Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development
Immigrant and Workplace Rights Organizer
Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development (OCCORD) combines community organizing, strategic research, and advocacy to empower working families who seek a voice in society and government. For our new Immigrant and Workplace Rights Program, we are seeking a creative, committed individual with organizing skills and an ability to provide leadership development training for low wage, immigrant workers and residents. As a small and growing organization, we provide significant opportunities for our staff to learn, grow, and take on new challenges, and we will also value a candidate's skills in other fields such as research and communications.
In Orange County, the epicenter of the modern American conservative movement, institutionalized anti-immigrant sentiment and a laissez-faire approach to government have long served to exclude working families from the political process. OCCORD's Immigrant and Workplace Rights Program is designed to train low wage workers and residents to know their rights and become full participants in the democratic process. In partnership with UNITE HERE, the hotel workers union, this program is designed to provide citizenship assistance, register new voters, and mobilize workers and residents in support of public policies that improve their lives.
Position Description: Work with OCCORD team and strategic partners to:
• Develop and implement strategies for public policy campaigns.
• Conduct door-to-door outreach in impacted communities.
• Organize and facilitate meetings of local workers and residents.
• Organize participation in public events, voter registration and education, lobbying efforts, testimony at public hearings, and other activities.
• Support the work of the organization as a whole.
Qualifications:
• Strong commitment to social and economic rights and to building the labor movement.
• Demonstrated experience in labor, community, political or faith-based organizing.
• Experience with popular education and leadership development training.
• Ability to take initiative and to work well in a team.
• Accountability to goals and willingness to learn new techniques, ideas, and skills.
• Excellent personal organization, time management, and interpersonal communication.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish with good written and oral communication skills.
Terms of Employment: Salary negotiable based on experience. Full family health benefits (medical, dental, and vision).
The position requires use of an automobile and may require long and/or irregular hours of work, including evenings and weekends as needed.
Application Process: Send cover letter and resume to Eric Altman, Executive Director:
• Mail: OCCORD, 13252 Garden Grove Blvd., Suite 200, Garden Grove, CA 92843
• Email: info[at]occord.org
• Fax: 714-750-2683
Our goal is to fill this position as quickly as possible, but the position will remain open until the right person is found. Please do not phone. Persons who do not meet the minimum requirements will not receive a response.
WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
