EBASE Outreach and Mobilization Coordinator short term position through mid-August

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Outreach and Mobilization Coordinator short term position through mid-August

For over 10 years, the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) has been building power and raising standards for working families. EBASE forges alliances of labor, community, and faith organizations to pass laws that make work pay, to ensure development creates good jobs and community benefits, and to stand up against workplace discrimination and exploitation of immigrants and people of color.

Along with labor and community partners, EBASE is leading the Revive Oakland! Campaign for Real Jobs and Healthy Communities, which aims to secure quality jobs for Oaklanders from the massive Army Base redevelopment. Measuring over 200 football fields in size, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity could put up to 8,000 Oaklanders to work, provide business with a skilled workforce, and revive our City as an economic engine for the region. Reducing unemployment and poverty and creating access to family-supporting jobs with healthcare forms the foundation for community health and for raising everyones quality of life. The project is being developed by a global, multi-national corporation, AMB, and their local partner CCG and will receive millions in taxpayer dollars. Too many times, Oakland taxpayers have invested in civic projects with private developers only to receive minimum wage dead end jobs in return. We are calling on the developer to sign a contract with the community that ensures the family-supporting jobs, training opportunities, and healthy communities we deserve!

This summer, the City and Port of Oakland will make key decisions that will affect this project and the future of Oakland. The Outreach and Mobilization Coordinator will work with the Revive Oakland! campaign team to bring the broad-base of support needed to ensure the City, Port and developers do right by Oakland. The Outrreach and Mobilization Coordinator will report to the Community Benefits Program Director.

The Outreach and Mobilization Coordinator will be responsible for:
Educating and mobilizing key constituencies to support the Revive Oakland! Campaign including outreach to individuals to support the campaign, securing organizational endorsements, and recruiting and coordinating turn out for mobilizations.
Working with base-building partners to support their members leadership development, including prepping spokespeople, translating policy into popular education materials and helping with trainings as needed.
Developing and implementing tactics, including direct actions, media, letter writing, and lobby delegations.
Supporting the overall work of EBASE as an organization, including participating in staff meetings and trainings, and helping with major program and/or fundraising events as needed.
Possible supervision of a summer organizing intern.
Experience and Abilities Needed:
At least three years experience in labor, community, political or faith-based organizing.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent personal organization and time management skills.
Experience with and desire to do coalition work.
Experience organizing in Oakland desirable.
Experience with development and land use issues desirable.
Commitment to social and economic justice and to building the labor movement.
Accountability to goals and willingness to learn new techniques, ideas and skills.
Proficient at word processing, email, and web basics.
This is a short term position through mid-August, with the possibility of extension. Position requires use of an automobile and some long and irregular hours of work, including evenings and weekends as needed. Position open until filled and starts immediately. Salary range $35,000 - $45,000 annually, depending on experience.

Email cover letter & resume to: Kate OHara at moblzncoord_ at_workingeastba y.org, or mail to EBASE, Outreach/Mobilizati on Coordinator Search, 1814 Franklin St, Suite 325, Oakland, CA, 94612. Applications due May 13th. Rolling interviews will be held as applications are received.

EBASE is an affirmative action employer, and strongly supports the social goals of affirmative action. We therefore make special efforts to recruit individuals from groups that are historically under-represented in professional environments, or that suffer from broader societal discrimination.


Kate O'Hara
Community Benefits Program Director
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy
1814 Franklin Street, Suite 325 Oakland, CA 94612
t: 510-893-7106, x329 f: 510-893-7010 c: 510-910-0602