The Community Relations Organizer will play a key role in continuing to build, engage, and coordinate QDEP’s volunteer base, representing the organization at external community events, organizing direct actions, and building as well as maintaining relationship with local and national sibling organizations. A primary piece of the position will be based in coordinating QDEP’s social media, press releases, and all other QDEP external communication. Roles of the Community Relations Organizer also includes supportive fundraising and engaging smaller donors for the organization. The position is part- time, with the potential to become full- time with benefits.
Key Responsibilities
The Community Relations Organizer will:
Recruit, engage, and foster strong relationships with volunteers as volunteer coordinator
Engage the broader external local and national community by maintaining QDEP’s social media accounts and writing the monthly newsletter
Seek out and table at community events.
Will support QDEP’s fundraising by assisting and leading fundraising efforts
Build and maintain relationships with sibling organizations
Represent the organization to the larger community at community events
Create a safe space at direct actions for QDEP’s constituency
Assist and lead direct actions for QDEP
Design and lead training programs for outside organization on TGNCLGBQI immigrant community
Ensure that strong tools and materials are available; create tool kits as well as advocacy and community education materials
Maintain relationships with QDEP sustaining donors.
Supervise outreach team
Qualifications
2 years of organizing experience.
Knowledge of immigrant-serving community-based organizations and immigrant communities in New York State.
Knowledge and competency of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Two Spirit, Trans, Gender Non- Conforming issues
Knowledge and competency of HIV
Ability to work effectively with partner organizations, successfully navigating complex partnerships, and ability to connect with a wide range of diverse constituencies.
Exemplary interpersonal skills
Excellent time management skills and demonstrated ability to function in fast-paced, quickly moving environment.
Excellent communication, public speaking, and writing skills.
Integrity, compassion, and principled leadership.
Knowledge of immigrant and immigration issues at a national, state, and local level.
Ability to multi-task and manage competing deadlines.
Fluency in Spanish or another language preferred.
How to apply
Please send a cover letter, resume, and a brief writing sample to jamila@qdep.org with the subject line: Community Relations Organizer. Please send complete applications, partially completed applications will not be accepted. No phone calls will be accepted about this position.