This Senior Organizer will also play a key role in the development and execution of a national campaign for universal childcare. The Childcare Senior Organizer will provide coaching, technical ...
This Senior Organizer will also play a key role in the development and execution of a national campaign for universal childcare. The Childcare Senior Organizer will provide coaching, technical ...
Senior Organizer
Washington, DC · On-site
$95K/yr
Senior Organizer GRADE : UUR III; Annual Salary is $95,779.60 LOCATION : All USA ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW: We are the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a union of about 2 million diverse ...
Senior Organizer
Washington, DC · On-site
$95K/yr
Senior Organizer GRADE : UUR III; Annual Salary is $95,779.60 LOCATION : All USA ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW: We are the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a union of about 2 million diverse ...
California Senior Organizer
Los Angeles, CA · On-site
$75K - $95K/yr
California Senior Organizer Reports to: Organizing Director or Deputy Director of Organizing Supervisory Responsibilities: This is not a management or supervisory position. Supervises: N/A Bargaining ...
California Senior Organizer
Los Angeles, CA · On-site
$75K - $95K/yr
California Senior Organizer Reports to: Organizing Director or Deputy Director of Organizing Supervisory Responsibilities: This is not a management or supervisory position. Supervises: N/A Bargaining ...
California Senior Organizer
Los Angeles, CA · On-site
California Senior Organizer Reports to: Organizing Director or Deputy Director of Organizing Supervisory Responsibilities: This is not a management or supervisory position. Supervises: N/A Bargaining ...
California Senior Organizer
Los Angeles, CA · On-site
California Senior Organizer Reports to: Organizing Director or Deputy Director of Organizing Supervisory Responsibilities: This is not a management or supervisory position. Supervises: N/A Bargaining ...
California Senior Organizer
Los Angeles, CA · On-site
$75K - $95K/yr
California Senior Organizer Reports to: Organizing Director or Deputy Director of Organizing Supervisory Responsibilities: This is not a management or supervisory position. Supervises: N/A Bargaining ...
California Senior Organizer
Los Angeles, CA · On-site
$75K - $95K/yr
California Senior Organizer Reports to: Organizing Director or Deputy Director of Organizing Supervisory Responsibilities: This is not a management or supervisory position. Supervises: N/A Bargaining ...
Senior Organizer - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI · On-site
$52K/yr
Senior Organizer - La Crosse Job Location: La Crosse, WI Position Type: Full Time, Exempt Position Classification: Union Eligible Compensation: $52,680.59 per year Position Travel Percentage: 75 ...
Senior Organizer - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI · On-site
$52K/yr
Senior Organizer - La Crosse Job Location: La Crosse, WI Position Type: Full Time, Exempt Position Classification: Union Eligible Compensation: $52,680.59 per year Position Travel Percentage: 75 ...
Senior Organizer - La Crosse Job Location: La Crosse, WI Position Type: Full Time, Exempt Position Classification: Union Eligible Compensation: $52,680.59 per year Position Travel Percentage: 75 ...
Senior Organizer - La Crosse Job Location: La Crosse, WI Position Type: Full Time, Exempt Position Classification: Union Eligible Compensation: $52,680.59 per year Position Travel Percentage: 75 ...
Senior Organizer - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI · On-site
$52K/yr
Senior Organizer - La Crosse Job Location: La Crosse, WI Position Type: Full Time, Exempt Position Classification: Union Eligible Compensation: $52,680.59 per year Position Travel Percentage: 75 ...
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Senior Organizer - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI · On-site
$52K/yr
Senior Organizer - La Crosse Job Location: La Crosse, WI Position Type: Full Time, Exempt Position Classification: Union Eligible Compensation: $52,680.59 per year Position Travel Percentage: 75 ...
Senior Organizer - Dane/Rock County Job Location: Dane/Rock County, WI Position Type: Full Time, Exempt Position Classification: Union Eligible Compensation: $52,680.59 per year Position Travel ...
