Campaign Manager, Rent-Regulated Housing

Position Title: Campaign Manager, Rent-Regulated Housing

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $52,000, good benefits package

Description:

Good Old Lower East Side is a community based organization dedicated to keeping people in their homes and community since 1977. GOLES works to build the power of low-income residents through housing and economic justice organizing campaigns, community education, and direct services counseling. We are seeking a motivated and experienced Campaign Manager to work as part of a team to build power and leadership among low-income rent-regulated tenants with a focus on tenants in buildings owned or targeted for purchase by predatory landlords.

Specific responsibilities and duties include:

• Engage rent-regulated residents and allies in actions, events, and campaigns
• Organize and provide technical assistance and support to Tenant Associations
• Conduct outreach through door knocking, phone banking, tabling, mailings, etc.
• Help to ensure that activities meet grant requirements and timelines 
• Counsel a limited number of tenants
• Build and collaborate strategically with local, city, and state-wide campaigns
• Work on organizational and special projects, events, and campaigns as needed
• Represent GOLES in city and statewide coalitions

Core Responsibilities

• Strategically build and see through campaigns to further tenant rights and protections
• Build and maintain a rent-regulated membership base and steering committee
• Collaborate with the organizing team to develop organizational base-building and membership recruitment strategies
• Stay up to date on relevant rent-regulated and housing policies and programs
• Work in coalition with other community organizations, institutions and elected officials on various campaigns and projects
• Coordinate and lead community meetings, workshops and events both virtually and in-person
• Maintain requisite reporting for funding sources
• Create and translate materials such as fliers, mailings, newsletter articles, etc.
• Support and advance overall organizational mission as part of a team
• Work with Communications Team on press releases, social media, and other communications items

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated commitment to social, economic, and racial justice
• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)
• 2+ years experience in community organizing with low-income populations, including door-to-door, phone, and street outreach
• Experience working with racially and culturally diverse communities
• Knowledge of NYC rent laws
• Strong coordination, facilitation, and campaign planning skills
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, good writing and computer skills, and ability to work under deadline pressure in a fast paced office setting
• Ability to work evenings and weekends
• Bilingual in Spanish or Chinese preferred

Candidates should email a resume and a cover letter detailing their interest and qualifications to info@goles.org. Due to the high volume of applications, only candidates considered for further consideration will be contacted. GOLES is an equal opportunity employer.