Organizing Director

**About Faith in Action:** Faith in Action is the largest faith\-based grassroots organizing network in the United States. For more than 50 years, we have brought people of faith together to advance racial and economic justice. Our mission is to **build power, transform people, institutions, and communities** through the development of powerful, self\-interested, confident, competent, and collaborative leaders who express and act on their faith and values in public life. Our network includes 60\+ local organizations and 1,200\+ congregations across the country, empowering communities to influence the public and corporate decisions that shape their lives. Faith in Action has a strong record of winning meaningful policy change at the local, state, and federal levels—from expanding access to health strengthening public education to protecting homeowners and advancing good, dignified jobs. By connecting people\-organizing in communities across 18 states with coordinated national advocacy, we work to advance citizenship, mass incarceration, and promote equity for all. **General Job Description:** **The Organizing Director** is a full\-time role within the Power\-Building department of Faith in Action, responsible for advancing organizing excellence and strengthening the capacity of federations across the network. This role partners closely with federation leaders, clergy, staff, and board members to build sustainable power rooted in faith\-based community organizing. The Organizing Director leads the design and implementation of core capacity\-building initiatives, including comprehensive training programs for leaders, clergy, board members, and staff; professional development for Executive Directors, Organizers, and leadership teams; and a structured consulting and coaching program to strengthen organizing culture, grow membership, and drive impactful campaigns. In addition, this role curates and develops accessible, high\-quality organizing resources for federations and collaborates with network partners to support and coordinate national organizing campaigns. The Organizing Director reports to the Director of the Power\-Building department and plays a critical role in equipping federations to build and exercise power on behalf of their communities. **Duties \& Responsibilities:** The Organizing Director is primarily responsible for the following bodies of work that are central to power\-building within the network: 1\.Training Program (Leaders/Clergy/Board/Staff) * Develop, implement and lead a training program to teach effective faith\-rooted community organizing to lay leaders, clergy and other faith leaders, Board members and staff in federations in partnership with the Director of Federation Engagement and the Director of Faith Leadership. 2\. Professional Development * Develop, implement and lead a professional development program for federation Executive Directors, Organizers, Lead Organizers, and other staff to provide a foun