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Are you a visionary, strategic leader with a passion for workers’ rights? Do you thrive on building strong coalitions and resilient organizations? Jobs With Justice San Francisco (JWJSF) is seeking an Executive Director (ED) to guide the organization’s campaigns and operations.

The ED will strengthen coalition power and ensure the organization continues to build worker, labor, and community-led movements for economic and social justice in San Francisco. The ideal candidate brings at least 8 years of combined experience in nonprofit management, fundraising and strategy development, organizing/coalition work, including experience with base building organizations. They are recognized as a strong leader with high social and emotional intelligence; they can navigate change while inspiring others.

Lead our dynamic team making a difference for the long haul. Apply today for the Executive Director position—salary range: $110,000–$122,000 annually, with excellent benefits.

Job purpose
JWJSF seeks a passionate Executive Director to lead a multi-racial and member-driven coalition of community organizations and labor unions that supports workers’ rights and fights for economic, racial and climate justice. The ideal candidate will have a drive to push for systemic change, with a combination of strategic vision and hands-on experience leading a coalition and organization, working with/within unions and community organizations, managing a board and staff, fundraising, developing relationships and organizing for racial and economic justice.

Duties and responsibilities

Fundraising

• Lead overall fundraising strategy, including  foundation and grassroots
• Lead foundation fundraising, including prospecting, funder relationships, and grant management (tracking, proposal writing and reporting)
• Cultivate philanthropic partnerships and serve as a thought leader with the funding community
• Oversee grassroots fundraising, including member dues, annual gala, sustaining donors, etc

Coalition Leadership & Organizing

• Manage relationships with coalition members (Steering Committee & E-board), including check-ins and conflict resolution
• Plan and lead coalition meetings, events, and member engagement
• Attend member actions and speak as appropriate
• Maintain strong relationships with external partners/allies
• Coordinate policy positions with members and the Legislative Committee

Strategy Development and Campaigning

• Build shared agenda and strategy across the coalition with E-board and Leadership Team
• Coordinate long- and short-term strategies, including campaign planning and responsive decision-making
• Ensure member participation in strategy, tactics, and campaign evaluation
• Represent JWJSF in media and movement spaces
• Support staff with campaign implementation

Organizational & Staff Management

• Ensure effective systems for HR policies, performance evaluations and compliance
• Monitor JWJSF’s finances, including budgeting, resource allocation, and internal controls
• Support a healthy and inclusive culture in collaboration with the Staff Culture committee
• Collaborate with Leadership Team on the above
• Provide supervision to 3–5 staff, fostering strong communication, coordination, and leadership development

Governance + E-board Management

• Oversee governance of E-board and Steering Committee, ensuring regular meetings and effective engagement
• Coordinate with Executive and Finance Committees on fiduciary duties and compliance
• Ensure timely elections and adherence to bylaws, legal, regulatory, and CBA requirements

Required Skills and Experience

• 8+ years leading labor and/or community organizing efforts, ideally in a coalition setting
• 2+ years in nonprofit leadership 
• Proven experience with foundation fundraising
• Strong ability to grow and maintain coalitions, uniting ally leadership around a common agenda
• Exceptional relationship-building skills and ability to handle conflict between individuals and organizations
• Strong leadership to coach, motivate, delegate, foster accountability and build positive team culture
• Resourceful in prioritizing and investing in people/systems while driving towards clarity and solutions
• Advanced organizing skills: strategic/political analysis, campaign development, power mapping, and navigating complex political landscapes
• Demonstrated commitment to addressing racial, gender, and class oppression in organizational practice
• Personal integrity, credibility, confidentiality, and dedication to mission
• Emotionally intelligent, self-reflective, aware of positionality and power; able to give and receive feedback
• Strong verbal and written communication, effective online and in person

Physical requirements

• Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time, ability to communicate via phone/text and email.
• May need to lift and carry up to 25 pounds (accommodations available if needed).
• Travel: must be able to travel weekly within the SF Bay Area, regularly statewide and occasionally nationwide.

Working condition and environment
Our staff promote a positive, collaborative and supportive environment for each other. While some periods are busier than others, JWJSF’s culture strongly supports and encourages work/life balance. Work will involve occasional travel, and sometimes long and irregular hours.

JWJSF is a hybrid workplace; staff performs remote and in-person work each week. JWJSF has offices in San Francisco and downtown Oakland (our weekly staff meeting is currently held in our Oakland office by 12th St BART). We regularly have in-person meetings and events in San Francisco, some of which take place in the evening and on weekends.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $110-122k, depending on experience. JWJSF offers an excellent benefits package currently including:

• Paid vacation that starts with 3 weeks  for new employees and increases thereafter;
• Additional paid leave during a scheduled 2 week winter break;
• 401(k) contributions rising from 3% to 12% of salary, no employee match required;
• 100% employer-paid premiums for high quality family healthcare, vision and dental coverage through our union health and welfare fund.

