JUNIOR RESEARCHER

Job Announcement: Junior Researcher

SEIU United Long Term Care Workers union, a statewide labor organization representing over 176,000 long-term care workers in California, is looking for highly motivated and skilled individuals seeking to contribute to building a strong and vibrant social and economic justice movement. SEIU ULTCW is committed to reflecting the unique diversity of our members' geography, work, language and race to build a powerful vision of change for working families in California.

Location: Opening Northern California

Responsibilities Include:

• Research, strategize, and implement plans around specific issues/campaigns, including public outreach materials, legal/regulatory complaints or other action tools.
• Gather, analyze and logically organize information from workers, employers, government agencies and other sources for use in organizing, policy, corporate or budget-related campaigns.
• The researcher may also be called upon to assist in general communications, political, media and public relations projects.

Qualifications:

• Must be able to use a wide variety of research methods and information sources including online databases, print information, interviews, and investigation and original records.
• Must be familiar with basic financial concepts and/or analysis, and able to perform budget analysis at local, county, state and federal levels.
• Must possess excellent oral, writing and grammar skills in English.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and sympathetically with a diverse group and range of men and women from all classes, races, nationalities, ethnic groups, ages, disabilities, and sexual preferences.
• Must be a self-starter who is capable of working independently for periods of time without close supervision, learning quickly, handling tight deadlines and multiple projects and who is a clear, creative, and strategic thinker.
• Must be a team player that is capable of working well in groups in high-stress situations.
• Must demonstrate a strong commitment to labor/social justice issues with significant work or volunteer experience
• Must be computer literate. Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint.
• Must have earned a B.A. or B.S. degree in Economics, Business, Communications, Public Affairs or another related Field; training or experience in corporate, financial and/or policy research, good computer skills.
• The following is not required but will be considered favorably: Fluency in a second language (Spanish, Armenian, Chinese, etc) Post-secondary education Experience with Quark Express, Illustrator, Photoshop Experience in the labor movement, politics or other activist settings Knowledge ofthe long term care industry.

Candidates must have a commitment to progressive social change and activist experience; demonstrated research skills, excellent writing and speaking ability, familiarity with communications and research tools and skills; and all ability to work well under tight deadlines and in a team environment. People of color and women are strongly urged to apply. Competitive salary and excellent benefits.

To Apply:

Submit a cover letter, résumé and references to humanresources@seiu-ultcw.org

 

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