Description

Golden State Opportunity (GSO) is a nonprofit dedicated to ending poverty by providing all Californians with the tools to build financial well-being and thrive. It is led by doers who educate, engage and empower working families. GSO’s groundbreaking, culturally relevant work in thirteen languages reaches millions of low-income Californians and connects them with the financial resources they need to survive and then thrive.

GSO has an ambitious strategic plan that will transform the organization into a national anti-poverty powerhouse by taking its model of outreach and engagement to more states, adding accountability campaigns through issue and electoral campaigns, and establishing federal and state PACs as needed to achieve the goal of ending poverty.

Location

Remote, based in the Bay Area.

Start Date

Summer 2022

About the Position

Reporting to the Organizing Director, the Bay Area Organizer will be part of an active team that builds support for programs and policies that build financial stability for low-income families. The organizer is responsible for strengthening GSO’s networks, sharing GSO’s work with the community, and building relationships to support robust organizing engagement across the nine  Bay Area counties. The organizer will manage existing relationships with local Bay Area organizations, government, and institutions. 

Organizers are GSO’s on-the-ground experts and are divided into several regions across California. In addition to regions, organizers are also responsible for leading sector outreach (e.g. seniors, college students) as assigned. Organizers are GSO’s direct link to their regional communities, work closely with grassroots leaders and local elected officials, and represent GSO at local events and meetings, sharing information about resources for low-income people and families, including tax credits (e.g. California & federal Earned Income Tax Credit) and public benefits. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Build an active base of support among community members and leaders, including CBOs and local governments. 
• Increase awareness and utilization of GSO’s programs, tools and resources.
• Represent GSO at meetings, public forums, presentations, trainings, etc.
• Identify opportunities to help GSO build power to impact local and national systems. 
• Collaborate with the Communications team to create toolkits, materials, and collateral to support GSO campaigns.
• Partner with the Policy team to engage local elected officials and shape advocacy. 

Compensation and Benefits

The annual salary for the Bay Area Organizer will begin at $60,000, with final salary commensurate with the experience of the selected candidate. 

Golden State Opportunity offers a generous benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Group and voluntary life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Generous vacation and sick time allowance
• 14 paid holidays a year 
• Monthly phone allowance 
• Enrollment in employer-sponsored 401k retirement plan

How to Apply

Women, People of Color, Veterans, People with Disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals and all committed to equitable and inclusive workplaces are strongly encouraged to apply.

Qualified applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample (limit 2 pages), in PDF or Word format only, to jobs@goldenstateopportunity.org. Please include “Bay Area Organizer” in the email subject line.

Golden State Opportunity is an equal opportunity employer and will give equal consideration to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Requirements

Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience in building and managing partnership relationships and community-based organizing.
• Excellent attention to detail. 
• Strong self-management, organizational, research, and multitasking skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to work remotely.
• Familiarity with poverty, tax, or government benefits issue areas.
• Hold a Bachelor’s Degree or have equivalent professional experience. 

Requirements

• Ability to travel to local events. 
• Ability to work flexible hours with occasional weekends and evenings.

Desired Qualifications

• Bilingual speaker and writer.
• Experience working with virtual settings using Zoom, Google Hangouts, Slack, Google Suite, etc.
• Experience with digital organizing, data list-building, and CRM systems (e.g. VoterBuilder/VAN, PDI, EveryAction, etc.).