This position is open until filled. JWJSF is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind and provide equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, caste, or any other characteristic protected by law. We honor both the letter and spirit of these protections. 

Position open until filled. Apply at bit.ly/EDofJWJSF.

Black, indigenous, people of color, gender-oppressed and queer people strongly encouraged to apply.

Are you an experienced organizer director who’s passionate about protecting workers rights in the era of climate change? Are you ready to lead our coalition’s efforts to build the labor movement’s power to win a worker- and community-led transition to a just and climate-safe economy? We’d love you to join our dynamic, strategic and ambitious team making a difference for the long haul. Apply today for the Climate Director position- $92-101k annual salary and excellent benefits. Apply atbit.ly/JWJSF_climatejobsorganizer

Reports to: Deputy Director
Compensation: $92-101k/year
Hybrid workplace, including weekly meetings in San Francisco, CA

Jobs with Justice San Francisco (JWJSF) is a long term, multi-racial alliance of labor unions and community groups supporting workers’ rights and fighting for economic, racial and gender justice. Our member groups represent service workers, domestic workers, healthcare workers, educators, city workers, seniors, people with disabilities, tenants, students and more. Our coalition connects people—workers, Black and Brown people, immigrants, queer and gender-oppressed folks—to build collective power.

We believe as Audre Lorde said, “There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” Working people need good jobs with dignity and a voice at work, quality and equitable public education, affordable housing and a liveable climate. We see economic, racial and gender justice as intersecting and necessary to each other. Our current programs focus on workers rights, housing and climate justice.

By building a strong multiracial and multi-issue alliance rooted in long-term relationships and solidarity, we have the power to win real systems change. JWJSF staff coordinate California Labor for Climate Jobs (CLCJ), a statewide coalition of 16 unions working to advance a worker- and community-led transition to a just and climate-safe economy. CLCJ aims to advance workers rights and build worker organizing opportunities through our policy platform that focuses on climate hazard protections, safety nets for workers and communities in transition, good jobs in the low carbon economy and ensuring climate-resilient services and infrastructure for all. Climate change is forcing economic change; the labor movement has to lead on climate change to ensure that the changes are good for workers and advance racial justice.

Job purpose
The Climate Organizing Director builds worker and coalition power to win strategic victories for workers rights and good jobs in the era of climate change, and worker-led transition in California. Working primarily to advance the statewide coalition California Labor for Climate Jobs (CLCJ), the Climate Organizing Director will build the collective power and leadership of the CLCJ coalition’s member organizations and their rank & file members at the nexus of climate, economic and racial justice issues; mobilize workers to support statewide advocacy; and work to change the narrative so that strong climate action is seen as an opportunity to create good, union jobs.

While the majority of the Climate Organizing Director’s position will focus on the California Labor for Climate Jobs coalition, each position at JWJSF is an integral part of a collaborative staff team that develops, and wins collective campaigns across coalition issues, including workers rights, housing and climate justice, including locally in San Francisco. The Director will
contribute to the overall strategic direction of JWJSF by supporting the JWJSF coalition’s annual campaign planning processes.

Duties and responsibilities
CLCJ Organizing & Power Building (70%)
● Lead development, implementation and updates of the CLCJ coalition’s power building and organizing plan, including establishing annual goals, and union-specific power building plans.
● Serve as organizing project manager to coordinate coalition members’ participation, timelines, materials, and cross-issue collaboration to meet all deliverables.
● Directly implement coalition activities in the campaign workplan, including conducting research, convening 1:1s, power mapping, organizing and mobilizing, planning for events/actions, etc.
● Develop and implement a leadership development plan to establish individual champions and spokespeople within and with permission of member unions.
● Develop training materials/curricula and organize political education opportunities for member unions.
● Lead strategies to incorporate CLCJ joint priorities into contract negotiations of member unions.
● Build relationships with representatives and champions within member unions, mobilizing their participation in CLCJ coalition meetings and events. Anticipate and flag areas of potential conflict between close allies.
● Coordinate planning of CLCJ worker summits, legislator education days and other events.
● Engage member unions, worker centers and community groups to participate in CLCJ campaigns and actions.

CLCJ Strategy Development & Campaign Planning (20%)
● Participate in labor/climate campaign strategy and planning processes with campaign staff and close partner organizations.
● Support CLCJ strategic planning processes, including organizing retreats etc.
● Provide content support for communications and policy staff to implement communications and policy strategy.
● Provide updates on organizing efforts to support campaign fundraising.

General JWJ program, fundraising, governance & administration (10%)
● Actively contribute to organization-wide campaigns and events, supporting JwJSF’s overall mission.
● Support the coordination of JWJSF’s Executive Board and Steering Committee.
● Actively participate in all organization-wide efforts, including internal committee, fundraising, communications, organizing drives/turnout, special events, etc.

