Deputy Director Local Strength, TWR

JOB TITLE: Deputy TWR Director for Local Strength

GRADE: MGT G

ANNUAL SALARY: $141,691.74

LOCATION: All USA

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW: We are the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a union of about 2 million diverse members in healthcare, the public sector, and property services. We believe in and fight for our Vision for a Just Society: where all workers are valued and all people respected—no matter where we come from or what color we are; where all families and communities can thrive; and where we leave a better and more equitable world for generations to come. We are an anti-racist union determined to check corporate power and uproot structural racism through unions, worker power, collective action, and government, legislative, and political action. We fight for Unions for All and a Government that Works for All so that all of us, across race and place, can have power together in unions and participate fully in our democracy.

PURPOSE: This position is part of the Together We Rise Strategy Team with overall responsibility for driving our work to strengthen local unions. They will also supervise the local strength team within the department, support union-wide initiatives and serve as a liaison with staff, officers and external contacts throughout the union.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: (Any one position may not include all of the specific duties and responsibilities listed. Examples provide a general summary of the work required and should not be treated as a total and complete list of expected duties to be performed by employees in the classification.)

Working in conjunction with the Director of Together We Rise, the incumbent of this position will be responsible for:

● Overseeing TWR’s direct support of local unions
● Supervising TWR’s Local Strength staff team and its leads
● Overseeing the implementation and evaluation of strategies for local union growth and sustainability
● Supporting SEIU’s mission to become an anti-racist organization, in both the support of local unions and the TWR Department’s practices and team development
● Support Local Strength Team staff in moving racial justice work and conversations with Locals, in coordination with SEIU’s Racial Justice Center.
● Performing other duties as required in support of the department and its mission.

CONTACTS: Includes all levels of SEIU staff, local union leaders and staff, International Executive Board Members and Division Leaders, SEIU Executive Officers, Division staff, SEIU Geography staff, and SEIU supporting departments.

DIRECTION AND DECISION MAKING: This position reports to the Director of Together We Rise.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Degree from an accredited four-year college or university or experience equivalent to a degree. A minimum of eight (8) years of experience demonstrating progressively increasing mastery in the field of organizing workers and unions.

The incumbent must have and be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

● Proficiency in proven strategies for union membership growth, including in how to build on the connection between racial justice and membership growth
● Leadership development and innovation tools and practices
● An analysis of cross-racial solidarity and methods for centering the voices of Black people and people of color in local union development
● Management of multiple priorities and projects in a timely manner
● Collaboration with staff from multiple positions, and with elected leaders ● Development of diverse, inclusive, high-performing teams
● Supervision of assistant director level staff
● Excellent planning and organizational skills
● Exercise leadership and good judgement in sensitive situations
● Knowledge of union systems, structures, and cultures.
● Practical skills and knowledge of leadership development that is rooted in equity and inclusion.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Work is often performed in an office setting, but this position requires regular travel to affiliate offices and other locations. The role requires flexibility to work across multiple time zones and outside traditional business hours. Overnight travel and on-the-ground work are required to fulfill job responsibilities.