Lead Community Organizer

Are you angry about the injustices your community faces?

Do you want to learn how to build the people power necessary to fight those injustices and make real, local change?

As a community organizer with HOPE (Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality), you’ll learn how to bring together our area's diverse faith community to address the root causes of serious community problems.

HOPE is a constituent-led, grassroots organization that brings together faith communities to address the root causes of serious community problems across Hillsborough County, Florida.

HOPE is part of the Direct Action and Research Training Center (DART), one of the largest faith-based community organizing networks in the country.

We believe that fighting for racial and economic justice is fundamental to our identity as people of faith, and we know that successfully fighting for justice requires having power in the public arena.

We’ve been organizing interfaith coalitions to build power since 1982.

A few of our victories include :

• Hundreds of millions of dollars invested in affordable housing Implementation of fair discipline policies in hundreds of schools, breaking the school-to-prison pipeline $950 million invested in public transportation  Criminal justice reforms resulting in 50,000 fewer arrests of children Primary Responsibilities : The Lead Community Organizer will direct the organization, including hiring and supervising all staff at HOPE.
• The Lead Community Organizer reports directly to the organization's board of directors.

Main duties include :

We strongly encourage people from these backgrounds, as well as fluent Spanish speakers, to apply.

Qualifications :

We recognize that highly qualified candidates with more experience may be eligible for a higher salary, and we are open to discussing compensation based on individual qualifications and expertise.   Benefits include :