Required Skills and Experience
● 8+ years previous work experience in labor and/or community organizing or associated fields with experience in organizing, including leading organizing efforts or campaigns.
● English/Spanish bilingual.
● Demonstrated, strong ability to lead the development and implementation of organizing and power building infrastructure and plans, lead the creation of new systems as necessary.
● Deep organizing expertise, with experience developing leaders, and moving both individuals and organizations in a coalition to build collective power and win campaigns.
● Strategic and creative thinker, with the ability to lead the innovation and implementation of new organizing strategies and campaigns – and win!
● Familiarity with the landscape of the labor movement.
● Familiarity with running campaigns in a coalition setting.
● Demonstrated commitment to combating racial, gender, and class oppression
● Ability to build strong relationships and move people from diverse backgrounds to take action in a multi-racial coalition.
● Ability to understand and navigate complex political dynamics.
● Exceptional time management and prioritization skills to consistently meet deadlines while working independently in a remote/hybrid setting.
● Strong project management skills, including ability to coordinate timelines, due dates, materials, GDrive files, and follow through on collaborative efforts to meet deliverables.
● Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively both online and in person. Strong tech aptitude; capacity to quickly learn and utilize new systems.
● Flexible, able to multitask and move forward multiple projects simultaneously; can work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment, while also driving toward clarity and solutions; demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities.
● Sense of humor and flexibility are always appreciated.

Physical requirements
● Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time, ability to communicate via phone/text and email.
● May need to lift and carry up to 25 pounds (accommodations available if needed).
● Travel: must be able to travel weekly within the SF Bay Area, regularly statewide and occasionally nationwide.

Working condition and environment
Our staff promote a positive, collaborative and supportive environment for each other. While some periods are busier than others, JWJSF’s culture strongly supports and encourages work/life balance. Work will involve occasional travel, and sometimes long and irregular hours.

JWJSF is a hybrid workplace; staff performs remote and in-person work each week. JWJSF has offices in San Francisco and downtown Oakland (our weekly staff meeting is currently held in our Oakland office by 12th St BART). We regularly have in-person meetings and events in San Francisco, some of which take place in the evening and on weekends.

Compensation and Benefits
The starting salary range for this position is $92-101k, depending on experience.

JWJSF offers an excellent benefits package currently including:
● Paid vacation that starts with 3 weeks of paid vacation for new employees and increases thereafter;
● Additional paid leave during a scheduled 2 week winter break;
● 401(k) contributions rising from 3% to 12% of salary, no employee match required;
● 100% employer-paid premiums for quality family healthcare, vision and dental coverage through our union health and welfare fund.
● This is a union represented position with Teamsters Local 856.

Position open until filled. Apply at bit.ly/JWJSF_climatejobsorganizer.

Black, indigenous, people of color, gender-oppressed and queer people strongly encouraged to apply.

Are you an organizer who’s passionate about protecting workers’ rights? Are you ready to build labor and community power to fight for working people in San Francisco and CA? We’d love you to join our dynamic, strategic and ambitious team making a difference for the long haul. Apply today for the Senior Campaign Coordinator position- $80-92k annual salary and excellent benefits.

Reports to: Campaign Director
Compensation: $80-92k/year
Hybrid workplace, including weekly meetings in Oakland or SF, CA

Jobs with Justice San Francisco (JWJSF) is a long term, multi-racial alliance of labor unions and community groups supporting workers’ rights and fighting for economic, racial and gender justice. Our member groups represent service workers, domestic workers, healthcare workers, educators, city workers, seniors, people with disabilities, tenants, students and more. Our coalition connects people—workers, Black and Brown people, immigrants, queer and gender-oppressed folks—to build collective power.

We believe as Audre Lorde said, “There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” Working people need good jobs with dignity and a voice at work, quality and equitable public education, affordable housing and a liveable climate. We see economic, racial and gender justice as intersecting and necessary to each other. Our current programs focus on workers rights, housing and climate justice.

By building a strong multiracial and multi-issue alliance rooted in long-term relationships and solidarity, we have the power to win real systems change. JWJSF staff coordinate California Labor for Climate Jobs (CLCJ), a statewide coalition of 16 unions working to advance a worker- and community-led transition to a just and climate-safe economy. CLCJ aims to advance workers rights and build worker organizing opportunities through our policy platform that focuses on climate hazard protections, safety nets for workers and communities in transition, good jobs in the low carbon economy and ensuring climate-resilient services and infrastructure for all. Climate change is forcing economic change; the labor movement has to lead on climate change to ensure that the changes are good for workers and advance racial justice.

Job purpose

The Senior Coordinator will build the collective power and leadership of JWJSF’s member organizations at the nexus of economic and racial justice issues, and  lead strategic campaigns to win rights for workers in San Francisco.

