Organizer/Field Representative : New Mexico

Organizer/Field Representative

New Mexico

AFT New Mexico
530 Jefferson Street Northeast
Albuquerque, NM 87108-1237
(505) 266-6638

Job Title: Organizer/Field Rep
Reports to: AFT NM Staff Director, AFT NM President or designee
Location: New Mexico
Salary: Competitive Salary with an excellent benefits package
Application period ends: Until filled

AFT NM Overview
AFT NM is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers and the AFL-CIO. We represent 23,000 Early Learning-K-12 and higher education public school employees in New Mexico. AFT NM supports members and our leaders by providing professional leadership, legal services, legislative/political involvement, a membership benefits program and professional and personal development. AFT NM is governed by an elected member governing body that meets multiple times a year, including an annual state convention.

AFT NM is a public education organization that will face the following challenges over the next few years:

• Developing and implementing a clear vision for AFT NM that includes increasing our membership strength, developing union leaders and strengthening our union via increased member involvement/mobilization around issues that matter to public school employees and the students we serve.
• Enhancing our public and political image;
• Creating professional development opportunities
• Improving internal and external communications programs; and,
• Maintaining financial viability and flexibility.

We seek to:

• Generate the respect of educators as well as the public and policy makers by being a powerful advocate for professional life, salary rights, and working conditions of public education employees and by being a vital component in the delivery of quality public education in New Mexico.
• Maintain relevance in the personal and professional lives of public education employees in New Mexico.

Overview of responsibilities: Organizer
AFT New Mexico seeks to hire a team of organizers to mobilize, recruit, and develop members to win. Under the direction of the AFT NM Staff Director and President, the organizer/field representative will implement and assist with AFT NM organizing and collective bargaining strategies.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify local activists, leaders and drivers
• Assemble and train leadership teams including building reps and organizing committees
• Use toolkit and other databases to accurately track and record membership information and train local leaders to do so as well
• Chart and Map turf
• Run campaigns in locals to build majority membership
• Work with local leaders to draft and execute annual and month-by-month organizing and mobilization plans.
• Effectively grow membership
• Train local offices on their duties and responsibilities
• Help connect local leaders to state and national resources
• Ensure that building/site reps have training regarding representation and union building
• Build organizing committees at schools/institutions
• Create campaign documents and literature
• May assist in negotiation preparation
• Develop and lead local trainings
• Conduct regular site visits and off site one-on-one visits
• Attend local meetings and events.
• Work on local school board elections
• Be committed to executing the vision of AFT NM
• Will work out of regional based centers
• May be assigned to work on political or project campaigns and events and to assist AFT NM as necessary
• May help set up professional development programs in district

May be assigned by President and/or Staff Director to:

• Will be available for local leaders to contact regarding potential contract violations and questions.
• Be committed to executing the vision of AFT NM.
• Will work to train leaders on how to process grievances
• Will work with locals to represent workers in high level grievances, arbitration and termination cases
• Will be available to answer questions regarding contract negotiations
• May be available to assist with negotiating difficult contracts and work with locals on impasse mediation/arbitration.
• May assist with filing and litigating PPCs
• Performs any other tasks relative to the goal/mission of AFT NM as directed by the AFT NM President and AFT NM Staff Director

Experience, Skills, Aptitude and Commitment

• Experience in education field
• Experience in organizing, recruiting or mobilizing people to achieve a goal is preferred
• Experience in representing workers is preferred
• Track record of working professionally, in a team and independently
• Ability to conduct assessments, track data and produce work reports
• Ability to build committees amongst people
• Demonstrated written and verbal competency in Spanish and English preferred
• Proficiency in widely used computer programs and technology preferred
• College education preferred

HOW TO APPLY:
Please provide a cover letter, resume and writing sample and/or training you have designed by clicking on the link provided below —
https://organizers.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a2gb5ri456b1/aaak

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