Leadership Organizer

Reports to: Sean Wilson, Senior Director of Organizing & Partnerships

Status: Full-Time Exempt

Salary Range: $71,000-$81,000, depending on experience and location

Location: Hybrid - Oakland, CA or Washington, D.C or any Dream.Org priority state - including AZ, KY, NC, NM, NY, PA, or WI.

Agency Overview 

Dream.Org brings people together across political, racial, and economic lines to pass legislation and build systems that shape an America beyond prison, poverty, pollution, and polarization. We close prison doors, open doors of opportunity to make the American dream accessible to everyone. 

We operate across three powerful fronts:

Justice For All – Transforming a system built on punishment into one that rehabilitates and invests in safer communities

Green For All – We're building a green economy that puts people and communities first

Tech For All – Shaping the right tech, the right way to expand responsible access to innovation and opportunity

We don’t just believe in democracy—we practice it, protect it, and prove that it still works.

Purpose Of The Position:

The Leadership Organizer is responsible for identifying, recruiting, developing, and activating leaders across Dream.Org's Justice, Green For All, and Tech initiatives. This role serves as the connective tissue between membership, leadership development, and organizing campaigns, helping build a strong pipeline of leaders who can advance Dream.Org's mission nationwide

Note: This is a 1-Year funded position with continued employment contingent on funding

Minimum Job Requirements:

• 2-5 years of progressively responsible leadership experience in organizing, advocacy, movement building, public policy, nonprofit management, or a related field.
• Proven ability to build, lead, and manage volunteers across multiple functions or geographic locations.
• Experience developing leaders, building networks, and fostering collaboration across diverse stakeholders.
• Strong project management, strategic planning, and operational leadership skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, and Dream.Org’s mission and values.

Preferred Education/Skills/Experience:

• Experience leading national or multi-state organizing, advocacy, or movement-building initiatives.
• Demonstrated success managing complex partnerships with community organizations, and other stakeholders.
• Knowledge of criminal justice reform, climate and Tech, or related issue areas.
• Experience working in distributed, remote, or hybrid organizational environments.
• Strong facilitation, coalition-building, and leadership development expertise.
• Lived experience or deep connection to the communities most impacted by the issues Dream.Org addresses.
  

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Recruit and identify emerging leaders across Justice, Green for All, and Tech.
• Develop leaders through mentoring, relationship-building, training, and leadership development opportunities.
• Activate leaders around campaigns, workforce initiatives, advocacy efforts, and community engagement opportunities.
• Build and strengthen Dream.Org's leadership pipeline by moving members from initial engagement to sustained leadership and action.
  

Travel:

30% Travel

Why Join Us?

Dream.Org is a unique space for big thinkers and bold doers. We move quickly. We take risks. We believe the future belongs to those who build it—and we’re building a future rooted in justice, equity, and unity.

If you’re ready to lead with vision, bring your full self to the table, and grow something that truly matters, we want to hear from you.

Employee Benefits

All full-time employees receive Medical, Dental & Vision coverage. Dream.Org pays 100% of premiums for employee, spouse and dependents. Part-time employees receive 50% coverage. After a 6 month waiting period, employees can contribute to our retirement plan. Currently, Dream.Org offers up to a 5% match. We also offer a flexible spending, pre-tax program for medical expenses, dependent care expenses, transit expenses and parking expenses. All full-time Dream.Org employees accrue 4 weeks of vacation time off and 12 days of sick time off over the first year of employment. Part-time employees accrue time off on a prorated basis. In addition to 10 paid holidays, Dream.Org also provides paid time off from December 24th through January 1st each year.

Dream.Org is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, sex, gender identity, age, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or record of arrest or conviction. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and strive for a workforce that reflects the populations that we serve. Additionally, upon job offer, each candidate is required to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the United States.