Duties and responsibilities

Organizing and Committee Building (15%)

• Relationships: build and maintain relationships with leadership and staff of member and close ally organizations in service of joint campaign work and coordination.
• Mobilization: engage labor unions, worker centers and community groups to participate in JWJ campaigns and actions, including recruiting organizations to join JWJ committees.
• Coalition dynamics: build and support relationships within the coalition, including anticipating and flagging areas of potential conflict between close allies.

Campaign Coordination (65%)

• Engage campaign committee members to carry out specific tasks, provide support and accountability as needed
• Directly implement campaign activities in the campaign workplan, including conducting research, convening 1:1s, power mapping, organizing and mobilizing, planning for events/actions, etc.
• Project management: develop and maintain campaign infrastructure, including timelines and deliverables such as toolkits, protocols, training materials, and other systems that support long-term organizational capacity
• Leadership and power building: deepen the engagement of the coalitions’ organizations via organizing member representatives and supporting member representatives in organizing within their organization to build the power of the coalition overall
• Strategy development: actively support strategic planning for the campaign, as led by the Campaign Director and coalition leadership

General JWJ program, fundraising, governance & administration (20%)

• E-board and Steering Committee: support the overall function and coordination of governing bodies, including relationship building, turnout, meeting presentations and facilitation
• Actively participate in all organization-wide efforts, including internal committees, fundraising, communications, organizing drives/turnout, special events, etc.
• Solidarity: coordinate requests for solidarity between JWJ coalition member organizations, including turnout

Required Skills and Experience

• 4+ years previous work experience in labor and/or community organizing or associated field with experience coordinating campaigns, ideally in a coalition setting
• Demonstrates a commitment to combating racial, gender, and class oppression in their organizational practice and participation
• Exceptional time management skills with strong ability to prioritize tasks to consistently meet deadlines
• Participate effectively in a fast-paced remote/hybrid work environment with regular in person and virtual meetings, including strong online and in person facilitation; ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong tech aptitude; capacity to quickly learn and utilize new systems
• Strong people skills; self-reflective, commitment to developing emotional intelligence. Ability to give and receive direct feedback.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish a plus

Physical requirements 

• Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time; ability to communicate via phone and email
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds (accommodations available if needed)
• Travel: must be able to travel weekly within the SF Bay Area, semi-regularly statewide and occasionally nationwide

Working conditions and environment

Our staff promote a positive, collaborative and supportive environment for each other. While some periods are busier than others, JwJSF’s culture strongly supports and encourages work/life balance. Work will involve occasional travel, and sometimes long and irregular hours.

JwJSF is a hybrid workplace; staff performs remote and in-person work each week. JwJSF has offices in San Francisco and downtown Oakland (our weekly staff meeting is currently held in Oakland by 12th St BART). We regularly have in-person meetings and events in San Francisco, some of which take place in the evening and on weekends.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $80-92k, depending on experience.

JwJSF offers an excellent benefits package currently including:

• Paid vacation that starts with 3 weeks of paid vacation annually for new employees and increases thereafter;
• Additional paid leave during a scheduled 2 week winter break;
• 401(k) contributions rising from 3% to 12% of salary, no employee match required;
• 100% employer-paid premiums for quality family healthcare, vision and dental coverage through our union health and welfare fund.
• This is a union represented position with Teamsters Local 856.

Position open until filled. Apply at bit.ly/JWJSF_SeniorCoordinator

Black, indigenous, people of color, gender-oppressed and queer people strongly encouraged to apply.

Health

We currently offer 100% employer-paid premiums, including for dependents, for quality family healthcare, vision and dental coverage through our union health and welfare fund.

Savings

Our 401(k) program includes employer contributions rising from 3% to 12% of salary at the completion of each additional year of employment, no employee match required. Employees may contribute any amount they choose.

Time off

We have a generous paid time off policy that includes 12 sick days, 13 holidays and 5 weeks paid vacation in the first year (2 weeks are a scheduled end of year office closure; 3 weeks are at the employees choosing). 

For growing families, we provide 12 weeks paid leave.

We grant eligible employees a paid sabbatical leave to focus on self development for 3 months for every 6 years of service.

Compensation

We are committed to salary transparency and perform pay equity assessments. Employees are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 856 and are eligible for a variety of other benefits through the union. Pay scales for each role are established in collective bargaining agreement. 

Working conditions and environment

We promote a positive, collaborative and supportive environment for each other. While some periods are busier than others, JwJSF’s culture strongly supports and encourages work/life balance. Work will involve occasional travel, and sometimes long and irregular hours. 

JwJSF is a hybrid workplace; staff performs remote and in-person work each week. Our hybrid work policy offers flexibility to employees. JwJSF has offices in San Francisco and downtown Oakland.

All job applicants are protected by employment laws, including: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal, Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).