Strategic Campaigns Researcher

$75,000 - $145,600/Yr

Partnership For Working Families - Houston, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

Houston, TX

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

About the position

The position at New Economy for Working Houston (NEW Houston) involves supporting campaigns through research, coalition coordination, and grant assistance. The role aims to empower working families in the Gulf Coast region by providing strategic analysis and fostering collaboration among various stakeholders to promote a just economy.

Responsibilities

• Research companies, elected officials, and government agencies using a wide variety of sources.
• Conduct local and field research on industries, workplace conditions, community impact of government services and projects, and other areas as needed.
• Develop internal and external reports and presentations and adapt them for various audiences (e.g. leadership & staff, workers, stakeholders, political & regulatory bodies, the public).
• Identify and analyze new opportunities for projects and campaigns within the scope of NEW Houston's mission.
• Communicate and build relationships with a wide variety of players including community organizations, union leadership and staff, government staff and elected leaders.
• Provide research-informed strategic analysis to assist campaign participants in campaign planning, communications, etc.
• Identify opportunities for collaboration across organizations in order to encourage information sharing and increase impact of existing research work of partner organizations and allies.
• Create reports to campaign planning committees to ensure shared understanding of existing research and provide access to research materials across organizations.
• Attend conferences, meetings, and events as needed to deepen the relationship between NEW Houston and the greater research/labor/non-profit community.
• Assist with the preparation of documentation as part of the grant application and reporting process.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• BA degree or relevant research experience (labor, political, urban planning, or community/campus).
• 2-3 years experience working on organizing and policy campaigns, within the labor movement and/or labor/community coalitions.
• A strong and demonstrable commitment to building an economy and democracy in which working people, BIPOC folks, and gender-oppressed people have more power.
• Expertise in manipulating spreadsheets, familiarity with database and word processing software, including Google Suite.
• Strong analytical, writing, computer, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities simultaneously, with meticulous organization and an eye for detail.
• Tendency to thrive in a fast-paced campaign-driven environment, who will enjoy a dynamic and complex startup organization, and can navigate a distributed leadership model with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to independently drive projects forward.
• Ability to work long days and weekends as required and travel out of town occasionally.
• Valid Texas driver's license and reliable vehicle.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to speak languages other than English.

Benefits

• Compensation: $70-$75K (salary commensurate with experience)
• Benefits package included.