Description
About The Right To The City Alliance (RTTC)
Right to the City Alliance (RTTC) emerged in 2007 with a strong and powerful vision to 1) halt the displacement of low-income people, Black, Indigenous, and people of color, LGBTQ communities, and youth of color, and 2) protect and expand affordable housing in tandem with a broader movement to build democratic and just healthy communities for the 21st century.
Since its inception, RTTC has quickly grown to encompass over 90 community-based racial, economic, gender, and environmental justice organizations located in 26 states and 45 cities. Representing true grassroots power and leadership of the most impacted, RTTC’s member organizations weave together local on-the-ground organizing, policy, and advocacy campaigns to build a robust and unstoppable national movement for inclusive, healthy housing and community development.
Organizational Work Culture
We take the work seriously, but not ourselves: Right to the City is committed to a work culture of care and balance. We understand that rigor and rest are compatible and both are necessary to reach our movement building goals. We actively work to audit our policy and culture in service of our commitment to racial justice and feminist praxis. Principled struggle and generative conflict are core commitments and we take a transformative approach to resolving harm. While we take our commitments seriously, our work environment commonly includes jokes, laughter, celebration and all other manner of enjoyable human experiences.
Position Summary
The RTTC National Organizer will play a critical role in the Homes for All Campaign, a nationally coordinated campaign to win rent control and social housing at the state and local level. This position will support working groups made up of RTTC member organizations.
This organizer will guide campaign planning, strategy development, base-building integration, and cross-member coordination, and implement translocal organizing plans that advance land decommodification, tenant power, and housing justice nationally.
The National Organizer plays a key role in aligning member-led campaigns with RTTC’s Strategic Objective, strengthening leadership pipelines, and building durable tenant infrastructure across geographies.
We are looking for someone who is strategic, relational, and deeply grounded in grassroots organizing, someone who can hold political complexity, coach leaders, and support multi-site coordination while building collective power.
This position reports to: Senior Organizer of Membership Engagement
Participates in the Team(s): Membership Engagement Team and Organizing Department
Job Responsibilities
1. Member Recruitment, Engagement, Tracking, and Retention (Approx. 55%)
Support the Membership Engagement team to align RTTC & RTTC-As member recruitment, engagement & retention work areas with the alliance’s long-term strategy, mid-term strategic objectives, and short-term campaign goals.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Maintaining systems for regular 1:1 member organization engagement including:
Coordinating quarterly member 1:1s with active members to maintain relationships, update membership data, and support member organizations in participating fully in the work of the alliance
Coordinating 1:1s with organizations that are not in good standing to assess membership status and either re-engage them or move them out of membership.
Coordinating outreach to member organizations to assess rapid response needs in times of climate or political crisis
Coordinating membership-wide outreach & turnout for member events, campaign mobilizations, alliance programs and/or alliance governance
Co-implement RTTC’s new member recruitment & onboarding systems as described in RTTC’s new member recruitment protocols.
Co-develop monthly All Member Calls with Senior Organizer
Maintain and cultivate relationships with approximately 15 active RTTC member organizations through regular check-in meetings that support organizations’ to participate in the alliance campaign, programs and governance.
Support the implementation of the Tenant Union Working Group as assigned by department leadership
2. Field Campaign Support (Approx. 10%)
Support the planning and execution of campaign activities including phonebanks, textbanks, national days of action, and field deployments.
Work collaboratively with the Tenant Union Working Group to coordinate outreach, volunteer engagement, and campaign moments.
Lead recruitment efforts and support the planning and coordination of outreach events, including phonebanks, textbanks, and canvasses.
