Campaign Lead (PERIS) : District of Columbia, Florida

Communications Workers of America

Campaign Lead (PERIS)

Travel position
(Preference for candidates willing to work out of
Washington, DC; Tampa, Florida; or the Florida panhandle)

Responsibilities
Position:  CWA Campaign Lead (PERIS)
Location:  Travel position (Preference for candidates willing to work out of our Washington, DC headquarters, or who are based in the Southern states that are a part of CWA’s District 3 – Louisiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Florida, and Kansas.) 

Overview
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is a dynamic, member-led union that is building a movement for social and economic justice. We are looking for a Campaign Lead to work closely with a multi-disciplinary team to organize new members and improve industry standards in the telecom and customer-service sectors among government contractors. The Campaign Lead will help advance and bring this effort to scale through organizing, worker and ally engagement, and strategic planning. The Campaign Lead must be able to develop a campaign plan with support from the Sr. Campaign Lead and execute its elements. The Campaign Lead should have demonstrated experience in developing and leading organizing campaigns, including building rank-and-file organizing committees. The position would report to the Director of Organizing.

Job Qualifications
Willing and able to take regular direction and learn from experienced campaign staff

• Willing to commit, energy, heart and long, irregular hours
• Ability to learn and implement the campaign basics
• Be able to take notes, listen and get information/report back to Senior Campaign Lead and DO or other campaign leadership to evaluate campaigns
• Ability to assess workers’ support of the campaign, identify potential committee members, move workers to make concrete commitments and take action, recruit people to a committee, facilitate committee meetings, work with groups
• Understand and discuss issues in a way that contribute to the momentum of an organizing campaign
• Have a fundamental commitment to building a diverse and democratic labor movement and ability to organize workers from diverse backgrounds and demographics
• Willing to attend an Organizing Institute
• Basic communications skills, able to do basic flyers and other written material
• Motivated self-starter able to learn and troubleshoot without heavy supervision
• Driver’s license and reliable car, must be able to travel to work locations away from home/office location
• 1-2 years of prior labor, political or community organizing experience
• Strong social, written and verbal communication skills
• Patient in pressure situations and savvy with conflict management
• NLRB election experience a plus 
• Bilingual, a plus

Responsibilities

• Ability to assess support of the union or campaign, identify potential committee members, move workers to make concrete commitments and take action, recruit people to a committee, facilitate committee meetings, work with groups
• Understand and discuss issues in a way that contribute to the momentum of a campaign
• Utilize numerous organizing tactics including home-visiting, cold phone calling, hand billing, etc.
• Have a fundamental commitment to building a diverse and democratic movement and ability to organize workers and citizens from diverse backgrounds and demographics
• Along with campaign leadership, be able to work effectively with committee members
• Assist with moving campaigns to stage 3 (towards election and/or recognition) 
• Keep the organizing committee on track, motivate them to move through roadblocks and be public when it is time, give them a realistic assessment of progress and inoculate them
• Work with the local to help identify and encourage others in local to participate in organizing campaigns and build support for organizing
• Along with the DOC, be able to help develop and implement a local organizing plan
• Submit reports as required, but at least monthly
• Must be able to work on projects to build the local, but also be able to assist in national and district organizing projects.
• Be heavily involved in major National and District Organizing Priority campaigns
• Capable of running campaigns with minimal assistance, motivate and dig out committee members, work in a team with other organizers involved in the campaign
• Be able to communicate effectively in writing, in speaking, and via electronic media.  Be able to work with databases, able to do basic flyers and other written material
• Able to function as a trainer at an Organizer Institute and train organizing committee members
• Work with locals on National and District priority campaigns and help local organizers
• Travel to work locations away from home and work location by car and plane to locations as needed
• Computer skills that allow at least intermediate-level data management and communication

 Job Specifications
1. Wages:  $68,736 – $87,220 Annually (Effective 10/1/2020)
2. Reports to the CWA Organizing Director or appropriate administrative staff
3. Other terms and conditions as per the Memorandum of Agreement.
4. This position will not be used to replace regular full time CWA Staff Representatives or District Organizing Coordinators, or in lieu of hiring regular full time staff for permanent positions/vacancies.

To Apply
If you feel you have the background and experience to qualify for this position and wish to apply for it, outline your qualifications and submit a letter of interest online at: 
https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=46642&clientkey=3DD4D8AF8C58AF2A4AA4B0629E6428E9.

CWA is an equal opportunity employer, and, as such, does not discriminate an employee or applicant on the basis of race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation, disability, or any other classification protected from discrimination under applicable law.

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