TITLE: PACT Community Organizer

REPORTS TO: Lead Organizer

CLASSIFICATION: Non - Exempt

COMPENSATION: $57,000 (Depending on Experience)
plus, benefits including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid holidays, sick time, 401K plan

Background

PACT: People Acting in Community Together is a multi-faith, multi-racial grassroots organization that empowers ordinary people to win extraordinary victories. Using the PICO Organizing Model we recruit community members and developing their innate leadership skills in order to build power and create systemic change using the PICO Organizing Model. Our vision is to catalyze a movement by using our prophetic voice and work with key stakeholders to create pathways to shared prosperity and a society in which every person lives with dignity and respect.

PACT creates change on the local, state and national levels. Our victories include co-founding the historic Santa Clara County Children’s Health Initiative; we have created high-quality new schools; expanded affordable housing, transportation, and community services; improved public safety and police- community relations, and more!

PACT has a diverse staff and a large base of clergy/faith grassroot leaders in 30+ member congregations across Santa Clara County. As a member of the Faith In Action National Network and statewide affiliate PICO, we are intentional about building a multi-faith, multi-racial organization and putting faith at the center of our work.

An ideal Community Organizer candidate will be open to training and working effectively in a team environment. This person is able to work and communicate with multi-faith, multi-racial communities. The prime focus will be the development of faith-based volunteer leaders and clergy in Santa Clara County to build our power in order to bring about systemic change.

Responsibilities Include:

Coordinate, conduct listening sessions in local congregations. Identify community concerns and priorities.
Train and develop clergy and community members of various faith traditions to develop teams and address concerns.
Support Clergy and team leaders to define vision and goals for their teams with measurable impact, utilizing the PICO Organizing Model.
Train faith leaders to act in the public arena, working alongside stakeholders to realize their vision.
Complete 15 one-on-one relational meetings every week with community members.
Work with Lead Organizer to implement personal professional development plan.
Work effectively on staff to support of PACT organization-wide campaigns related to housing, immigration, public safety/criminal justice, education, voter engagement, and other community issues.
Participate in the PICO National Network’s state and national policy campaigns.
Participate in PACT’s communications, fundraising and organizational development efforts.
Meet regularly with organizers to shadow, plan and support broader organizational efforts.
Provide reports, evaluate, plan, create materials as needed to move team organizing efforts forward.
Be open to traveling and receiving training outside Santa Clara County.

Skills and Experience:

BA degree, or equivalent work experience.
2-3 years of community organizing experience (congregation-based, labor, or other)
Fearless desire to learn and develop personal innate leadership skills.
Strong ability to work and support fellow staff members in an unstructured environment.
Experience working in diverse, multi-faith, multi-racial and immigrant communities
Bilingual: English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Hindi
Interpersonal and relational skills and curiosity about people
Experience using on-line and social media tools

To Apply
We encourage you to forward this announcement to others who may be interested. The position will remain open until filled. Please apply by submitting a cover letter writing sample and resume to:

to pactsj at pactsj dot org with the subject line: Application for Community Organizer

Or online application tool at:

https://bit.ly/2m3DMSP

DEADLINE: Resumes will be accepted on a rolling basis. However, interviews will begin almost immediately.

PACT is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, disability or veteran status.

TITLE: PACT Development Director

REPORTS TO: Executive Director

CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt

COMPENSATION: Commensurate based on experience

plus, benefits including: medical, dental, vision, paid holidays, sick time, 401K plan

Organizational Background:

PACT’s current operating budget is approximately $1.5 Million. Funding for the organization comes from a variety of sources including approximately 20% from our annual leadership luncheon; 30% from foundations; 20% from government grants; and 20% from individual donors, and 10% from membership dues and misc.

PACT’s Development Director would lead and implement PACT’s overall funding and communications work, manage PACT’s online presence to project the organization’s work to a broad audience, build our funding portfolio and support our organizing efforts through effective communication strategies. Our Development Director ideal candidate will have a community-based background, great management skills, be creative, detail orientated, and excellent writing skills.

Fund Development (55%)

Lead the development and successful implementation of a comprehensive and diversified fundraising plan, with an emphasis on increasing fundraising capacity and revenue in collaboration with the Executive Director.
Implementation of long and short-term fund development strategies.
Oversee all corporate and foundation grant solicitations, work with staff to assure that grant requirements are being met.
Research, writing submit, letters of inquiry, grant proposals and reports.
Maintain grants calendar and consult with staff and leaders to meet fundraising goals.
Support Executive Director in maintaining funder relationships and identifying foundation prospects.
Oversee the coordination of PACT’s annual Leadership Luncheon, including volunteer leadership development, marketing, and sponsorship recruitment.
Recruit and train volunteer fundraising team – i.e. Friends of PACT.
Create planned giving/endowment program to support the long-term sustainability of the organization.
Assist with the development of the organizational budget in conjunction with the Executive Director, maintain and PACT portfolio.

Communications (35%)

Update PACT’s website with updated content for events, press releases, news, current campaign work, and updates as necessary
Ensure website language reflects organization mission and values.

Create and launch innovative email campaigns for variety of organization needs, including action-oriented communications, newsletters, donor appeals, and action recaps.
Manage the organization’s social media communications platforms and strategies, including regular monitoring, posting, and maintenance of Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Assist staff to utilize organizational databases/contact lists on – Salesforce, Blocks and other customer relationship management platforms to communicate with broad and target segments of the community to engage more people in organizing and build support for PACT and its campaigns.
Design and create solicitation materials, including marketing collateral, website, and annual report.

Organizational Leadership (10%)

Track and evaluate all fund development activities. Provide bi-monthly reports to Board of Directors.
Oversee tracking, data entry, invoicing, and acknowledgement of all donations and membership dues.
Assess the organization’s current on-line strategies and their integration with the overall communications strategies to identify and prioritize opportunities to strengthen PACT’s overall community organizing work.
Use online metric tools to analyze effectiveness of on-line strategies for evaluation and improvement of communication methodology.

Skills and Experience

B.A. or at least three to five years, results-oriented experience in fundraising with increasing responsibilities, including management.
At least one to three years of communications and/or public affairs experience.
Experience in planning, organizing, coordinating and evaluating special events, personal solicitation campaigns, direct mail, and the development of grant proposals.
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of people – staff, Board of Directors and other high-level volunteers, program participants and donors.
Ability to present oneself in a convincing and professional manner and to inspire and generate enthusiasm in volunteers and staff.
Proven relationship-building skills within the funder community, corporate and individual donors.
Ability to self-prioritize, strategize, organize and follow through on tasks within time parameter.
Highly self-motivated and excellent judgment.
Ability to prepare budgets, plans and reports.
Proficiency with database/fundraising software (such as Exceed), Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Familiarity with 501 c 3 structures and community based organizing a plus.

to pactsj at pactsj dot org with the subject line: Application for Development Director

Or online application tool at;

https://bit.ly/2nCVNrL

DEADLINE: Resumes will be accepted on a rolling basis. However, interviews will begin almost immediately.