Lead Organizer – Street Vendor Project

SVP is seeking a dynamic Lead Organizer to direct our organizing team, design and implement leadership development and political education programs for our members, and collaboratively implement grassroots organizing campaigns. We are seeking a new team member with experience working within multicultural, working class and immigrant communities.

• Relentlessly dedicated to building the power of working class, immigrant communities of color to incite transformative social and economic justice movement building;
• Excited about working across multiple cultures and is flexible and patient when communicating with people who speak different languages;
• A thoughtful communicator with excellent interpersonal, written, and public speaking skills;
• Has at least three years’ experience in leadership roles in a campaign. This may be a grassroots campaign, political campaign, union organizing campaign, or anything that you believe demonstrates you can design and effectively run a campaign for social change, working with partners and in coalition across issues and constituencies;
• A team-player eager to collaborate with diverse, inter-generational, and multicultural stakeholders to achieve systemic change;
• Experienced with outreach, base-building, member leadership development, and organizing campaigns;
• Demonstrated experience coaching and supporting a team of organizers with very different experience levels, learning styles, and communication styles;
• Knowledgeable of New York City organizing and political landscape, with particular attention to racial, economic, and gender equity;
• Able to read and assess the current political landscape and make strategic choices to advance SVP’s organizing agenda;
• Must be bilingual in Spanish and English to engage members in organizing and political conversations, written ability required;
• An experienced facilitator with the ability to plan and facilitate meetings with sensitivity to the needs of a diverse membership;
• Committed to and knowledgeable of SVP’s mission and movement building, and enthusiastic about nurturing leadership growth among members.

The primary responsibilities of the Lead Organizer include:

• Guide and supervise our organizing team of several staff members, each working with membership bases organized by language, in collaboration with the Managing Director;
• Develop and facilitate political education curriculum for members in coordination with organizing team
• Coordinate and implement membership recruitment activities including direct outreach on-the-street and through partner organizations;
• Assure the accuracy of lists, records, databases related to membership and campaign development

• Drive the recruitment, development and maintenance of an elected member Leadership Board
• Develop leadership skills of potential members, and nurture the leadership of our Leadership Board members;
• Plan and facilitate regular membership and committee meetings and events that engage members in
• Fortify and grow SVP’s grassroots membership structure of individuals interested in, and excited, about advancing street vendor rights;
• Receive vendors who come in to the office during SVP drop-in hours;

• Support with ongoing planning and execution of campaigns that engage members, leaders, and allies to win concrete improvements in the lives of vendors
• Organize direct actions, events, and other tactics to move the campaign forward
• Develop and maintain relationships with allied organizations with New York City and New York State

This is a full-time position with great flexibility in terms of scheduling. Benefits include:

• Medical Insurance available on first day of employment
• Eye Care Reimbursement
• Employer Retirement Contribution
• Pet Insurance
• Generous Vacation and Personal Time, including 4 weeks vacation, 5 personal days, and 1 week paid time off during annual office-wide holiday closure; early release summer Fridays and before federal holidays; day after Thanksgiving; birthday
• Flexible spending account
• Gym reimbursement program

SVP is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we fight alongside and serve. People of color, women, immigrants, LGBTQ-identified individuals, and folks from low-income communities are strongly encouraged to apply.