Congressman George Miller (D-CA) is seeking a press/legislative assistant. Candidates must demonstrate excellent writing skills, an interest and familiarity with news, the ability to understand, distill and articulate the details of complex legislative issues, an interest in and ability to perform simple maintenance of a website and list serve, and the ability to work well in a team and independently while under tight deadlines. Please submit a cover letter, resume, references and brief writing samples to: Applications, c/o Congressman George Miller, 2205 RHOB, Washington, D.C. 20015.
National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area
Job Title: Membership & Events Coordinator
Location: San Francisco, California
Reports to: Executive Director
SUMMARY: The Membership & Events Coordinator is responsible for organizing events and managing the memberships of 900 politically progressive lawyers, law students, and legal workers in the National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NLGSF).
Major Responsibilities
- Manage regular events and initiate new events.
- Manage membership database.
- Facilitate regular communication with and among the membership.
- Support work of program committees.
Main Responsibilities
Events
- Work with committees that plan events, including the committee that plans our chapter's annual Testimonial Dinner for 400 guests.
- Organize informational and social events for the membership, including Continuing Legal Education seminars.
- Handle RSVP's and communications about events.
- Book venues and work with vendors.
- Organize volunteers for events.
- Create event announcements, invitations and flyers.
Membership
- Maintain membership database and ensure it is both thorough and useful.
- Oversee monthly billing of members.
- Compile and distribute membership recruitment materials.
- Respond to new member inquiries.
- Participate in production and distribution of membership and attorney lists.
- Attend regular Executive Board meetings and report on changes in membership numbers, recruitment efforts.
Communication
- Coordinate and ensure timely production of newsletter and updates of web site.
- Manage listservs and produce weekly event emails.
- Assist with production and distribution of publications to achieve program goals.
Program Committees
- Participate in facilitating communication between program committees.
- Coordinate office activities to support program committees, including: work with volunteers to manage requests for demonstration legal observers; coordinate coverage of 911 hotline; recruit legal observers.
- Carry out administrative tasks to support program committee work including data entry.
- Layout-Design of Know Your Rights materials.
Office Administration
- General office filing and data entry.
- Work with Executive Director in maintaining equipment including; copier, phones and computers.
- Work with Executive Director on directing the work of interns and office volunteers.
- Partner with the Executive Director on a number of tasks.
Qualifications and Characteristics
Required:
- Minimum 2 years experience of event planning and coordination.
- Experience and high comfort level with Filemaker Pro.
- Layout skills and experience with Adobe InDesign.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of issues related to a progressive political agenda, including: support for civil liberties, workers' rights, social justice; opposition to government repression, racism, homophobia.
- Competence at building and maintaining effective relationship with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Self-motivated, able to implement and complete projects in a timely manner.
- Able to manage multiple priorities; flexible, comfortable in environment with many projects and a lot of activity by members/volunteers.
- Attention to detail, ability to maintain administrative systems including data entry, filing etc.
Desired
- Experience working in a grassroots, membership organization.
- Experience working with individuals in the legal profession.
- Experience with other innovative software and web applications for membership organizations.
- Experience and skills in basic web site and listserv maintenance.
- Experience working in a team-based organization that employs collaborative working and decision-making strategies.
Compensation
- Salary of $35,000-$42,000 depending on experience and desired skills.
- Generous benefits package.
DETAILS FOR APPLICANTS: Deadline to apply is May 16, 2008. Please send resume and cover letter to National Lawyers Guild, ATT: Carlos Villarreal, 558 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA 94110; fax to 415-285-5066; email to carlos@nlgsf.org.
NLGSF is an affirmative action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, disability or sexual orientation. Women and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.
Leadership and Advocacy Coordinator
About PLAN
The Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network (PLAN) is a regional network of parent leaders and organizations working to build a social justice movement for families. PLAN seeks to unite and strengthen diverse parents and organizations fighting for educational equity, economic justice, quality child care, and parent representation through alliance building, leadership development, and action. Our unique program model engages both individual parent leaders and parent organizations in membership-driven grassroots advocacy on the state and regional levels, as well as training and organizational capacity-building. Since 2004, PLAN has directly trained more than 400 parent leaders from throughout the Bay Area using its PLAN to LEAD curriculum, and strengthened 30 organizations from the PLAN to LEAD Training of Trainers (TOT).
