Community Organizer

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

Location: San Diego

Opportunity Type: Managed Services Client

Are you passionate about empowering communities, advocating for housing justice, and fighting against gentrification? Do you believe in collective action and grassroots organizing? Join Tierras Indígenas Community Land Trust (TICLT) as our Community Organizer and help transform Barrio Logan and the surrounding areas.

At TICLT, we are fighting to de-commodify real estate and ensure housing, cultural spaces, and environmental restoration for our communities. We have just acquired a mixed-use building in Barrio Logan, which will provide homes for low-income families and host a future BIPOC-owned women’s clinic and community-run arts space. Now, we need an organizer to help engage, empower, and grow our movement.

• Build Community Power:
  Develop outreach strategy and recruitment plans to engage tenants, recruit community members through field organizing, leading volunteer trainings and building organizing infrastructure.
• Support Tenant Leadership:
  Help tenants form governance structures for self-advocacy and decision-making.
• Educate & Mobilize:
  Partner with local experts, activists and organizations to organize community-wide workshops, events, and tenant meetings to advance our mission.
• Plan & Execute:
  Coordinate the Annual Membership Meeting, bringing together members, allies, and stakeholders.

• Experience in community organizing, tenant advocacy, or grassroots mobilization.
• Passion for social justice, housing rights, and anti-displacement efforts.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• Ability to manage events, engage community members, and work collaboratively.
• BIPOC, queer, trans, gender-nonconforming, previously incarcerated, and community residents are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Fluent in Spanish (required)

Compensation: $65,000.00-$79,000.00

TICLT is an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive movement. TICLT is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse, and welcoming work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and have equal access to opportunities for employment, advancement, and professional growth.

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