About the position

The Warehouse Worker Resource Center is seeking a proactive Development Coordinator to support and manage fundraising activity. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting with developing and executing our nonprofit’s fundraising strategy, and communicating, cultivating and stewarding current and prospective donors. The Development Coordinator will spend their time working closely with the Executive Director to achieve fundraising goals.  

Duties

• Develop and produce foundation and government funding proposals and contracts
• Manage grants calendar and ensure the submission of proposals and reports are received in timely manner
• Develop case statements, program proposals and grant budgets
• Oversee the administration of funder database for both foundations and individual donors 
• Develop and grow individual donor funding (We use Action Network.)
• Develop fundraising campaigns including direct mail campaigns, special events, monthly donor program, phone banking and other strategies

Experience and Qualifications

• 1-3 years nonprofit development experience
• Excellent writing skills and ability to develop narratives for grant applications and reporting
• Experience of familiarity with worker and community organizing and advocacy a plus
• Strong time management and work planning skills
• Experience of familiarity with 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(5) structures a plus

 Salary and Benefits

• Salary range $62,500-70,000 depending on experience
• Full family medical PPO, dental and vision coverage
• Vacation leave accrued at 12 days per year in the first year
• 14 paid holidays per year

Note: For extremely well qualified candidates, the WWRC will consider a development director (salary range $80-90,000 depending on experience) instead of a development coordinator.

About the position

The Warehouse Worker Resource Center is seeking a qualified Administrative Director to lead our operations and financial management. The Administrative Director is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organization including human resources, financial management, board management and facilities management. The Administrative Director participates as part of the leadership team of the WWRC in directing the organization’s work and decision making.

About the Warehouse Worker Resource Center

The WWRC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of the thousands of workers in the supply chains of major retailers across Southern California through education, advocacy and action.  We educate workers and community members about their rights in the community and the workplace. We support workers with administrative claims and refer workers to legal support when they encounter legal violations at work. We work on local and statewide policy, and campaign for justice in the supply chains of major retailers. We also operate the Ontario Justice HUB, a shared space of eight organizations in Downtown Ontario that also provides a space for organizing and education among immigrants, communities of color and workers in the Inland Empire.

Duties

• Responsible for financial operation, management including budgeting, oversight of bookkeeping, payroll and financial planning including administration of grants from local and state government agencies
• Lead on human resources including hiring, onboarding, staff support and compliance
• Work in partnership with leadership team to support fundraising and financial plan
• Develop regular reports for the executive director and Board of Directors on finances and operations
• Oversee operations of WWRC’s offices and physical operations
• General support to projects and campaigns including WWRC’s membership structure

Experience and Qualifications

• Dedication to social justice and community development
• Familiar with accounting principles and financial management for nonprofit organizations
• Familiarity with California labor and employment law and principles
• Minimum 5 years administrative experience, with preference for people with experience leading organizational administration
• Flexible and able to support staff and organization in context of dynamic and intense campaigns
• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus

Salary and Benefits

This position is based in Ontario, Calif. and is full-time exempt. Administrative Director is required to work long and irregular hours including work on weekends and on holidays as necessary.

• Salary range $80,000-95,000 depending on experience
• Full family medical PPO, dental and vision coverage
• Vacation leave accrued at 12 days per year in the first year
• 14 paid holidays per year

The Warehouse Worker Resource Center is seeking a qualified Lead Organizer to build power and organization among non-union warehouse workers in Southern California. The Lead Organizer will play a critical role on one of the most consequential organizing campaigns of our lifetime supporting workers at major retailers like Amazon and Walmart. 

There is no other warehousing hub like California’s Inland region. The Inland Empire handles the majority of goods that enter through the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which is about 40% of imported goods to the United States.  

More than 200,000 people work inside of warehouses in the Inland Empire Metro area – at least 40,000 of them for Amazon alone. That means one in ten working residents in the area works in a warehouse and one in five warehouse workers works for Amazon. 

The Lead Organizer will help workers define the future of the Inland Empire.

About the Warehouse Worker Resource Center

The WWRC is the premier worker organizing center in the Inland Empire with a track record of changing the logistics sector through strategic organizing, education and policy. The WWRC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of the thousands of workers in the supply chains of major retailers across Southern California through education, advocacy and action. We educate workers and community members about their rights in the community and the workplace. We support workers with administrative claims and refer workers to legal support when they encounter legal violations at work. We work on local and statewide policy, and campaign for justice in the supply chains of major retailers.

Responsibilities

The Lead Organizer executes organizing plans at major warehouses  in accordance with WWRC’s strategic organizing goals. Working with the Organizing Director and Leadership Team, the Lead Organizer will work with a team of organizers to develop and support workers in active workplace campaigns at key warehouses in Southern California. This includes:

• Working with the Organizing Director to implement the WWRC’s strategic organizing plans at key sites
• Implementing innovative strategies and tactics for new organizing campaigns
• Implementing external organizing campaigns in close coordination with other WWRC departments
• Responsible for leading the organizing team to identify, recruit and develop an organizing committee of warehouse workers 
• Develops, supports and leads organizing staff using strong accountability systems
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills: high degree of patience and tact. Must be able to cultivate respectful, strategic and collaborative relationships with people from diverse backgrounds both internally and externally
• Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to communicate effectively in English
• Skilled at supporting and holding worker organizers accountable
• Must be a self-starter and team player
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work under pressure in a very high-paced environment
• Ability to prioritize, organize and coordinate multiple tasks under changing deadlines
• Must be detail oriented
• Must be proficient in Google Suite, experience with Action Builder is a plus 
• Hold yourself and others accountable to a high level of performance and integrity
• Must be able to work in a challenging environment 
• Able to thrive in an organizational culture where 360 degree accountability and constructive feedback from others is encouraged
• Must be available and willing to work long and irregular hours on a daily or weekly basis  (and/or overtime for applicable non- exempt positions), including weekends and holidays, as needed

Education and/or Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant external organizing experience, with focus on non-union, insecure and low-wage employment
• Experience in traditional and non-traditional worker organizing, strategy, and tactics including experience organizing immigrant workers, subcontracted workers and leading workers to take direct action
• Experience supervising  organizers in active workplace campaigns a plus
• Knowledge of the Inland Empire and logistics sector 
• Spanish language fluency is a plus

Salary and Benefits

• Salary range $70-80,000 depending on experience
• Full family medical PPO, dental and vision coverage
• Vacation leave accrued at 12 days per year in the first year
• 14 paid holidays per year

Note: For extremely well qualified candidates, the WWRC will consider an organizing coordinator (salary range $80-90,000 depending on experience) instead of a lead organizer.