Campaign Director - National Bargaining

• →A minimum of eight to nine (8–9) years of related, progressive experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, demonstrating professional mastery of collective bargaining, contract campaigns, and worker or union organizing.
• →Experience must include substantial responsibility for complex labor negotiations, including first contracts and other major contract campaigns, and demonstrated experience leading programs and supervising staff.
• →Professional mastery of collective bargaining, contract campaign strategy, first contracts, and complex or multi-party negotiations.
• →Ability to develop and implement major program plans and translate national bargaining priorities into effective strategies, workplans, and measurable outcomes.
• →Ability to identify politically sensitive issues, exercise sound judgment, and implement sensitive decisions in coordination with senior leadership and affiliate leaders.
• →Demonstrated ability to build and maintain ongoing relationships with affiliate leaders, senior staff, elected leaders, and external partners.
• →Demonstrated ability to supervise, coach, develop, and hold staff accountable while building diverse, inclusive, high-performing teams.
• →Experience formulating and managing a program or functional budget and establishing priorities within approved resources.
• →Proficiency in proven strategies for union membership growth, including understanding the connection between racial justice, worker power, and membership growth.
• →Demonstrated ability to integrate racial justice and anti-racist principles into strategy, program development, staff management, and coalition-building.
• →Ability to manage multiple complex priorities and projects, coordinate across departments and local unions, and deliver results in a timely manner.
• →Excellent strategic planning, organizational, communication, facilitation, and leadership development skills.
• →Knowledge of union systems, structures, cultures, and the roles of local unions and the International Union in collective bargaining.
• →Ability to exercise substantial independent judgment and make decisions that may determine the success or failure of the National Bargaining program area.

CONTACTS: Includes all levels of SEIU staff, local union leaders and staff, International Executive Board Member, SEIU Executive Officers, Geographic Team, and SEIU supporting departments.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Work is generally performed in an office setting, and frequently requires work on the ground or in other settings to perform the tasks required to complete assignments. Must be available for frequent travel, with the ability to fly and stay overnight. Travel and work beyond traditional business hours are required.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: SEIU offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our values as a labor organization and our commitment to the well-being and long-term security of our staff. Benefits include:

• →A comprehensive, employer-sponsored health benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• →A defined benefit pension plan
• →Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• →Additional benefits consistent with a mission-driven workplace

SEIU believes that workers deserve dignity, stability, and the ability to plan for their futures, and our benefits are designed to support that belief.