Assistant Director Organizing Capacity Program

SEIU (Service Employees International Union)

Job Title: Assistant Director, Organizing Capacity Program
Grade: MGT F
Annual Salary: $135,609.02
Location: Washington, DC (HQ) or Remote, USA
ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW:

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a union of more than 2 million diverse members in healthcare, the public sector, and property services. SEIU envisions a Just Society: where all workers are valued and all people respected—no matter where they come from or what color they are; where all families and communities can thrive; and where the Union can leave a better and more equitable world for generations to come. SEIU is anti-racist union determined to check corporate power and uproot structural racism by harnessing worker power and collective action, including legislative and political action. SEIU fights for Unions for All and a government that works for all so that everyone, across race and place, can have power together in unions and participate fully in the country’s democracy.
Purpose:

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.
Primary Responsibilities:

The Assistant Director will be responsible for:

- 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.

- Additional responsibilities, as may be required, including but not limited to:

Maintaining and updating organizing capacity program materials and records and budget. Coordinate and work with the operations on logistics.
Contacts:

Includes all levels of SEIU IU Organizing Hub staff, local union leaders and staff, and SEIU Executive Officers, and other SEIU supporting Hubs and departments and outside organizations (vendors).
Direction and Decision Making:

The Assistant Director is a member of the Organizing Capacity Program (within the SEIU National Organiz