Regional Organizer, Southern California

POSITION SUMMARY

The Southern CA Regional Organizer will help advance Housing CA’s mission and vision by
growing and strengthening RUN’s member base and network, alongside Housing CA
partners, in order to increase RUN leaders’ impact on state-level homelessness and
affordable housing policies. The position will report directly to the Power Building Director
and will serve as a thought partner and a collaborative member of the Power Building
Team. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Under the guidance of the Power Building Director, the Southern CA Regional Organizer
will:

Leadership Development, Base Building, & Organizing
• Work closely with the Statewide Organizer and Power Building Team to strengthen
RUN’s member chapters and achieve their regional goals in Southern CA and parts
of the Central Valley.
• Identify and develop relationships with new housing developers and other potential
partners to expand RUNs active membership base of residents of affordable
housing in Southern CA and parts of the Central Valley.
• Strengthen Regional Organizers (ROC) and RUN resident leaders' grassroots base
building skills and practice to grow their regional membership, primarily by
modeling alongside leaders (e.g. phone banking, tabling, and other base-building
tactics) and train-the-trainer workshops.
• Develop regional leadership development structures, trainings, and resources,
aligned with the statewide network, that identify, retain and engage RUN members
in support of their efforts to take action at state and local levels.
• Work in collaboration with the power building team, and other Housing CA teams, to
develop, implement, monitor, and improve day-to-day organizing activities and work
of RUN (such as annual goals, workplans, training, data collection, etc.)
• Support Southern CA and parts of the Central Valley regions to develop, refine, and
strengthen RUN’s regional governance and decision-making processes aligned with
RUN’s statewide Steering Committee and Housing CA’s broader work.
• Plan and co-facilitate RUN regional meetings and working groups in partnership with
ROCs, RUN leaders, and regional affordable housing developments, homeless and
housing service providers, and other Housing CA partners.
• Coordinate and initiate regular 1 on 1 meetings with RUN leaders and partners in
Southern CA and the Central Valley region to strengthen relationships and assess
individual strengths, needs, and interests.
•Maintain close working relationships and provide support for Southern CA and
Central Valley ROCs to reach their goals.
• In collaboration with the Power Building Team and members of the Steering
Committee help plan parts of RUN’s Annual Summit, regional convenings, Housing
CA’s Advocacy Day, and other statewide actions and events.

Policy Advancement & Coordination
• Lead on regional trainings and 1-1 support to develop the capacity of RUN’s
Southern CA/Central Valley leaders to engage in RUNs issue campaigns, legislative
and electoral advocacy, and participate in committees, coalitions, and public or
media appearances.
• Represent RUN on regional coalitions aligned with RUN’s statewide priorities, as
needed. Build and sustain relationships with local and regional nonprofit affordable
housing developers, power building organizations, and other housing advocates in
the Southern CA region to advance RUN’s racial and housing justice work.
• Build and maintain relationships with in-district legislative staff in RUN member
districts, in collaboration with RUN leaders, ROCs, Housing CA staff and local
partner organizations.

Strategic Communications & Narrative Change
• Contribute to regular RUN communications. This may include the RUN newsletter,
narrative campaign efforts, and statewide campaigns that lift up local stories,
highlight RUN’s successes, and advance a shared policy agenda.
• Support the Power Building Director and the narrative and strategic
communications team to develop RUN spokespeople and advance resident stories
through earned media, op-eds, press events, social media, and other
communication strategies.
• When needed, represent Housing CA on power building, organizing, and community
engagement issues at local and regional public events.

Capacity Building & Organizational Support
• Support cross-departmental collaborations and assist with other organizational
responsibilities that further the strategic goals of the organization.
• Assist in contributing to organizational planning, Power Building Team goals and
workplan, grant reports, and cross team projects.
• Identify opportunities for professional development and learning to strengthen
organizer role and teamwork.

WHO YOU ARE
• Justice-Oriented: You have a demonstrated commitment to racial, gender, disability,
economic, and housing justice in California and work to uphold these values in your
organizing work.
• Organizing in Impacted Communities: You have a minimum of 3 years of relevant
organizing experience, preferably in CA, working with historically marginalized
communities, especially in immigrant, Black, indigenous, Latinx, Low-income,
LGBTQIA+, and/or among disability and other communities facing housing instability
(including the unhoused).
• Mission-Aligned: You have professional experience in a field that intersects with
racial justice work (e.g., health equity, criminal justice reform, education, labor,
community organizing, disability justice, food insecurity, climate justice).
• Grassroots Organizing Track Record: You have a demonstrated track record of
building a base of grassroots leaders through relational and coalition organizing.
• Strategic Implementer: You are a strategic, relational, creative thinker who is able
to effectively workplan and execute on the day-to-day details of your work with
clarity about how it advances a project’s goals or big picture vision.
• Highly Collaborative: You have a track record of collaborating with others across
lines of difference to build shared goals, and to develop and maintain strong working
relationships that produce justice-oriented outcomes.
• Strong Group Facilitator: You are a highly capable facilitator with a proven track
record of moving groups to share, learn, struggle through difficult conversations,
and make strategic decisions with a high level of group buy-in.
• Clear Communicator: You have a proven ability to communicate (written and
verbally) persuasively with clarity and brevity with a variety of audiences. (Including
groups such as policymakers, media, community-based organizations, people who live in affordable homes or are currently unhoused, cross-sector practitioners,
advocates, and funders.)
• Problem Solver: You are tenacious and committed to moving change through
ambiguity and challenges to find a path forward.
• Agile and Team-Oriented: You embrace learning and adapting as part of your work,
thriving in an environment where continuous improvement and flexibility are
valued.
• Strong Project Management Practices: You have a demonstrated ability to manage
multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and thrive in fast-paced, collaborative
environments with high-pressure periods (e.g., legislative deadlines, advocacy
campaigns, events)
• Willing to Travel: You are willing and able to travel and attend evening obligations.

Additional experience that would be welcomed, but is not required:
• Lived experience with housing instability or homelessness.
• Bilingual Spanish/English.
• Understanding of California’s housing and political landscape.
• Experience with public policy analysis and advocacy. Ideally, you have experience
working in California’s legislative and electoral process.
• Experience using online advocacy, data tracking, and project management tools.

Our ideal candidate may have experience that doesn’t directly match the qualifications
above, we encourage people with equivalent experience to apply.

COMPENSATION, BENEFITS & LOCATION 
This is a full time position that reports to the Power Building Director. The salary range is between $75,000 - $80,000, depending on experience. 

Benefits package includes fully paid medical, dental, and vision for employee and 25% paid medical, dental and vision for dependents, paid parental leave, long-term disability and group life insurance coverage; commuting subsidy; cell phone subsidy; stipend for at home internet connection; 403(b) retirement plan with 3.5% employer contribution; generous vacation (3+ weeks, depending on tenure), sick leave (8 hours per month + employees start with 8 hours of leave), 12 paid holidays; closure during the last week of December and a shortened workweek during the summer legislative break; and professional development opportunities. 

This is a remote position based in Southern CA (within 30 minutes of major airport) and is expected to participate in regular travel (mostly in CA) of an estimated 25%.