SEIU

Director

• The Assistant Director of the Organizing Capacity Center is responsible for the development, execution and coordination of training programs and other learning opportunities designed to build the organizing capacity of SEIU for the International Union and Local Union staff.
• The Assistant Director must be able to assess the organizing capacity gaps and identify strategies, opportunities and learning spaces to address them.
• Developing and executing new organizing capacity building programs working with senior organizing leadership.
• Assessing organizing capacity gaps and identifying programmatic solutions; training, learning spaces and developmental opportunities.
• Collaboration and coordination with campaigns, IU Organizing Hub and locals unions in developing and implementing capacity building strategies and programs.
• Assist the Organizing Capacity Center Director in developing and implementing strategies to strengthen and build the organizing community at the IU and Local Unions.
• Building capacity through mentoring and coaching of senior local leadership.
• Developing and executing training programs for organizing staff that align with new (external) organizing campaign goals and strategies and SEIU's overall goals.
• Creating and writing relevant and effective training materials, including curricula, hand-outs, PowerPoint presentations, and interactive exercises.
• Learning and utilizing creative training techniques and approaches to teach concepts, skills, and best practices of union organizing, campaign execution and staff development.
• Adapting teaching strategies according to the training audience and applying the best approaches to maximize the learning opportunities of trainees.
• Work in coordination with IU Organizing Hub, other IU Hubs and depts and/or local union leadership to develop and implement strategic trainings, programs and other components for building organizing capacity.
• Provides leadership in upholding SEIU’s overall organizing, campaigning and staff development.
• Facilitating and providing feedback in large and small group training discussions, exercises and practice labs to support participants development and enhance their understanding of and ability to utilize training information and materials in the classroom and field.

Assistant Director, Organizing Capacity Program

• Working within the National Organizing Hub to represent and assist the International Union in carrying out its overall organizing programs;
• developing campaign strategies, that includes processes for researching and developing winning demands;
• creating and maintaining multi-component, joint strategy tables to coordinate campaign work and activities.
• Collaborating & support for stakeholder local unions at the state, regional and/or national level, in developing, executing, and strengthening local, statewide, regional and/or national strategic organizing programs and campaigns.
• Managing the execution of comprehensive campaigns and initiatives to achieve overall campaign goals and benchmarks at each phase of the campaign;
• assessing campaign execution and making recommendations on strategic decisions including overseeing campaign operations;
• determining data management systems to collect, track and analyze relevant data for strategic campaign decision-making;
• and overseeing the utilization of digital organizing strategies and platforms.
• Staffing SEIU participation on relevant government agencies, legislative bodies, and coalitions necessary to execute campaign strategy.
• Working with appropriate International Union staff to determine appropriate and strategic allocation of International Union staff and other resources to support the successful execution of campaigns and the overall vision and strategies of the union.
• Overseeing the development and administration of campaign budgets, including authorizing expenditures.
• Overseeing the hiring and management of campaign staff.
• Performing other duties, as assigned, in support of the work of the International Union Organizing Program and/or Hubs.

Assistant Director, Organizing Capacity Program

Campaign Director – Local Union Organizing Programs