Title: Program Manager for Partnerships and Organizing
Reports to: Director of Programs and Partnerships
Salary Range: $60,000 – 70,000
Status: Full-time, Exempt, Unit Position
Location: Washington, DC

Position Overview
The Program Manager for Partnerships and Organizing is responsible for cultivating and maintaining strategic relationships with American Rights at Work’s labor and non-labor partners around legislative and worker organizing campaigns.  The Program Manager will help develop a new area of work that manages the organization’s resources in support of worker justice organizing.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Serves as one of the organizational leads to labor and non-labor partners engaged in strategic organizing campaigns
• Organizes and mobilizes partners in support of the Employee Free Choice Act campaign
• Maintains and expands the Employee Free Choice Act coalition of non-labor progressive partners
• Assesses and prioritizes opportunities to support organizing campaigns of both labor and non-labor partners
• Develops resources to build the capacity and coordination of non-labor partners in worker justice issues and labor law reform
• Responds to requests from partner organizations and stakeholders; in conjunction with key staff, prioritizes organizational work by assessing both internal capacity and political costs and benefits
• Assists with funder and stakeholder relationships and the sharing of information with program and development teams
• Reports on program activities, progress, and plans with stakeholders and foundation program officers
• Coordinates projects across organizational departments and with multiple external partners and stakeholders
• Plans and executes events
• Plans regular communication with key partners
  Compiles models and best practices of community-labor partnerships
• Tracks partner conferences and events and identifies opportunities for worker justice visibility

Qualifications

• Successful candidate will be a high-energy, high-output, highly organized individual with keen attention to detail
• Exceptional interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• At least 8 years of experience working with organizing, unions and/or the progressive movement
• At least 5 years of project management experience
• At least 3 years of experience as a facilitator and event organizer
• Proven ability to work with diverse organizations and individuals with concrete results
• Ability to develop strategic plans with concrete benchmarks and deliverables
• Ability to work well under pressure and within tight deadlines
• Willing to travel, work irregular hours, holidays, and weekends if necessary
• Excellent judgment and discretion
• Commitment to progressive social change
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly PowerPoint and Excel

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

To apply, send cover letter, résumé, and references to: ProgramManager@americanrightsatwork.org

Incomplete applications, or applications delivered by fax, mail, or in person will not be considered.  Please no phone calls or direct solicitations.  The application deadline is January 8th, 2010. EOE.

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