What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Rights Organizer position at Coalition On Homelessness?
Human Rights Job Description
Job Title: Human Rights Organizer
Reports To: Communication and Policy Director
Annual Salary Range: $62,395-$64,890 Annually
Full benefits, health, vision, and dental)
The Coalition on Homelessness, San Francisco was organized in 1987 to garner the active participation of poor people and front-line staff in the design, critique, and implementation of public policy and services that result in permanent solutions to poverty. It is a unique organization in that the driving force is low-income and homeless people, working in every aspect of the organization, from the volunteers to the staff and leadership body.
The Human Rights Workgroup is a project of the Coalition on Homelessness. The workgroup works to defend the human rights of homeless people, primarily those who are forced to live on the streets and in shelters.
Duties:
• Organize homeless and poor people to fight against violations of their human rights, and for real solutions to the problems that homeless people face, following the COH organizing philosophy of homeless-directed work.
• Responsible for supervising volunteers, including scheduling, training, recruitment, providing support, and maintaining communication.
• Staffing Work Group, including following through on recommendations and implementing action plans, agendas, and meeting minutes.
• Working with the media, writing press releases, organizing direct actions, press conferences, or other community events as necessary to educate the public on the needs of homeless families.
• Develop detailed knowledge of the shelter policy and criminal justice issues as pertain to COH work, and educate workgroup members and the broader public on these matters.
• Working in solidarity with other projects by participating in organization-wide efforts to affect change, and assist with fundraising efforts.
• Advocate on behalf of constituents at meetings with policymakers and other community groups. • Maintain project infrastructure and follow organizing methodology as laid out by the Coalition on Homelessness
• Draft public policy, position papers, reports, opinion editorials, and other items as needed to reflect project goals concerning institutional change.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Familiarity with homelessness in San Francisco, and willingness to engage daily with diverse communities.
• Good writing skills
• Knowledge of grassroots organizing methods.
• Ability to take broad concepts uncovered in outreach and turn them into specific action plans to affect change.
• Knowledge of San Francisco governmental structures.
• Macintosh computer literate and knowledge of word processing.
• Must have the ability to juggle multiple projects and have a great deal of self-initiative.
•Other duties as assigned.
Preference will be given to San Francisco residents who have personally experienced poverty and homelessness. People of color and others who have experienced social oppression are encouraged to apply.
Send resume and cover letter to Jfriedenbach@cohsf.org by end of day June 14th, 2024
Salary : $62,395 - $64,890