experience in non-partisan electoral work is helpful.
- Demonstrated experience in organizational assessment and development; ability to provide significant organizational development assistance.
- Familiarity with and openness to different approaches to grassroots organizing and policy work.
- Strong facilitation and coalition building skills.
- Financial expertise and budget management.
- Ability to work democratically and effectively with diverse groups and people.
- Willing to work long, flexible hours and to travel extensively.
- Ability to operate at different plateaus. Mindful of broader vision for the Center, but also of the specific mission of the team itself. Able to constantly reconcile the difference between the two.
- Experience and comfort working as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team and know how to combine assets available to the team in a way that maximizes ability of the team to function at a high level.
- Background in community organizing. Ability to deal with grassroots groups and organizing strategies. Some on-the-ground political and/or organizing experience.
- Strong team player, familiar with team dynamics and willing to work in a team environment.
- Strong commitment to social justice and social change.
- Knowledge of key issues that the Center currently works on, such as jobs and income support, healthcare, housing, immigration, education etc.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills are a must.
- The ability to produce consistent, quality work in a fast-paced environment is essential.
- Ability to speak a second language a plus.
This position reports to: Director of Field Services
Salary & Benefits: CCC offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.
To apply, submit resume and cover letter with salary expectation to:
employment@communitychange.org [include job title in subject line]
or
(Fax) 202-387-4891 [include job title on your cover sheet]
or
Human Resources
Re: Midwest Team Leader
Center for Community Change
1536 U Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
The Center for Community Change is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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