Causa Justa :: Just Cause Job Announcement, Housing Organizer, San Francisco

Causa Justa :: Just CauseJob Announcement



Housing Organizer
San Francisco


Causa Justa :: Just Cause is a grassroots housing and immigrant justice organization with offices in San Francisco and Oakland. In 2010, CJJC emerged as the strategic collaboration of two powerful organizations: St. Peter’s Housing Committee and Just Cause Oakland. These two organizations represent more than 30 years combined experience working toward housing and racial justice for African Americans and Latinos in the Bay Area. We are hiring for a Housing Organizer in San Francisco to work with our Spanish-Speaking membership on tenants’ rights and other housing related campaigns.


Job responsibilities include:

•Develop and carry out housing campaign plan
•Communicate with organization as a whole about campaign work (i.e. monthly staff reports)
•Maintain documentation and tracking of all aspects of the campaign work, including keeping an effective filing system, writing reports and completing evaluations
•Coordinate and staff member campaign committee
•Recruit, retain and develop members in campaign committee
•Provide support to members to carry out campaign activities
•Mobilize members to campaign events and actions
•Assist with coordination and staffing of Steering Committee meetings
•Represent organization in tenant rights coalitions or alliances in SF
•Provide 1-day (or equivalent number) of tenant rights counseling, especially for SRO tenants (maintain and provide necessary follow-up with cases) •Represent, advocate for, and/or translate for tenants at the San Francisco Rent Board, Small Claims Court, and Settlement Conferences, as appropriate •Complete intake and update case information on tenant counseling database

Ideal candidates should demonstrate the following skills and expertise:
• Commitment to social, racial and economic justice

• Two years previous experience in community, labor or other organizing work

• Knowledge of the housing crisis and its impact on low-income communities

• Detail orientated

• Strong personal organization skills

• Experienced with computers - including familiarity with Word, Excel and Google calendar

• Bilingual - Spanish / English (Ability to speak Spanish is required)



Position is full-time with some evenings and weekends. Salary is 37k-39k DOE, plus health, dental, and vision benefits. Deadline for resumes: April 15th. People of color and women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please send resume and cover letter to: adam@cjjc.org





Adam Gold

Finance and Operations Director

Causa Justa :: Just Cause

the union of St. Peter's Housing Committee and Just Cause Oakland

Unity is Strength! La Union Hace La Fuerza!




510-763-5877 x301

For more information, check out our new website: www.cjjc.org