Director of Organizing

New York State Public Employees Federation

Director of Organizing

Based in Albany, NY

Public Employees Federation (PEF) is a diverse New York State labor union representing over 55,000 professional, scientific, and technical public employees across the state. We are committed to justice, equality, and improving the lives of our members through collective action. As one of the largest public-sector unions in New York, PEF champions fair wages, excellent benefits, and safe working conditions for its members in agencies and facilities statewide.

Position Summary:
The Director of Organizing reports to the Executive Director and is responsible for internal and external organizing including the overall development and implementation of campaign strategy. Responsibilities include ensuring that all projects and campaigns are consistent with PEF’s mission and goals. This includes overseeing and managing the coordination between organizing and other PEF departments to connect organizing to the daily work and vision of PEF.

Key Functions:

1. Fulfills the directives of PEF and its parent unions relative to member and local action and campaigns.
2. Responsible for the development and implementation of statewide and regional member engagement and mobilization efforts. This includes identifying workplace, departmental and statewide issues to organize around. 
3. Responsible for developing, accessing and achieving organizational effectiveness via benchmarks and other accountability measures.
4. Works closely with regional and division leadership to support member engagement and mobilization efforts.
5. Establish and strengthen organizational and worksite structures that promote organizing, one on one conversations, leadership identification and development and concerted workplace actions. 
6. Assist with training and development of stewards, division leaders, Regional Coordinators, other PEF member leaders and activists.
7. Train, develop and supervise PEF staff to organize and mobilize members around issues leading to membership growth and activism.
8. Work with the PEF education and training department to deliver member and staff training.
9. Coordinates with other PEF departments to assist with and support all of PEF’s campaigns (organizing, political, contract, legislative etc.).
10. Engages community organizations for collaboration, support and coalition building. 
11. Tracks, organizes and maintains all campaign and member related data.
12. Assist in preparing and implementing department budget.
13. Supervise department staff.
14. Participate in President's briefings and staff meetings and provide regular reports to PEF management and the Executive Board.
15. Consistent and reliable attendance.
16. Statewide travel required.
17. Must have valid driver’s license.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in the Industrial and Labor Relations Field, a related field, or a combination of education and related experience. 
• Should have experience working with a labor union, preferably in the public sector.
• Supervisory experience is required. 

Successful candidates must demonstrate:

• Strong leadership skills with a collaborative, innovative, and results-oriented mindset.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate (both written and verbal) with staff, union members & leaders, and our executive team. 
• Highly organized with strong project management skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while juggling multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Able to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Statewide travel is required; must have valid driver’s license.

Salary and Benefits: 
Salary Range: $122,598.00 (minimum) – $152,449.00 (maximum). 

PEF offers an excellent benefit package which include:

• Health insurance with Health Reimbursement (HRA) 
• Employer paid dental and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Plan (FSA)
• Employer paid life and long-term disability insurance
• 401-k with safe harbor contribution 
• Pension plan through SEIU
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick, and personal time
• Tuition reimbursement and on-going professional development

To Apply:
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