Application Guide

How to Apply for National Organizer of Campaigns

at Right To The City Alliance

🏢 About Right To The City Alliance

Right To The City Alliance is a unique coalition of over 90 grassroots organizations fighting for housing justice and community power. They center the leadership of Black, Indigenous, and people of color, and prioritize a work culture of care, balance, and transformative justice. If you want to be part of a movement-building organization that values both rigor and rest, this is the place.

About This Role

As National Organizer of Campaigns, you will coordinate and support local member organizations in their housing and community development campaigns, building power for a national movement. This role is impactful because you'll directly help halt displacement and advance policies that create healthy, just communities for the most impacted populations.

💡 A Day in the Life

Your day might start with a check-in with the campaign team, followed by a call with a member organization to strategize on a local housing campaign. You could spend the afternoon facilitating a virtual meeting among coalition partners, then draft a resource guide or action alert. The day ends with a debrief and some time for reflection, as you balance rigor with rest.

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🎯 Who Right To The City Alliance Is Looking For

  • Has at least 3-5 years of experience in grassroots organizing, campaign coordination, or movement building, particularly around housing, racial, or environmental justice.
  • Demonstrates a deep commitment to racial, gender, and economic justice, and understands the intersections of displacement and systemic oppression.
  • Experience working with diverse coalitions and member-based organizations, with strong facilitation and relationship-building skills.
  • Comfortable working remotely, managing multiple campaigns, and using digital tools for communication and organizing.

📝 Tips for Applying to Right To The City Alliance

1

In your resume and cover letter, explicitly name your experience with housing justice, anti-displacement, or allied movements (e.g., tenant organizing, community land trusts).

2

Highlight any experience working in coalitions or with membership-based organizations, as RTTC is alliance-focused.

3

Show that you align with their work culture: mention your ability to balance rigor and rest, and your commitment to transformative justice and principled struggle.

4

Since the role is remote, emphasize your self-motivation, time management, and experience with virtual organizing tools (e.g., Zoom, Slack, action networks).

5

Tailor your application to reflect knowledge of RTTC's history and values—mention specific member organizations or campaigns you admire.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your commitment to the mission: halting displacement and building community power for low-income people and communities of color.', 'Your organizing experience, especially in coalition settings and with grassroots groups.', "Your understanding of RTTC's work culture—care, balance, transformative justice—and how you embody it.", 'Your ability to work remotely and support multiple campaigns simultaneously.']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Review RTTC's website and recent reports or campaigns (e.g., their work on community control of land, rent control, or displacement).
  • → Learn about their member organizations—pick 2-3 to understand their local campaigns and how the national office supports them.
  • → Read about the 'right to the city' concept and its origins in Henri Lefebvre's work, and how RTTC applies it.
  • → Familiarize yourself with their organizational values, especially around racial justice, feminist praxis, and transformative justice.
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Tell us about a time you organized a campaign that involved multiple organizations or coalitions. What was your role and what were the outcomes?
2 How do you approach building relationships with member organizations while respecting their autonomy and local leadership?
3 Describe a situation where you had to navigate conflict or principled struggle within a movement space. How did you handle it?
4 What is your understanding of the right to the city framework, and how does it apply to current housing justice struggles?
5 How do you sustain yourself and practice care while doing intense organizing work? How would you contribute to our culture of balance?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Don't focus solely on your own achievements without showing how you collaborate and build collective power.
  • Avoid generic language about 'helping the poor'—use specific, politicized language that shows you understand systemic oppression.
  • Don't ignore the work culture aspect: if you present as solely workaholic or dismissive of self-care, it may signal misalignment.

📅 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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