Title: National Organizing Director

Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000

Reports to: National Campaign Director

Location: Remote with extensive travel

Start: As soon as possible

SUMMARY

About: The Emergency Campaign to Support Higher Education is a grassroots movement of students, alumni, community leaders, faculty, and staff organizing to defend and expand access, autonomy, and excellence in higher education. The attack on colleges and universities is an attack on the foundations of a free society—a calculated power grab aimed at undermining social, racial, and economic justice. No institution can withstand the pressure alone. The best answer is a unified national grassroots campaign to defend the autonomy of colleges and universities while fighting to make higher education more accessible, affordable, and relevant.

Our goal is to build a national movement to push campus leaders and public officials to:

• Fight for federal and state policies to make higher education affordable and accessible to working families
• Champion the role of higher education in a strong, inclusive, and democratic society 
• Oppose cuts to student aid and research funding that would undermine local economies and put post-secondary education out of reach of many young people
• Resist federal political meddling in teaching, research, admissions, and hiring

We will work to build (or connect existing) organizing teams for each pillar on every campus. And we will support these teams in coordinating to build power at their institutions and drive a national campaign to expand access to higher education rather than shrinking it, to protect the vital role colleges and universities play in making the U.S. a prosperous and democratic society.

The Opportunity: We need a skilled organizer and manager to lead the internal coordination of our multi-sector coalition. The person in this role will balance strategic planning with the hands-on management of organizers. They will manage the campaign organizers to ensure the implementation of our organizing program. They will also oversee the day-to-day operations of the campaign.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Manage and support eight field organizers working to support multi-stakeholder campus organizing in targeted states and regions 
• Coordinate agenda planning, turnout, and logistics for meetings, bootcamps, and training programs
• Facilitate behind-the-scenes coordination between partner organizations

QUALIFICATIONS

We would love to talk to you if you have some (not necessarily all) of these experiences

• Strong organizing background with demonstrated people management skills
• Successful experience building organizations and managing projects and systems 
• Experience in training, coaching, and staff development
• Understanding of student organizing and campus dynamics preferred
• Ability to work collaboratively while managing multiple moving parts
• Interest in higher education and anti-authoritarian organizing efforts

Salary and Benefits and Other Details:

Estimated Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000 with a competitive benefits package 

This job is full-time, 40 hours per week.

Travel expectations: Extensive national travel

Faith in Action is serving as the fiscal sponsor for this new effort.

Please note This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. This document provides no contract of employment

To Apply: 

Submit your application here.  If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected]. Position open until filled. For first consideration, apply by the priority deadline of December 1, 2025.