Organizer, Transform Don’t Trash NYC-New York, NY

ALIGN: the Alliance for a Greater New York is an alliance of community and labor organizations working together to create good jobs, vibrant communities, and a more accountable democracy for all New Yorkers. We have been at the forefront of championing worker rights and equitable development policies, winning victories such as the TRADES program for local hiring and construction career ladders at NYC public housing, the Coney Island for All redevelopment agreement for good jobs and affordable housing, and Local Law 86 & 87 creating thousands of green jobs through municipal building energy efficiency. For more information about our work, visitwww.alignny.org.

Position Description & Responsibilities

We seek a talented, motivated, and dedicated person to join our team as Organizer on the Transform Don’t Trash NYC campaign. This position will help lead an exciting new campaign in New York City to transform the commercial waste industry by increasing recycling, improving workplace conditions, and ensuring fair siting of waste facilities.

Private business generates over 2 million tons of waste each year that is disproportionally processed in low income and communities of color. Little waste is recycled and diverted from landfills. The industry employs over 4,000 truck carters and 1,500 transfer station sorters who face some of the most dangerous and low wage conditions in New York City. Transform Don’t Trash NYC unites labor, community, and environment to reduce pollution, foster cleaner and healthier communities for all New Yorkers, lift thousands of waste industry workers and their families out of poverty, and create new, quality jobs in recycling and recycling-reliant industries.

The person will engage in worker organizing, community-coalition building, developing strategy, and coordinating mobilizations. In working across New York City, the person will be expected to travel frequently across the five boroughs and work intensely to advance a challenging project.

The Organizer will report to the Organizing Director and is responsible for:

• Worker Organizing: Building power for commercial waste workers by identifying, recruiting, developing and motivating leaders in the workplace. The person will raise standards for commercial waste workers by focusing on one on one recruiting, house visiting and developing organizing committees.

• Campaign Development & Coordination: Leading the development of New York City campaign to transform commercial waste sector involving extensive campaign visioning, planning and strategy development done in conjunction with labor, community, and environmental allies. With a strong strategic plan, the organizer will help lead the labor, environmental, community coalition through the plan and adapt effectively.

• Coalition-Building: Building powerful coalitions with a diverse set of partners, including labor unions, environmental organizations, community groups, elected officials, etc., and coordinating with coalition partners through biweekly and quarterly meetings ; building leadership and mobilization capacity of community and labor allies, deepening city community-labor-environmental network.

Qualifications:

• A commitment to social and economic justice and the labor movement
• At least 5 years of grassroots organizing experience in labor, community, student or political organizations or campaigns
• 2 years proven lead-level organizing experience is strongly preferred
• Strong coalition building and facilitation skills across a diverse set organizations and constituents
• Ability to independently manage projects from conception to completion and supervise junior staff
• Excellent organizational, writing and communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task, collaborate as part of a team, work in a deadline-driven environment
• Strategic judgment, flexibility, creativity, and initiative
• Willingness to work long hours, evenings and weekends when necessary
• Bilingual (Spanish) strongly preferred

Full-time position with generous salary and benefits package depending on experience.

ALIGN is an Equal Opportunity employer and actively recruits people of color, women, individuals with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ community.

Please send cover letter, resume, and three professional references by April 21, 2014 to [email protected]with “Organizer, Transform Don’t Trash NYC” in the subject line of the email.

ALIGN is an Equal Opportunity employer and actively recruits people of color, women, individuals with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ community.