Position Opening: Organizer

Summary: The Maine State Employees Association, SEIU Local 1989, seeks an external organizer to expand a strategic and aggressive organizing effort in Maine.

Description: The Maine State Employees Association, SEIU Local 1989, represents over 15,000 workers across Maine. We are committed to fundamentally changing the conditions for workers throughout Maine by organizing early childhood education, home care, social service workers, healthcare workers and public sector workers statewide. The organizer has primary responsibility for conducting new organizing campaigns under supervision and eventually gaining the capacity to run large campaigns independently. A significant portion of the day-to-day duties include using house visits and one-on-one meetings to identify and recruit workplace leaders for organizing campaigns; leading committee meetings; working with volunteer members; performing corporate research and quickly learning sometimes complex regulations; and working to mobilize workers for legislative campaigns and building relationships with workers in order to build the union.

Requirements:

• Commitment to social and economic justice;

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field;

• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to successfully relate to workers from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures;

• Enthusiasm and energy for working with workers in order to lead successful organizing campaigns;

• Ability to follow sometimes detailed strategies, solve problems creatively and think on your feet;

• Must have sound judgment and strategic sense;

• Must be able to work independently and in team settings;

• Must be able to work long and irregular hours as needed;

• Basic computer literacy and ability to learn corporate research skills;

• Must have a car and driver's license.

MSEA-SEIU is an equal opportunity employer. Send a cover letter, resume and references to:

Mike Sylvester, Director of Organizing
MSEA-SEIU Local 1989
65 State Street, P.O. Box 1072
Augusta, ME 04332-1072

or Mike.Sylvester@mseaseiu.org

Application deadline: February 1, 2010

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