Baltimore Renters United is HIRING a Tenant Organizer!

 

Details at a Glance

  • TIME COMMITMENT
    Full Time Schedule
  • JOB TYPE
    Contract
  • START DATE
    June 16, 2022
  • APPLICATION DEADLINE
    May 31, 2022
  • EXPERIENCE LEVEL
    Intermediate

SALARY
USD $55,000 - USD $55,001
 / year

RESPONSIBILITIES

Community Organizing

  • Build and maintain a base of engaged tenant leaders, who are representative of the people most impacted by housing injustice in Baltimore and who can lead BRU tenant campaigns.
  • Add 250 new BRU contacts a year, including 20 new core leaders.
  • Convene bi-weekly city-wide tenant meetings with tenant leaders to engage in political
  • education trainings, support tenant organizing in individual buildings, and develop
  • Citywide policy priorities
  • Lead regular outreach activities (at rent court and in other buildings) with support from
  • BRU partners, including regular follow-up
  • Maintain data systems for tracking leaders in the BRU data management system
  • Maintain connections with state, regional and national campaigns for tenants rights and
  • housing justice with groups in alignment with BRU’s principles

Organizational Support

  • Provide staff support to the BRU Steering Committee and liaise between the Steering Committee, Organizing Space, and Policy Committee
  • Represent BRU at community events, in the media, and with other organizations as needed
  • Attend internal meetings as needed and participate in all-hands-on-deck actions and significant organizational events
  • Support BRUs communication needs including promotion, social media, and press releases
  • Support the Fundraising Committee with development and fundraising coordination

Qualifications

  • Belief in BRU’s mission, vision, and values
  • Demonstrated commitment and passion for housing justice, tenant power, and racial and
  • economic justice
  • At least two years of experience with grassroots community organizing, and particularly
  • with low-income and Black communities
  • Experience with grassroots/local campaign development
  • Interest in coordinating a political education program around housing as a human right,
  • decommodification of housing and land, etc.
  • Highly organized and self-starting, ability to juggle multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and
  • maintain strong, clear and direct communication with others
  • Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively with people of diverse
  • backgrounds, and to build and maintain relationships with partners
  • Demonstrated ability and comfort with public speaking
  • Availability to work flexible hours including some nights and weekends
  • Basic literacy with Google docs, Microsoft Office, video conferencing, and data
  • management systems.
  • Spanish language skills preferred
  • Communications skills involving drafting press releases, use of social media (twitter,
  • instagram) and press events preferred

This is a full time position for a one year contract, beginning in May 2022. Salary is 55,000/yr plus benefits. Baltimore Renters United is committed to supporting the professional development of staff and will provide training opportunities whenever possible.

Apply

Send a resume and cover letter to bmorerentersunited@gmail.com. Applications are due by May 31, 2022.

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