Job Announcement:
Associate Director (Half-time) We are hiring an Associate Director! Please see below for the job description and share with any of your interested networks.
The Food Chain Workers Alliance (FCWA) is a coalition of worker-based organizations whose members plant, harvest, process, pack, transport, prepare, serve, and sell food, organizing to improve wages and working conditions for all workers along the food chain. The Alliance works together to build a more sustainable food system that respects workers' rights, based on the principles of social, environmental and racial justice, in which everyone has access to healthy and affordable food. More information about the FCWA is available on our website www.foodchainworkers.org.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The Associate Director will work closely with the Executive Director and the FCWA member organizations to:
- Lead the worker leadership development committee's planning of the Alliance's annual worker leaders retreat.
- Assist FCWA members in planning and conducting one-on-one exchanges between two member organizations for learning and sharing.
- Facilitate the implementation of the program work in worker leadership development and solidarity, including collecting materials from member organizations for the FCWA's online resource library; developing and editing materials on the food system, food justice, and food sovereignty for workers; helping to coordinate quarterly calls for worker members of FCWA member groups.
- Represent the FCWA in key policy campaigns – at this time, these would be raising the minimum wage and paid sick days.
- Present at conferences, colleges & universities, and other opportunities that arise.
- Assist with fundraising, communications, and campaigns.
This position is 20 hours per week, with the possibility of moving to full-time in 2014, pending funding.
Our IDEAL CANDIDATE will possess the following:
- Commitment to building racial and social justice through leadership development, community organizing and popular education.
- Ability to develop innovative strategies worker leadership development.
- A minimum of 3-years experience in community, worker-center, and/or union organizing.
- Experience in planning and coordinating large gatherings or conferences.
- Strong writing skills.
- Experience building and managing coalitions.
- Ability and willingness to work non-traditional hours such as nights and weekends.
- Ability to travel.
- Good time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks.
- Grassroots and foundation fundraising experience.
- Detail oriented, demonstrated management skills, and ability to work under pressure.
- Strong interpersonal skills and verbal communication skills.
- High levels of self-motivation and independence, as well as the ability to work as a team.
- Facility with using common computer software, information databases, internet, social media, and email.
- Bilingual (oral and written) in Spanish or another language a plus but not required.
This position can be located anywhere in the U.S., although our preference is a town or city where an FCWA member is located. See our member list on our website. Ideally, the position will begin August 1, 2013, but can start as late as September 1, 2013.
COMPENSATION: Competitive salary commensurate with experience and excellent
benefits package.
The FCWA is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages people of color, immigrants, females, and LGBTQ individuals to apply.
TO APPLY: By July 5, 2013, submit resume (including three professional references) and cover letter, including salary expectation, to:
Joann Lo, Executive Director
Food Chain Workers Alliance
info@foodchainworkers.org
| Victory at Cal State University, East Bay! From FCWA member UNITE HERE Food Service Devision:
We have exciting news: dining workers at California State University, East Bay are now members of UNITE HERE Local 2850! After an exciting spring of organizing, speaking out and building campus support, the 31 workers won union recognition on June 16th.
"I can't hide the excitement – I feel like I'm starting a whole new job," said six-year CSU-EB worker and organizing committee member Tatiana Lam. "I was waiting for this for so long. Now I feel like our voices will heard."
"The best part of all this was seeing the workers take charge," said Veronica Garcia, a fourth-year student at CSU-EB. "It was so inspiring to see them stand up for themselves, and see all the students stand behind them."
The workers, employees of Aramark, cook and serve food for CSU-EB's 13,000 students. They join the dining workers at St. Mary's College in Moraga, who organized into UNITE HERE 2850 earlier this spring, as well as hundreds of Aramark workers at the Oakland Coliseum and local cafeterias.
SI SE PUEDE!
UNITE HERE 2850
www.facebook.com/UniteHere2850
www.unitehere2850.org |
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