Job Description
PLAN seeks a full-time, dynamic, bilingual (Spanish-English) Leadership & Advocacy Coordinator to lead the expansion of our membership recruitment, leadership development, and advocacy efforts. The position is full time and reports to the Executive Director.
Primary Responsibilities:
Working closely with the Executive Director, the Leadership and Advocacy Coordinator leads PLAN’s grassroots advocacy, membership, and leadership development work and supports training programs.
Specific duties of the Leadership and Advocacy Coordinator include:
- Build PLAN’s membership base; design and implement recruitment and retention strategies
- Build the leadership of members and the engagement of program participants
- Organize and facilitate meetings of PLAN’s 15-member regional Leadership Council, made up of parent leaders and parent-based organizations
- Coordinate short-term and long-term campaigns based on priorities identified by Leadership Council and membership
- Coordinate PLAN’s outreach activities to diverse parents and parent organizations in the Bay Area through email, phone, mail, and direct contact
- Organize semi-annual Parent Action Forums and strategize and coordinate follow-up actions
- Organize annual membership event and facilitate recruitment and election of Leadership Council members
- Expand PLAN’s presence throughout the Bay Area by representing PLAN at events, outreach presentations and one-on-ones with potential members, leaders and allies
- Act as the primary liaison to members and program participants
- Help document outcomes of program activities and contribute to program reporting
- Recruit and supervise volunteers
- Supervise administrative assistant in the coordination of PLAN program logistics, publication of weekly Parent Action e-list, and support program logistics as needed
Qualifications:
- Bilingual: Fluent in Spanish and English
- At least two years relevant advocacy and/or organizing experience in a social justice context
- Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and interpersonal), including capacity to publicly represent organization in a range of contexts
- Experience facilitating meetings
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and class backgrounds
- Proficiency with computers (Windows applications: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
- Ability to work flexible hours (some evenings and weekends)
- Valid CA drivers’ license, proof of insurance, and access to car
- B.A. or equivalent
Personal Qualities
- Flexibility, a sense of humor, and willingness to learn from others
- Highly organized and energetic; able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously; adept at planning, prioritizing, and following through
- Demonstrated commitment to the empowerment of disenfranchised people, including low-income people, people of color and immigrants
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong familiarity with and/or direct work experience in parent-serving/led community based organization(s)
- Training and facilitation skills and experience
- Strong connections to immigrant communities.
- Knowledge of education justice policy issues and education systems
Location: Oakland, CA
Status: Full-time, Exempt
Schedule: Monday-Friday, with occasional night/weekend work
Travel Requirements: Valid CA drivers license and own car; willingness to travel within greater Bay Area
Compensation: Starting salary for this position is $38,000-$42,000, depending on experience. We offer a generous benefits package.
Start Date: We anticipate a May 1 start date. Position is open until filled.
To apply: Please email a resume, a cover letter detailing your interest in and qualifications for this position, a brief, relevant writing sample, and list of three references to Melia Franklin, Director, at melia@parentactionnet.org. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. No phone calls, please!
For more information about Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network (PLAN), please visit our website at www.parentactionnet.org.
PLAN, a project of CIF of the San Francisco Foundation, is committed to a culturally diverse workplace. People of color, women, immigrants, members of the LGBT community, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Generations Ahead
Job Title: Project Director on Racial Justice and Human Rights
Salary Range: Commensurate with experience
Benefits: Full medical, dental, vision and paid vacation
Job Status: Full time, exempt
Start Date: June 1, 2008
Generations Ahead is committed to expanding the public debate and policy-making on human genetics to include the voices, values and priorities of historically marginalized communities. We work to insert a social justice and human rights perspective in the discussions about the social and political implications of reproductive and genetic technologies for human relationships and societal justice. With a growing network of social justice leaders and organizations, we are increasing cross-movement knowledge about these technologies, expanding organizational capacities to engage in advocacy and agenda-setting, and building a shared social justice coalition and policy agenda. Generations Ahead grew out of a program at the Center for Genetics and Society in 2008.
Racial Justice and Genetic Technologies: While science and media promote genetic promises for social and medical advancements (e.g., tracing lost ancestry or the ability to solve crimes much faster) the potential uses of these technologies to genetically encode and cement structural inequalities is often not part of the discussion. Depending on how they are used, certain genetic technologies can produce helpful or harmful outcomes for communities of color. There is a disturbing lack of public debate to discern beneficial applications from dubious ones, particularly from the perspective of historically discriminated against groups. It’s important that we keep race and the potential for discriminatory outcomes at the forefront of any discussion related to these technologies, since the potential dangers include re-introducing a biological (genetic) definition of race and new forms of eugenics.
