Job Description
The Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition is a 47-year old community organization that unites individuals and institutions to fight for better neighborhoods and for social, economic, environmental, and racial justice. The organization is membership-based, and uses direct action community organizing to address affordable housing, public health, education, immigrant rights, youth, voting rights, economic development and jobs issues, and to fight for broader policy change in these and other areas.
The NWBCCC is committed to ensuring holistic health equity for low-income people of color in the Bronx. The mission of our Health Justice Committee is to build power through a democratic body that works with Bronx hospitals, government agencies and legislators to address the root causes of health disparities and to promote holistic physical, mental and social wellbeing. We do this through education and community organizing to shift policies, channel investment to ensure quality healthcare for all, promote preventative health care and attain sustainable economic development that fosters equity and generate wealth and ownership for residents, especially poor people of color.
The Health Justice Organizer will work with members to coordinate the Health Justice Campaigns of the NWBCCC including passing the New York Health Act.
Responsibilities:
1. Foster the development of the NWBCCC Health Justice Committee:
a. Build a membership base through recruitment of community members and local community and faith-based institutions;
b. Conduct leadership development to build the capacity of community leaders and members within the health justice committee;
c. Organize community leaders to run NWBCCC's Social Determinants of Health and New York Health Act trainings to help residents identify the root causes of poor health and take action to win policy change for health equity.
2. Direct the Health Justice Campaign for Equitable and Quality Healthcare
Assist in the coordination of the New York Health Act campaign partnering with the Campaign for New York Health, New York Nurses Association, local partners and more.
3. Develop strategic partnerships to further the aims of the Health Justice Committee including:
Bronx hospitals (Montefiore and St. Barnabas), NYC DOHMH, NYC City Council, and the Center for Health Equity that foster accountability to the community and health equity.
4. Staff supervision and organizational development:
a. Direct supervision of health team
b. Assist with funding development;
c. Attend weekly staff meetings and occasional trainings;
d. Support additional organizational-wide work as needed.
Requirements:
▪ Minimum two-three years experience in organizing;
▪ Demonstrated commitment to and passion for social justice and understanding of community organizing approach to social change that involves a member-led model of grassroots organizing;
Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition
103 East 196th Street
Bronx, NY 10468
Tel: 718-584-0515
▪ 1 year experience with supervising organizing staff;
▪ Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
▪ Strong writing, communication, relational, and negotiation skills;
▪ Strong interest in and ability to work with diverse groups;
▪ Ability to work nights and weekends as necessary;
▪ Fluency in Spanish and background in social determinants of health preferred;
▪ Strong ability to use word processing programs and familiarity with google drive and PowerBase a plus.
Compensation:
▪ Competitive salary based on experience. Excellent benefits, including health and life insurance, tax-sheltered retirement plan, and vacation. Excellent training in community organizing and professional development opportunities.
Send resume and cover letter to:
organizingjobs@northwestbronx.org referencing "Lead Health Justice Community Organizer."
Only qualified candidates who fit the job description will be contacted. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.