Jobs
We want you on our team! The SURJ national staff is a growing community of organizers and leaders who are committed to personal and systemic transformation. We work on local, state, regional, and national campaigns to move majority-white communities into action for racial and economic justice. All positions are remote with some travel required throughout the year. Applicants from the region we’re trying to hire in and from poor and working-class backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
Current Openings:
Chapter Network Coordinator
Full Time, Remote, $65,000
SURJ is seeking a Chapter Network Coordinator in our National Organizing Department (NOD) to support SURJ chapters in improving chapter practices to be in alignment with SURJ National practices including our approach to organizing, how we discuss our strategy and campaign work, and our security and legal compliance practices. A successful person in this role, as well as every organizer within NOD, is expected to carry out recruitment, leadership development of members, and design and execute organizing programs aligned with SURJ’s national strategy.
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Appalachian Peoples Union Director
Full Time, Remote, $85,000
Drawing on the deep history of Appalachian freedom fighters, Appalachian People’s Union (APU) brings working white Appalachian people into local community campaigns fighting for justice in the Appalachian region of the South. The Director is responsible for being a lead strategist focused on working class, majority white, rural Appalachian Kentucky communities. This position will supervise organizing staff and ensure coordination between other SURJ projects working in Appalachian states. The Appalachian Organizing Director will also hold key relationships in the region, particularly with key organizing partners who are aligned with SURJ.
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Senior Donor Organizer
Full Time, Remote, $90,000
SURJ is proud that the majority of our funding comes from individual donors. The Senior Donor Organizer will work closely with the Director of Impact, the Deputy Development Director, the SURJ Board, the Impact Team, and SURJ organizers to build out a donor community and increase the number and size of major gift contributions ranging from $10,000 to $50,000, including holding some relationships who contribute more. This role will also work with the Deputy Development Director, the Impact Team, and organizers to build systems that effectively steward donor relationships at all levels.This position includes domestic travel 15-25% of the Time. SURJ is aiming to build a distributed culture of fundraising, which means that this position will be focused not just on raising money directly, but will also work with a broad group of individuals to build fundraising skills and make asks.