Senior Organizer - Dane/Rock County Job Location: Dane/Rock County, WI Position Type: Full Time, Exempt Position Classification: Union Eligible Compensation: $52,680.59 per year Position Travel ...
Senior Organizer - Dane/Rock County
Dane, WI · On-site
$52K/yr
Senior Organizer - Dane/Rock County Job Location: Dane/Rock County, WI Position Type: Full Time, Exempt Position Classification: Union Eligible Compensation: $52,680.59 per year Position Travel ...
Senior Organizer - Dane/Rock County
Dane, WI · On-site
$52K/yr
Senior Organizer - Dane/Rock County Job Location: Dane/Rock County, WI Position Type: Full Time, Exempt Position Classification: Union Eligible Compensation: $52,680.59 per year Position Travel ...
LAJC Senior organizers are expected to lead or support campaigns depending on the leadership development of the group or community. LAJC organizers lead and support various strategic campaigns ...
LAJC Senior organizers are expected to lead or support campaigns depending on the leadership development of the group or community. LAJC organizers lead and support various strategic campaigns ...
$52K/yr
Senior Organizer - Dane/Rock County Job Location: Dane/Rock County, WI Position Type: Full Time, Exempt Position Classification: Union Eligible Compensation: $52,680.59 per year Position Travel ...
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$52K/yr
Senior Organizer - Dane/Rock County Job Location: Dane/Rock County, WI Position Type: Full Time, Exempt Position Classification: Union Eligible Compensation: $52,680.59 per year Position Travel ...
Senior Organizer, Housing & Consumer Justice
Richmond, VA · On-site
$64K - $86K/yr
LAJC Senior organizers are expected to lead or support campaigns depending on the leadership development of the group or community. LAJC organizers lead and support various strategic campaigns ...
Senior Organizer, Housing & Consumer Justice
Richmond, VA · On-site
$64K - $86K/yr
LAJC Senior organizers are expected to lead or support campaigns depending on the leadership development of the group or community. LAJC organizers lead and support various strategic campaigns ...
Bilingual Senior Organizer (English/Spanish) - Suffolk County Regional Office
Centereach, NY · On-site
$65K - $70K/yr
Bilingual Senior Organizer Department: Field Terms of Employment: Regular Full-Time/Exempt/Local 2320 Union Position. NYCLU staff are currently working in a hybrid model; several in-person days will ...
Bilingual Senior Organizer (English/Spanish) - Suffolk County Regional Office
Centereach, NY · On-site
$65K - $70K/yr
Bilingual Senior Organizer Department: Field Terms of Employment: Regular Full-Time/Exempt/Local 2320 Union Position. NYCLU staff are currently working in a hybrid model; several in-person days will ...
Bilingual Senior Organizer (English/Spanish) - Suffolk County Regional Office
Centereach, NY · On-site
$65K - $70K/yr
Bilingual Senior Organizer Department: Field Terms of Employment: Regular Full-Time/Exempt/Local 2320 Union Position. NYCLU staff are currently working in a hybrid model; several in-person days will ...
Bilingual Senior Organizer (English/Spanish) - Suffolk County Regional Office
Centereach, NY · On-site
$65K - $70K/yr
Bilingual Senior Organizer Department: Field Terms of Employment: Regular Full-Time/Exempt/Local 2320 Union Position. NYCLU staff are currently working in a hybrid model; several in-person days will ...
Bilingual Senior Organizer (English/Spanish) - Suffolk County Regional Office
Centereach, NY · On-site
$65K - $70K/yr
Bilingual Senior Organizer Department: Field Terms of Employment: Regular Full-Time/Exempt/Local 2320 Union Position. NYCLU staff are currently working in a hybrid model; several in-person days will ...
Bilingual Senior Organizer (English/Spanish) - Suffolk County Regional Office
Centereach, NY · On-site
$65K - $70K/yr
Bilingual Senior Organizer Department: Field Terms of Employment: Regular Full-Time/Exempt/Local 2320 Union Position. NYCLU staff are currently working in a hybrid model; several in-person days will ...
