Senior Organizer - Suffolk County Regional Office

Position: 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 be required.

Location: Suffolk County Regional Office, Centereach, NY

Salary: $65,000-$70,000

Final date to receive applications: Until the position is filled.

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) is one of the nation's leading advocates on behalf of constitutional rights and liberties. Founded in 1951, as the New York affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, the NYCLU is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization with more than 90,000 members and supporters, and eight offices statewide. We work in the courts, in the legislatures and on the streets to advocate for racial justice, health equity, Indigenous rights, free speech, freedom of religion, privacy and equality before the law for all New Yorkers.

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The NYCLU is committed to building an equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist workplace that centers the voices of marginalized and directly impacted communities. This commitment strengthens our mission to protect civil liberties and advance justice across New York. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, formerly incarcerated people, and others whose experiences reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

The Suffolk County Regional Office is part of NYCLU’s state Field Organizing Department. The Suffolk County Senior Organizer is a member of the NYCLU’s Suffolk Regional Office and will report to the Suffolk County Regional Director. NYCLU’s statewide Field Organizing Department engages in multi-layered advocacy efforts aimed at both the state and local levels including base building organizing, public education, coalition building, leadership development, and lobbying of state and local lawmakers.

The Suffolk County Senior Organizer will focus on local organizing work in Suffolk County to improve democratic participation, including youth, parents, voters, candidates, and residents—and support efforts for change through integrated advocacy that will allow marginalized communities to better hold school districts and local governments accountable.

We are looking for candidates who have experience working on grassroots campaigns, have strong base-building and leadership development skills, and are committed to building power to win transformative policy and legislative change. Ideal candidates are strategic, passionate, and collaborative.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for engaging young people in leadership development and organizing around issues that impact them at the local and state level. They will also have the ability to engage with NYCLU members, community members and leaders, coalition partners, policymakers, nonprofit leaders, school district administrators to bring about real and meaningful change. They are a people person and are comfortable approaching new people from different backgrounds.

They are energetic, empathetic, fun, and quickly establish connections. They can take the emotional temperature of a room and facilitate a hard conversation (but also know that plenty of consensus happens one-on-one outside of the meeting. They have a proven ability to build reciprocal relationships with members of directly impacted communities, coalition partners from directly impacted communities and to foster collaboration.

The Suffolk County Senior Organizer reports to the Suffolk Regional Director. The Suffolk County Senior Organizer’s direct report may include interns and volunteers.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Bilingual English Spanish preferred.
• 4+ years of experience developing and leading base building efforts in the areas such as education equity, voting rights, racial justice, immigrants’ rights, environmental justice, economic justice.
• At least 2 years of experience in youth organizing youth leadership development programs.
• 2+…