Jobs to Move America

Organizing Manager

Based in Birmingham, AL; Atlanta, GA; or Savannah, GA

 

Location: Birmingham, Ala.; Atlanta, Ga.; or Savannah, Ga.
Position: Organizing Manager
Department: Southern Program 
Position Type: Full-time exempt, Hybrid Position
Reports to: Southern Program Director
Salary Range: $78,000 – $91,000
Deadline to apply: August 25, 2025
Projected Start Date: September 15, 2025

Who we are ─ About Jobs to Move America:
JMA is a national strategic policy center that supports reinvesting taxpayer dollars to create good jobs and a fair and prosperous society. We are committed to reclaiming our government as a force for good, expanding access to clean jobs for all working people, and transforming our economy through coalition building and policy development that centers environmental sustainability, racial and gender justice.

JMA is partnered with the AFL-CIO and more than half a dozen international labor unions. JMA also maintains regional coalitions of community, faith, environmental, and civil rights organizations across the U.S. We have offices in California, New York, Illinois, Alabama and staff in Mississippi and Nevada. We are quickly expanding.

To learn more, visit our website: www.jobstomoveamerica.org.

About the position:
Jobs to Move America (JMA) is seeking an Organizing Manager for its Southern Program. Under the supervision of the Southern Program Director, the organizing manager will play a critical role in organizing workers to support and lead Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) campaigns following JMA’s clean tech organizing model. They will join a team of other organizing managers, senior organizers and staff organizers on the Southern team assigned an effort to bring a major manufacturer and its suppliers in Alabama and Georgia into a CBA. 

What You’ll Do ─ Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Articulate JMA’s mission and values in a compelling way that motivates and mobilizes key stakeholders;
• Contribute to the development of comprehensive campaign strategy for one Community Benefits Agreement campaign;
• Interview and mobilize workers, incarcerated laborers and community members to obtain information, prepare campaign tactics and materials, and build organizing lists;
• Survey workers at worksites and throughout specific companies and industries as assigned by the Southern Program Director or Southern Assistant Director for Campaigns;
• Work with the Southern Program Director and Southern Assistant Director for Campaigns to carry out the local, community-and-worker strategy in one to two major campaigns;
• Work with Southern Program Director or Assistant Director to plan worker, stakeholder, and community events that support the mission of the organization;
• Support Southern organizers and their development of raps, assessment tools, debrief notes, outreach and turnout plans, and other campaign materials.
• Provide guidance to organizers and fellows through organizing training, community power building, and worker conversations; 
• Regularly assess workers on our organizing lists and maintain knowledge of workplace leaders, issues and developments;
• Become familiar with the local political leaders, residents, social organizations, faith groups and churches, community meetings and meeting spaces, union locals, etc. in your target’s geographic area by carrying out community power mapping and/or asset mapping with the goal of building grassroots power and infrastructure to win campaigns;
• Support the building of a coalition in Georgia and attend community events as a representative of Jobs to Move America in order to grow community support and engagement with campaigns;
• Develop substantial 1:1 relationships through regular meetings and consistent follow-up with key stakeholders, especially workers and community leaders;
• Contribute to JMA’s organizational development, for example by assisting with fundraising, providing peer evaluations, or planning organizational events; expense reimbursements, note taking, participating in meetings, hiring panels, etc.
• To maintain a healthy work/life balance, travel related to the work responsibilities outlined above will be limited to no more than three overnights per work week and no more than one weekend per month will be assigned. The exception to this is during campaign Blitz periods.

About you ─ Required Qualifications: 
The ideal candidate is able to dive into our campaigns and take initiative over their work. You should have most of the following qualifications:

• Fluency in Spanish is required. The candidate must be able to perform all essential duties and responsibilities listed above in Spanish, and a native-speaker is preferred for this position;
• A demonstrable commitment to racial, gender, social and economic justice and experience centering such issues within an organizing context;
• At least 5-7 years of experience in labor and/or community organizing, preferably in the South with working knowledge of regional political dynamics and coalitions;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate JMA’s work to the public and to a wide variety of stakeholders which may include coalition and union partners, elected officials and government employees, among others;
• Ability to build and sustain authentic and productive working relationships with colleagues across race and other group identities, including JMA employees as well as external partners;
• Ability to continually assess and deepen the commitment of key stakeholders, and workers through regular 1:1s, thoughtful asks, and securing of commitments through effective turnout;
• Maintain a high level of timely follow-up to follow through on commitments – both personal commitments made as well as commitments made by partners, allies and workers;
• Maintain flexibility: be ready to take advantage of unexpected opportunities and adapt quickly to change;
• Demonstrated self-awareness, empathy, and social skills in work and interpersonal interactions;
• Ability to participate in a culture of honest and direct feedback;
• Ability to work independently and carry out assignments to completion and meet deadlines;
• Experience directly organizing and/or mobilizing workers in an industrial environment;
• Familiarity with GoogleSuite and openness to learning new administrative programs such as BambooHR, Certify and other web based platforms- are required. 

Other Physical Requirements: 

• Access to a car and ability to travel frequently for on-the-ground organizing and meetings in Alabama and Georgia
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards. 
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards
• Must be able to communicate on telephone with reasonable accommodations 

What Else You Should Know ─ Compensation/Benefits: 

• $78,000 – $91,000 with annual salary increases
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for the employee and dependents
• Generous paid time off including 12 personal days, 12 federal holidays, and 2 floating holidays each year. JMA has a paid, two week winter break at the end of each December. Staff can accrue up to 20 vacation days and 20 sick days. After 5 years of work, all staff are eligible for 3 months of sabbatical leave.
• JMA contributes 5% of salary towards 401k plans after 6 months of employment 
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Cell phone and mileage reimbursement 
• Utility/Internet monthly stipend for those working from home
• Training and professional development opportunities are available upon completion of the probationary period
• JMA is a qualifying Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer
• JMA is a unionized workplace. This position is included in the collective bargaining agreement.

How to Apply: 
Complete this application form at https://jmaportal.bamboohr.com/careers/75?source=aWQ9Ng== and upload a résumé and cover letter detailing (1) why you are interested in working with JMA and (2) why you can be successful in this role. Only applications submitted via this process will be considered. The interview process includes a short phone screen, 30 minute one on one conversation, and a final one hour panel interview.

JMA Equal Opportunity 
We are an EEO employer and encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, ethnicity, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, or disability. We work to ensure fair treatment of applicants and employees and actively enforce zero-tolerance policies against discrimination and sexual harassment. Those who identify as persons of color, women, veterans, or formerly incarcerated persons, and/or have had experience working with one or more of those groups are strongly encouraged to apply

JMA Diversity and Inclusion Statement
JMA believes that diverse, engaged, and motivated employees are essential to achieving our goals of economic, racial, and social justice. JMA believes that each employee's voice is valuable and that when all employees contribute ideas to the organization’s operation, it enhances the success of the organization overall.

In order to assist us in achieving our goals as a diverse and inclusive workforce, we ask optional self-identification questions in the job application.