Bilingual Senior Organizer Department: Field Terms of Employment: Regular Full-Time/Exempt/Local 2320 Union Position. NYCLU staff are currently working in a hybrid model; several in-person days will ...
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Bilingual Senior Organizer Department: Field Terms of Employment: Regular Full-Time/Exempt/Local 2320 Union Position. NYCLU staff are currently working in a hybrid model; several in-person days will ...
California Climate Organizer
CA · Remote
$70K - $85K/yr
California Climate Organizer (Staff or Senior DOE) Program: Climate Law Institute Employment Type: [x] Salary [ ] Hourly [ ] Part-time [ X ] Full-time [ ] Temporary [ X ] Regular Reports to:
California Climate Organizer
CA · Remote
$70K - $85K/yr
California Climate Organizer (Staff or Senior DOE) Program: Climate Law Institute Employment Type: [x] Salary [ ] Hourly [ ] Part-time [ X ] Full-time [ ] Temporary [ X ] Regular Reports to:
What You'll Do The Lead Community Organizer reports to the Senior Organizing Manager and is responsible for the following: * Field Shifts & Issue Education: Organize outreach efforts to gather and ...
What You'll Do The Lead Community Organizer reports to the Senior Organizing Manager and is responsible for the following: * Field Shifts & Issue Education: Organize outreach efforts to gather and ...
$50K - $80K/yr
In addition, FIA organizers receive weekly coaching and development from our Senior Organizing Consultant. Organizers are supported through a weekly organizing team meeting, "Data Party" and ...
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$50K - $80K/yr
In addition, FIA organizers receive weekly coaching and development from our Senior Organizing Consultant. Organizers are supported through a weekly organizing team meeting, "Data Party" and ...
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| Aspect | Senior Organizer | Community Organizer |
|---|---|---|
| Required Credentials | Typically bachelor's degree, experience in organizing campaigns | Often high school diploma or equivalent, community-based experience |
| Work Environment | Nonprofit organizations, advocacy groups, unions | Local communities, grassroots initiatives, nonprofits |
| Employer & Industry Usage | Used in advocacy, political campaigns, unions | Common in social justice, neighborhood groups, nonprofits |
| Search & Comparison Intent | People comparing leadership roles in organizing | Individuals interested in grassroots community work |
Senior Organizers typically have more experience, higher responsibilities, and often oversee teams or campaigns within nonprofits or advocacy groups. Community Organizers focus on engaging local communities, building grassroots support, and mobilizing residents. While both roles involve organizing efforts, Senior Organizers usually operate at a strategic or supervisory level, whereas Community Organizers work directly within communities to foster participation and change.

Job description
About Community Change and Community Change Action:
Community Change builds the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to lead powerful and dynamic movements for social change. With our community-based partners, we bridge the grassroots and the national, supporting outsider strategies to disrupt the status quo while also building pathways to influence on the inside.
Our vision of a better world centers around the leadership of impacted people of color to move our work on the care economy, economic freedom, state power building, and immigrant rights.
This position also supports Community Change Action, an affiliated 501(c)(4) advocacy organization. While motivated by the same core values – equity, inclusion, and freedom – Community Change and Community Change Action operate independently of one another, and each organization has its own board of directors.
Position Description:
Community Change has been at the forefront of the child care movement as grassroots-led campaigns secure growing investments in the child care system and the workforce that supports it. We are seeking a Senior Organizer to support the grassroots organizing of our core state partners to ensure directly impacted childcare stakeholders -- including providers, parents, and families -- have a voice in shaping the childcare system that impacts their lives. This Senior Organizer will also play a key role in the development and execution of a national campaign for universal childcare.
