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Join our team! The following position is open:

Housing Advocacy Organizer   

STATUS: Regular, Full-time (Exempt) 

REPORTS TO: Sr. Director of Field Strategy & Innovation   

POSITION OBJECTIVE: 

The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) seeks an experienced organizer – based in the Midwest or Southeast – to help strengthen and mobilize our national network working to end housing instability and homelessness. The Housing Advocacy Organizer will play a key role in building NLIHC’s base, engaging stakeholders, and driving advocacy on NLIHC’s priority issues. This position works closely with NLIHC’s state and tribal partners, conducts outreach throughout an assigned region, and support low-income renters and partner organizations with organizing guidance and tools.  

The salary range for this position is $87,388 – 100,000, contingent upon experience and location. The ideal candidate lives in the Midwest or Southeast near a major airport. Travel to Washington, DC, and throughout the organizer’s assigned region is required.  

Responsibilities/Duties 

  • Build and maintain relationships with NLIHC state and tribal partners, members, people directly impacted by housing instability and homelessness, service providers, and other housing and homelessness advocates.
  • Conduct regular outreach to grow NLIHC’s base and keep stakeholders informed on emerging issues and opportunities to influence decisionmakers.
  • Utilize digital organizing tools and strategies to engage advocates, test different strategies, and use data to evaluate effectiveness and refine engagement efforts.
  • Support members’ and partners’ organizing and advocacy efforts through training, information sharing, and technical assistance.
  • Identify potential leaders in the assigned region and support leadership development efforts.
  • Present at meetings and conferences around the country to share NLIHC’s research, policy priorities, organizing and advocacy tactics, and how advocates can get engaged in NLIHC’s work.
  • Track field activity in the assigned region and promote the activities of NLIHC’s network, especially state and tribal partners and members, through NLIHC’s communication platforms.
  • Respond to requests for information from NLIHC state and tribal partners, members, the media, and the public.
  • Create and maintain advocacy tools in collaboration with the Policy Team, such as NLIHC’s Advocacy Hub, advocacy toolkits, trainings, sample emails and phone call scripts, and sign-on letters.
  • Contribute to field communications, including NLIHC’s weekly e-newsletters Memo to Members and Partners and The Connection, calls to action and other eblasts, webpages and materials, blog posts, social media, and NLIHC’s Tenant Talk publication.
  • Maintain contact database in Salesforce and other platforms in collaboration with other teams. Produce lists of key contacts as needed to support the work of NLIHC.
  • Identify and cultivate potential new state and tribal partners in places where NLIHC seeks to build a stronger base of advocates.
  • Support planning and implementation of NLIHC’s annual Housing Policy Forum in DC, including special events for state and tribal partners and resident leaders, speaker recruitment, and organizing participants of Capitol Hill Day.
  • Participate in NLIHC staff meetings, staff trainings, monthly state and tribal partner Zoom meetings, twice annual state and tribal partner convenings in DC, and other meetings as assigned.
  • Support outreach efforts to maintain and grow NLIHC’s member network of individuals and organizations.
  • Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

  • Five (5)+ years of experience in community or macro organizing and experience working with low-income communities. People with lived experience of housing instability or homelessness who want to shape housing policy at a national level, with experience in lieu of a degree, are encouraged to apply.
  • Ability to work in a diverse, fast-paced environment and strong organizational skills, oral and interpersonal communication skills, networking skills, writing skills, and attention to detail.
  • Strong commitment to social, racial, and housing justice.
  • Demonstrated ability to cultivate positive relationships with marginalized individuals, including those with lived experiences with housing insecurity and homelessness.
  • Demonstrated experience and ability to recognize and respond to the ways race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity intersect to further promote racial equity and social justice.
  • Ability to travel to DC and within assigned region several times a year.
  • Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite and Zoom. Familiarity with Salesforce, Mailchimp, GiveSmart, or Quorum a plus. 

Compensation & Benefits

An equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, NLIHC offers a competitive salary and a generous benefits package. 

The salary range for this position is $87,388 – 100,000, contingent upon experience and location. The ideal candidate lives in the Midwest or Southeast near a major airport. Travel to Washington, DC, and throughout the organizer’s assigned region is required.  

The National Low Income Housing Coalition is an Equal Opportunity, affirmative action employer that values and welcomes diversity in the workplace and strongly encourages all qualified persons to apply regardless of any protected status under federal or local law, including minorities, women, people with disabilities, veterans, and others. 

Interested candidates should submit a resume, a cover letter with salary requirements, and one writing sample to Jamaal Gilani, NLIHC Director of People and Culture, via email at [email protected].  

NLIHC Internship Opportunities

The National Low Income Housing Coalition is dedicated to achieving racially and socially equitable public policy that ensures people with the lowest incomes have quality homes that are accessible and affordable in communities of their choice.

NLIHC accepts applications for our internship positions on a continuous, rolling basis. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students who are passionate about social justice issues and have excellent writing and interpersonal skills. 

Winter/Spring, Summer, and Fall interns are expected to work 25 hours a week. Two-semester placements are possible. NLIHC provides modest stipends.

  • Winter/Spring: mid-January to mid-May
  • Summer: June to August
  • Fall: September to mid-December

A cover letter, resume, and writing sample are required for consideration. In your cover letter, please specify the position(s)/semester for which you are applying. Communications, media, and graphic design interns should also submit three examples of graphic design work as attachments or an online portfolio. Research interns should be familiar with statistical software or programing language for data analysis. 

  • Research Intern. Assists in ongoing quantitative and qualitative research projects related to housing assistance or tenant protections, writes weekly articles on current research for Memo to Members, attends briefings, and responds to research inquiries. Quantitative skills are a plus. Must be familiar with statistical software, such as "R," Python, or a similar programing language for data analysis. Interested students should submit their materials to Andrew Aurand via email at: [email protected]. The cover letter should include whether the student has a preference regarding federal or state/local policy.