Community Organizer

New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia (NSM) is an interfaith, multicultural immigrant justice organization working to build power, develop leadership, accompany families facing deportation and fight grassroots campaigns in order to change the balance of power and create a more welcoming and just city and country. Find out more at

We are hiring a Part Time Community Organizer to organize Caribbean congregations in Philadelphia. This includes working with congregations that are current members of NSM and recruiting new congregations. The organizer will develop relationships with clergy and members as they engage new people, develop leaders, and connect people to NSM campaigns and programs. They will work to connect impacted communities to support systems and build power at a critical time in the immigrant justice movement.

To excel in this position, applicants should have experience in community organizing, either paid or volunteer. That includes recruiting new members, building trusting relationships, developing leaders, facilitation and moving people to take action. They should be comfortable and confident working with faith communities, an adaptive team player, open to growth, and familiar with movements for justice for immigrant communities.

Responsibilities Include:

• Develop relationships with clergy and lay members of the Caribbean community
• Recruit congregations to NSM’s network of congregations
• Engage members of the community with NSM’s programming - support for immigration cases, accompaniment, community alerts, educational workshops, campaigns, and actions
• Help offer workshops in congregations
• Identify and develop leaders, both lay and clergy, in each congregation
• Help facilitate meetings when needed
• Turnout members for organizational meetings

Qualifications:

• Experience in community organizing, either paid or volunteer, which includes recruiting new members, building and facilitating groups, developing leaders, and engaging members in actions
• Experience with faith communities - understanding of the language and life of faith, openness to a variety of religious experiences and engaged in one’s own faith journey
• Understanding of grassroots organizing
• Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to build and maintain relationships with community members and clergy of different ethnicities, faiths, educational levels, and a range of ages
• Strong written and verbal communication. Readiness to work in multilingual spaces with a range of digital literacy levels
• Experience in facilitation, experience in popular education a plus
• Passionate about immigrant justice
• Strong problem solving skills
• Highly motivated
• Desire to learn, grow and be challenged
• Ability to work as part of an intercultural team, and openness to grow
• Flexible hours - significant evenings and weekends
• Experience working in multi-racial and multi-lingual spaces

A Plus:

• Bi-cultural and/or a member of the immigrant community
• Bilingual in English and French or Creole
• Active member of faith community

Hours and Salary: 15-20 hours per week, $21-24/hour depending on experience. Benefits offered at 20 hours per week.

New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates for employment will be considered without regard to race or ethnicity, gender, age, national origin, marital status or sexual orientation. Women and persons of color are encouraged to apply