The Childcare Senior Organizer will provide coaching, technical assistance and other support to both existing grassroots partners and state-based organizing groups that want to join the childcare movement and who have a commitment to base-building, leadership development, and statewide strategic campaigns. The Childcare Senior Organizer will co-strategize with our organizing partners to develop and advanceÂ
campaigns at the local, state, and federal levels; help partners build and maintain their organizing infrastructure; brainstorm and test new base-building strategies; and provide advice on navigating relationship building and coalition work.Â
As part of a team of organizers driving our child care work, this Childcare Senior Organizer will also help advance our efforts to win universal childcare, as well as ensure that taxpayer funded investments reflect child care as a public good, and to protect those investments from corporate and private profiteering. The right candidate for this role will have a track record of waging successful corporate accountability campaigns, as well as the ability to teach and coach our organizing partners to develop and execute campaign strategies that include the use of research to expose corporate tactics and misconduct, effective deployment of media and messaging, stakeholder engagement, and execution of public accountability actions. A successful candidate for this role will have the ability to distill complex topics into accurate, accessible, and compelling presentations and help our partners communicate effectively to a broad range of audiences.
This role will primarily support organizations that are in states with more robust campaigns, and travel is required.Â
Principal Responsibilities:
The primary job responsibilities for this position will include:Â
Coaching state-based organizing groups that work on childcare. Coaching will include but is not limited to:
-  Assessing the strengths and challenges that face partner organizations in their childcare organizing work.
- Supporting and advising partner organizations’ current campaign(s) strategies and/or development of strategic campaign(s);
- Supporting partner’s base and power-building efforts related to the childcare movement
- Connecting partner organizations to internal Community Change resources or teams, like policy or communications, for strategic campaigns and organizing support.Â
- Drafting memos and plans communicating the opportunities and needs of each state partner organization.
The core priority for this role is to advance organizing and campaign partners goals and build and provide strategic and technical support to strengthen childcare organizing in states.
Discerning the level of coaching needed for each childcare partner. Some organizations will have a high level of organizing, base building, and campaign experience, while others will exhibit areas of growth in one or more of these areas. The responsibilities for this role include coaching organizations at different stages of expertise and building strategic interventions and plans to support them.
Working with the staff leadership of individual organizing partners to strengthen their internal capacity to operationalize the systems and practices that provide foundational support for organizing work.
Helping lead Community Change’s private equity partner cohort, including facilitating collaboration across states, creating and implementing shared strategies, and identifying and building relationships with new organizing groups and allies to grow the breadth and power of our work.
Serving as a liaison between assigned partners, the Community Change Childcare team, and our broader national movement, providing frequent updates and communicating with members of our team, and connecting partners to Community Change’s movement strategies, including national days of action like our annual Day Without Child Care, which will likely have at least 100 events nationwide in over 30 states this year.
Participating in and supporting a strong team culture where each person feels valued, there is accountability, there is celebration, clarity of purpose and strategy, and cohesion with team partners on a national strategy.
Collaborating across teams at Community Change, including digital, communications, policy and advocacy, and electoral.
Qualifications:
At least 8 years experience as an Organizing Director, Campaign Director or Executive Director at an organization where the primary theory of change is grassroots organizing. This can include leadership roles within a progressive political campaign, non-profit, or union.
Senior-level understanding of organizing principles and experience implementing campaign strategies and tactics. Experience as the staff lead on several campaigns, ability to share lessons learned from those campaigns, and how you approached making challenging decisions.Â
Demonstrated commitment to racial, gender, economic, and social justice along with worker and community leadership.
Experience with training on organizing fundamentals and theory of organizing.Â
Strong communication skills, specifically the ability to write clearly and concisely.
Ability to assess project outcomes and present solutions for improving the project and its impact.
Experience with collaborative decision-making and experience leading coalitions.
Experience working with a regionally dispersed or remote team.
An ability to juggle multiple projects and work in a fast-paced environment.
A demonstrated commitment to meeting high standards and a history of getting things done despite obstacles.
Ambition, drive, and energy.
The ability to speak and write in fluent Spanish is a plus.
Experience with voter engagement and electoral organizing is a plus.
About Community Change
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Industry
Executive offices and legislative bodies
Company size
51 - 200 Employees
Headquarters location
Washington, DC, US
Year founded
1968