Application Guide

How to Apply for May Day Strong Campaign Coordinator (1 Year Contract)

at Organized Power In Numbers

🏢 About Organized Power In Numbers

Organized Power In Numbers is unique for its ambitious May Day Strong campaign, which strategically aligns multiple labor contract expirations on May 1, 2028 to build militant community-labor power against authoritarianism. Someone would want to work here to be at the forefront of a multi-year, escalating movement that stakes out bold demands for workers' rights, racial justice, and economic justice through deep coalition building.

About This Role

This role involves serving as the lead project coordinator for the entire May Day Strong campaign space, responsible for holding the whole vision while sustaining relationships across all partner organizations. It's impactful because you'll be the operational backbone ensuring strong decision-making processes, timely follow-through on escalating actions, and building the community necessary for a successful 2028 campaign launch.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve facilitating morning check-ins with partner organizations, preparing documentation for the Working Committee meeting, coordinating logistics for an upcoming in-person convening, and following up on action items from previous decisions. You'd spend significant time in relationship-building conversations while ensuring the 12-month organizing plan stays on track toward the 2028 campaign goals.

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🎯 Who Organized Power In Numbers Is Looking For

  • Has 5+ years of leadership experience specifically in labor or community organizing campaigns where they've managed coalition partnerships
  • Demonstrates proven ability to operationalize equity and anti-oppression values into concrete organizing practices and decision-making processes
  • Possesses experience with organizational change initiatives that required balancing multiple stakeholder interests while maintaining campaign momentum
  • Shows deep commitment to May Day Strong's specific mission pillars: workers' rights, racial justice, immigrant rights, and labor solidarity through community partnerships

📝 Tips for Applying to Organized Power In Numbers

1

Quantify your 5+ years of leadership experience with specific examples of coalition management, such as 'coordinated 15 organizations in a joint campaign' or 'facilitated decision-making across 8 partner groups'

2

Explicitly connect your past work to May Day Strong's 2028 timeline by describing experience with multi-year campaign planning or long-term coalition building

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Demonstrate your understanding of 'militant community-labor struggle' by using language from labor organizing traditions in your application materials

4

Show how you've operationalized equity and anti-oppression values in previous roles with concrete examples, not just philosophical statements

5

Highlight any experience with 'opt-in processes' for member organizations or recruitment of new partners to show direct relevance to the role's responsibilities

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your specific experience facilitating decision-making across multiple organizations in labor or community campaigns', "How you've built and sustained community within coalition spaces while managing complex relationships", 'Examples of operationalizing equity and anti-oppression practices in campaign coordination work', "Your understanding of the strategic importance of aligning contract expirations for May 1, 2028 and how you'd contribute to this timeline"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Research the specific organizations already involved in May Day Strong to understand the existing coalition landscape
  • → Study the history of May Day (International Workers' Day) organizing traditions and how they inform contemporary labor movements
  • → Look into current labor contract expiration timelines leading up to 2028 to understand the strategic context
  • → Research Organized Power In Numbers' previous campaigns to understand their approach to 'militant community-labor struggle'
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Describe a time you managed conflicting priorities between multiple partner organizations in a coalition and how you facilitated resolution
2 How would you approach developing the 12-month organizing plan while ensuring it remains adaptable to changing conditions?
3 What specific documentation and decision-making processes have you used to ensure transparency and accountability in previous coalition work?
4 How do you operationalize anti-oppression and inclusive leadership practices in day-to-day campaign coordination?
5 What strategies would you use to recruit new organizations to join May Day Strong while maintaining the campaign's militant focus?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Using generic social justice language without connecting it to concrete organizing experience or labor movement traditions
  • Focusing only on advocacy or policy work without demonstrating hands-on coalition coordination experience
  • Presenting as an individual contributor rather than someone who excels at facilitating collective decision-making across organizations

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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