The primary goal of this project is to alert racial justice and human rights leaders and organizations about these potential dangers and organize them into a national network of advocates to broaden public debates and policy-making to include their perspectives and concerns. The project director will present publicly on these issues; organize and inspire leaders and organizations to engage; and create opportunities for action, alliance-building and advocacy with racial justice, human rights and other social justice constituencies.
Major Responsibilities/Activities
- Develop and implement a strategy to engage and organize racial justice leaders and organizations nationally
- Develop differentiated positioning and messaging on the implications, benefits and concerns for communities of color
- Build the relationships, alliances, knowledge, leadership and capacity of allies to present a visible and effective voice for racial justice and human rights constituencies on these issues.
- Define and disseminate a racial justice and human rights analysis for understanding and governing the new reproductive and genetic technologies.
- Present publicly; educate and brief organizations.
- Work collaboratively with local and national allies
- Monitor and engage with new research, technology development and policies.
Desired Qualities and Requirements
- Three-five years of organizing, advocacy and/or alliance-building experience required, with proven ability to meet ambitious goals
- Relationships with national racial justice leaders and organizations
- Experience in developing innovative, compelling, and differentiated positioning
- Demonstrated capacity for understanding and developing strategy
- Ability to write and speak persuasively; excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills to work productively in a fast-paced, evaluation and goal-oriented organization
- Balance of creativity and strategic thinking
- Strong skills in multi-tasking, project management and self-management.
- Proven ability to work well within a team in a highly collaborative environment
- Enjoyment of political and intellectual challenges combined with an aptitude and initiative to translate new political challenges into organizing activities, strategies and programs.
Personal/Work Characteristics
- Entrepreneurship: You relish start-up projects. You bring energy, enthusiasm, and a ton of initiative with you to the office.
- Strong work ethic: You set high standards of excellence and persist until ambitious goals are achieved. You are resourceful and innovative at tackling complex challenges in a sustainable, pro-active fashion.
- Passionate commitment to learning and social justice: You are committed to social justice in all its complexity and utilize continuous learning, reflection and evaluation to improve all areas of work.
- Accountability: You are a results-oriented team player who leads by example, holds yourself accountable for performance and takes absolute ownership.
- Flexibility and adaptability: You should be able to switch gears in various situations and apply yourself to quickly understanding and integrating new challenges.
Physical Requirements
The employee works primarily in an office environment with extended periods of talking by phone and working at a computer. The position also requires local and national travel. Our office is located in downtown Oakland, California, with convenient access to BART and AC Transit system.
Compensation includes generous benefits, is competitive and will depend on experience.
To apply, send resume, writing sample and cover letter to Marina Ortega, Associate Director at mortega@geneticsandsociety.org, or fax to 510-625-0874.
Women, people of color, LGBTQ, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the employer.
BAIRC Internship Opportunity
About BAIRC:
The Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition (BAIRC) is a broad-based coalition of individuals and organizations working to build a unified voice for immigrant rights that transforms and improves the lives of immigrants. We advocate for just immigration policies, raise public awareness about the rights and living conditions of immigrants, and work with our organizational members to increase their capacity to work on immigrant issues.
Responsibilities:
Interns will have the opportunity to gain experience working with community-based organizations while learning about a immigration issues specific to the Bay Area. This work will include helping to plan training sessions, planning events and understanding how to organize issue campaigns. There will also be need for administrative work, such as helping with mailings, distributing materials (flyers), making calls and data entry.
Time Commitment:
We would like someone to commit to at least two days per week (10-20 hours/week). Full-time internships may be arranged as well.
Qualifications:
We are seeking individuals eager to learn, open to new experiences and interested in community organizing, working with grassroots organizations, and advocacy work. Individuals with knowledge of a second language are encouraged to apply (Spanish, Cantonese, Arabic, Korean, and/or Vietnamese).
How
to Apply:
Please send resume and cover letter explaining why you would like to intern at BAIRC, including the skills or experience you hope to acquire. Send to:
Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition (BAIRC)
Attention: Internship
310 Eighth Street, Suite 303
Oakland, CA 94607
or by email to: larisa@immigrantrights.org
