United Domestic Workers of America
AFSCME Local 3930

Contracts Manager
Organizing & Member Engagement

Based in San Diego, Santa Ana, or Riverside, CA

 

UDW Overview: 
United Domestic Workers of America, UDW/AFSCME Local 3930 is a statewide labor union that represents more than 210,000 home care and family child care providers in 45 counties in California. Founded in 1979, UDW is a diverse, progressive labor organization that seeks dynamic, committed individuals who will support our members and those for whom they care locally, statewide and at the national level. 

UDW is one of California’s largest labor unions. We consistently support and lead important social justice initiatives like fighting for racial justice, income inequality, and affordable health care for all. We are committed to respect and dignity for seniors, people with disabilities, and the children in our care. We fight for better working conditions and fair pay for home care and child care providers, and full funding for life-saving programs like In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) and subsidized family child care. For more information about UDW, please visit our website at www.udw.org.

Job Information: 
Job Title: Contracts Manager
Job Type: Exempt (Salary)
Department: Organizing & Member Engagement (OME)
Reports to: Director of Organizing & Member Engagement
Job Location: San Diego, CA 92115
Schedule: Full-time - Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Salary Range: $87,800.00 to $110,500.00/ year(depending on experience)
Work Arrangement: In-Office

Job Summary:
UDW seeks a Contracts Manager to manage and maintain the unions contract information systems and ensure implementation. The contract Manager ensures accurate, secure, and up-to-date data and collaborates with Finance and other Departments at UDW to execute the different aspects of our contracts. 

This position is essential to UDW’s infrastructure-enabling efficient communication between the union’s Departments when it comes to negotiations and contract implementation. The Contracts Manager ensures relational outreach with Counties, the State and AFSCME to coordinate access the data, assist with negotiations and implement contracts. 

Contract Management

• Leading the negotiating table and supporting the field in contract campaigns
• Working with members and other spokespeople to develop talking points for Board of Supervisors meetings.
• Training and supporting field staff in contract campaigns
• Leading and supporting other campaigns needed by local leadership
• Develop messaging for contract campaigns
• Maintain UDW’s contract database, including members, volunteers, activists, and supporters.
• Ensure data accuracy through frequent cleaning, deduplication, and verification.
• Track updates to member records and coordinate data across platforms.
• Collaborate with AFSCME Collective Bargaining Department
• Serves as liaison to the California Department of Social Services and Department of Finance to ensure proper costing and interpretation of State funding.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Outreach Support

• Produce lists for phone banks, text outreach, email campaigns, and events.
• Segment contracts by geography, unit language preference, campaign, and engagement level.
• Work with Organizers and Communications staff to optimize contract strategies

Systems Administration

• Administer tools and contract platforms used by UDW.
• Manage data input imports, exports, and integration workflows with field systems.
• Train UDW staff and volunteers on data entry protocols and best practices.

Reporting & Collaboration

• Generate regular reports on membership statistics, outreach efficacy, and engagement trends.
• Provide analytical support for strategic planning across departments.
• Collaborate with internal teams to align data efforts with organizational priorities.

Data Security & Compliance

• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to data security policies.
• Ensure compliance with applicable privacy standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Commitment to building long-term power for working people
• Strong background in labor and organizing
• Experience in union, nonprofit, or member-driven organizations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to write contract proposal/language, write reports, conduct research, make presentations, facilitate meetings with bargaining teams and members, and conduct training.
• Ability to take initiative, to work with a team, and to handle a fast-paced environment, multiple projects and light deadlines 
• Willingness to work long and irregular hours and participate in all union-wide activities.
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with diverse membership and staff
• Experience in union, nonprofit, or member-driven organizations.
• Bilingual is a plus

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience in union, nonprofit, or member-driven organizations.
• Knowledge of bargaining county contracts.
• Willingness to travel and work in different locations for determined periods of time.
• You must possess a valid California driver’s license, auto insurance, and an automobile for business use.
• Familiarity with outreach technologies (e.g., phone/text platforms, email systems)
• Bilingual capabilities (e.g., Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean Tagalog or other languages common in UDW membership)
• Commitment to social justice and building power for workers.

Preferred Bilingual Language(s) in either:

• Spanish 
• Vietnamese 
• Korean
• Tagalog
• Russian 
• Assyrian
• Somali
• Arabic

Employee Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life / AD&D
• Long Term Disability (LTD)
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Pension Plan
• Paid Vacation Days
• Paid Sick Leave
• Personal Day (8 hours)
• 16 Paid Holiday
• Floating Holiday
• Upskilling through eLearning Platforms

Physical Demands: 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is required to stand, walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

Work Environment: 

• Standard union office environment with extensive field or campaign support work.
• May require evening or weekend availability during peak outreach campaigns. 
• Extensive travel will be required 

Equal Opportunity Employer:
UDWA is an equal opportunity employer, and, as such, does not discriminate against an employee or applicant based on race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation, disability, or any other classification protected from discrimination under applicable law.

Notice of E-Verify Participation: 
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that your employer has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact DHS (888) 897-7781, dhs.gov/e-verify

Women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community are strongly encouraged to apply.

To Apply:
Please submit your résumé, cover letter and list of three references to: jobs@udwa.org. Subject line to read Contract Manager.