Political and community coordinator

Department: Political

Reports to: Political Director

Status: Full-time

Location: Denver Metro / Colorado (hybrid; in-person required at key political moments)

About our Union

"Our union is growing and has new opportunities for smart, dedicated, and passionate people looking to work in a dynamic, progressive, and innovative labor union."

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is the largest and fastest-growing union in North America, with 2 over million members in Healthcare, Property Services, and Public Services. SEIU is the nation’s largest healthcare union and is working to expand access to quality, affordable and secure healthcare for all. SEIU Local 105 is a growing union and represents over 8,000 healthcare and property service workers in Colorado, but concentrated in the Denver Metro area.

This role is for people who want their work to matter.

At SEIU Local 105, you won’t just support campaigns—you’ll help build worker power, strengthen unions, and shape outcomes that directly affect the lives of working people across Colorado.

We are looking for someone who is curious, disciplined, and ready to take initiative; someone who can move between strategy and execution, relationships and results. If you are motivated by collective action, political clarity, and the long work of building durable power for workers, we encourage you to apply.

ABOUT THE POSITION

SEIU Local 105 is hiring a full-time Political & Community Coordinator to strengthen internal political integration across all departments and to advance municipal and community political relationships. This role ensures the local operates as a unified political organization while expanding municipal and community political power.

This position requires strong political judgment, the ability to convene staff and leaders across departments, and experience navigating political relationships in complex environments. The Political & Community Coordinator represents the local in municipal and community political spaces consistent with established strategy and internal processes.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Convene and facilitate regular cross-department political coordination meetings
• Ensure political priorities, timelines, and strategies are understood and aligned across departments
• Translate political strategy into department-specific implications and action steps
• Serve as the internal point of coordination to ensure the local operates as a unified political organization
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with municipal elected officials, candidates, and key community power brokers
• Track municipal election calendars, appointments, vacancies, and local political opportunities
• Coordinate municipal endorsement processes in alignment with organizational political strategy and internal approval processes
• Represent SEIU Local 105 in municipal and community political spaces
• Integrate COPE into political planning and execution across departments by coordinating engagement, supporting member leadership participation, presenting at member bodies as needed, and identifying opportunities to strengthen political infrastructure
• Support legislative and issue-based political work as assigned and within established strategy
• Translate state-level developments into municipal and organizational implications
• Support coalition coordination as assigned by the Political Director
• Participate in union-wide events, actions, conferences, and organizational priorities as needed, consistent with the shared responsibility of all staff to support the work of the local

JOB REQUIREMENTSRequired

• Minimum of five years of experience in political, labor, or community organizing work
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining political relationships
• Strong political judgment and ability to navigate ambiguity
• Ability to convene and coordinate across departments and roles
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to motivate, influence, and hold others accountable
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and travel as required

Preferred

• Experience working in a labor union or worker-centered organization
• Familiarity with Colorado municipal and legislative processes
• Experience supporting political campaigns, endorsements, or coalition work
• Fluency in Spanish and/or Amharic

SALARY & BENEFITS

• Salary range of $90,529.13 to $104,750.65 based on experience.

• Monthly car allowance of $525

• SEIU Local 105 staff receive top notch 100% employer paid premiums for benefits including comprehensive health, dental and vision for employee and his or her spouse, domestic partner, and other eligible dependents. Accident, disability/life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance is also provided at no cost to employees. Additionally, employees enjoy generous paid vacation and holidays as well as a pension plan that an employee is fully vested in after 3 years that provides a good defined benefit pension with no employee contribution that lets our staff retire with respect and dignity. Our generous employer paid benefits package is valued at nearly 40% of an employee’s salary.

Application Requirements

• A resume and cover letter are required for all applications. Your cover letter should explain your reason for wanting to work for SEIU Local 105, an example of how you demonstrated success in a similar position and a description of how this position fits into your long-term career plan.

To apply email a resume with cover letter explaining interest and qualifications to: True Apodaca-Cobell, Political Director, tapodaca@seiu105.org

SEIU Local 105 is an equal opportunity employer.