3. Membership Team & Alliance Alignment (Approx. 20%)
Area 1: Homes for All Leadership Assembly & Membership Coordination (Approx. 10%)
Duties/Tasks:
Co-lead planning and facilitation of planning committee for the 2027 RTTC Homes for All Membership Assembly
Support cross-campaign strategic planning and coordination
Area 2: Organizing Department Strategy Alignment (Approx. 10%)
Duties/Tasks:
Participate in Organizing Department strategic planning
Integrate political analysis into campaign strategy
Track national political trends impacting housing justice
Support coordination across departments to ensure coherent power-building efforts
4. Administrative, Data & Organizational Participation (Approx. 10%)
Area 1: Data & Tracking (Approx. 5%)
Duties/Tasks:
Track engagement, campaign participation, and member coordination
Maintain accurate records of meetings and strategic plans
Support reporting and evaluation processes
Area 2: Organizational Participation & Transformative Praxis (Approx. 5%)
Participate in staff meetings, retreats, convenings, and cross-team projects
Engage in transformative justice and political education spaces
Support a culture of principled struggle, alignment, and accountability
Contribute to alliance-wide democratic processes
Common Expectations for all positions:
RTTC intentionally builds collaborative and transformative culture through:
Organizational participation: (Approx. 10% of time) team planning, staff meetings and training, national convenings, collaborative projects across teams, and HR/administrative tasks common to all positions.
Evolution of the work: Areas of work may change over time based on organization and movement needs, and always in consultation with the organizer.
Transformative Praxis: Participate in RTTC’s transformative justice program to align our practice with our values and principles. Build staff unity and cohesion, and principled struggle amongst all team/staff members.
Location & Travel: Location is remote. RTTC has concentrations of staff in the following areas: Philly, Atlanta, Boston, Brooklyn (physical office), and the SF Bay Area. Travel is required; frequency and duration of travel is negotiable. On average, this position will be expected to travel [1-2 times per month for a total of 5-10 days per month, year round].
Qualities We Are Looking For
Bold Vision. You bring fierce imagination and deep commitment that we can and will create the world our communities need. You can share that vision in ways that inspire and compel.
Swiss Army Knife. You are resourceful and creative, willing to do what it takes to make a project succeed. You can handle a lot in a fast-paced, multi-faceted work environment.
Interdependent. You are able to work independently, self-managing your time, while maintaining close communication with remote teams . You are flexible and know that changing the world doesn't always happen between 9am and 5pm.
Low ego, high impact. You are disciplined, rigorous, and more group-centered than self-centered. You have an excellent attention to detail and keep your eyes on the big picture.
Salary and Benefits
This is a exempt position. The salary range starts at $97,000 Compensation commensurate with experience and competitive with our sector. RTTC offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package including 100% medical, dental and life insurance, employer contribution towards employees’ 401k retirement plan, wellness benefits, staff development resources, and ample sick and vacation paid time off.
How To Apply
Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and writing sample or work sample through our hiring portal at: https://righttothecityalliance.rippling-ats.com/. References will be asked for candidates who advance in the process. Applicants for this position will be required to submit to a background check. Candidates will only be contacted if our hiring team chooses to pursue an interview.
Right To The City Alliance is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Applicants from communities heavily impacted by gentrification, displacement and housing insecurity are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.
Requirements
Required Experience & Qualifications
4–6 years of base-building and organizing experience in housing, tenant, or aligned justice movements
Demonstrating track record of leading the development of campaign strategy
Demonstrated experience coordinating multi-site or multi-state organizing efforts
Experience supporting grassroots leadership development and governance structures
Strong power analysis and escalation strategy skills
Experience analyzing housing policy, corporate landlord strategy, or financial actors
Experience facilitating large, multi-stakeholder strategy spaces
Deep commitment to racial justice, feminist praxis, and grassroots democracy
Preferred:
Experience in tenant union organizing or land decommodification campaigns
Spanish language proficiency
Experience in national alliance or federated organizing structures
Policy analysis or legislative tracking experience
Position-specific skills:
Strong strategic thinking and campaign design
Excellent facilitation and coaching skills
Ability to hold governance spaces with clarity and discipline
Ability to balance political vision with operational detail
Strong written communication and synthesis skills
Ability to build trust across diverse member organizations
Comfort navigating conflict and principled struggle
Preferred Qualifications
Ability to write and speak a second language, preferably Spanish
Familiarity with CRM systems and Database management (Every Action)
General Requirements
Support the mission, vision and goals of the Right To The City Alliance
Experience and familiarity with housing justice, gentrification, displacement and anti-eviction work and/or grassroots base-building organizations and transformative organizing
Experience in multi-racial, multicultural settings
Knowledge of common computer applications: MS Office, Google docs, Adobe Acrobat, Dropbox, Mac environment, and Zoom video tele-conferencing systems
Access to reliable internet, phone and remote office arrangements. RTTC provides for costs of home offices.
Drivers license and auto insurance
