Director, Development and Communications

Overview

Worker’s Justice Project (WJP) (workers justice.org) was founded in 2010 to address the racial and economic injustices that low-wage immigrant workers face in New York City by building collective power to win institutional change. WJP runs two long-standing worker’s centers in Brooklyn. We promote justice and opportunity for low-wage immigrant workers in New York City by pushing for systematic enforcement and expansion of workplace protections, which include labor and occupational health and safety standards while advocating for industry-specific efforts to improve working conditions.

WJP also offers skills-building training to workers in health & safety and industry-specific areas, and we educate immigrant communities about their rights in the workplace and how to exercise those rights.

WJP is a fiscally sponsored project of TSNE (tsne.org).

The Director of Development and Communications (DDC) will work in partnership with the Executive Director and WJP leadership team to support strategic fundraising, media relations and community engagement efforts that support the vision, mission, and values of WJP and its Divisions such as Los Deliveristas Unidos, Liberty Cleaners, Construction Workers.

Fluency in both English and Spanish is required for this position.

Fluency in both English and Spanish is required for this position. This role operates bilingually in practice and requires strong professional Spanish fluency. Spanish is central to how the organization communicates and builds power with worker communities. The Communications Specialist will regularly communicate in Spanish with workers, organizers, partner organizations, and Spanish-language media. Spanish-language communications shape how issues are framed, how workers understand their rights, and how the organization is held accountable to the communities it serves.

This position will develop and oversee fundraising and communications strategies that support the organization’s events, donation campaigns, and institutional operations. This position will report to the Deputy Director and will work closely with members of the leadership team and advisory board to identify funding and communications priorities that align with the organization’s strategic objectives, mission, and vision.

Essential Functions

Fundraising and Donor Relations

• Manage and grow a portfolio of major and principal gift prospects, moving them through the stages of cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Take ownership of developing donor-specific strategies, meeting preparation, and timely follow-up;
• Ensure regular communication, reporting, and renewals of support;
• Cultivate relationships with new potential donors, partners, and supporters through a variety of engagement strategies and networks, as well as examination of existing donors who may have greater capacity. Build a pipeline of planned giving prospects;
• Oversee the production of prospect/donor briefings, ensuring they are completed on time with input from appropriate staff leads