JOB BOARD

Find job openings, internships, and volunteer roles in the progressive movement.

HIGHLIGHT: FEBRUARY JOB OPENINGS

Early Career

City of Philadelphia — Neighborhood Community Action Center (NCAC) Organizer
Reporting to the NCAC District Manager, the NCAC Organizer is a key position in order to make our City safer, cleaner and greener. The Organizer is responsible for staffing the Neighborhood Action Center, tracking and handling important issues in the Community and building relationships with residents and stakeholders throughout the District. Apply Here

Mid-Career

One America — Campaigns & Organizing Director
The Campaigns & Organizing Director will report to the Deputy Director and oversee OneAmerica and OneAmerica Votes’ grassroots organizing and leadership development program, rooted in building powerful, leader-led issue campaigns across Washington state and at the federal level. This next leader, in partnership with the Deputy Director, will have the opportunity to strengthen and grow OneAmerica’s Organizing and Issue Campaigns team, investing in staff and community leaders to direct powerful bases of more than 150 grassroots leaders statewide to fuel our issue and electoral work. Apply Here

Senior

One America — Program Director
Program Director will report to the Deputy Director and oversee two existing programs in the organization: the Washington New Americans (WNA), our citizenship program, and English Innovations, our adult English program. The Program Director will be responsible for shaping, executing, and overseeing OneAmerica’s overall immigrant inclusion strategy through policy advocacy, coalition building, team management and organizing immigrants through the lens of building power. Apply Here

There are a myriad of job banks/forums that exist in the progressive movement.  All of these groups are free to join, and many of these groups offer job fairs, resume workshops, and open office hours both in person and via webinar. Check out the list below: 

  • Interested??: A bi-weekly(ish) curated newsletter for people interested in social justice-minded jobs in nonprofits + govt + philanthropy + everything else!

  • Foundation List: A national online job board designed for the not for profit sector. Its mission is to connect foundations, organizations, educational institutions and socially conscious entities to passionate mission-minded job seekers.

  • Daybook: Mix of government, agency, private sector, nonprofit jobs)

  • Arena Careers: Is a platform to match job seekers with campaigns and progressive organizations.

  • Sujata Strategies: The Sujata Strategies Job List is one of the most well-read and respected job lists in the progressive community. Jobs posted on the list range from Organizer to Executive Director and everything in between. Campaigns, non-profits, philanthropies and other related progressive organizations and consulting firms post to this list as a part of their search strategies. If you want to sign up to receive the job list, please click here or on the button. Joining the Sujata Strategies Jobs List is free.

  • INCLUSV: Inclusv is developing a one of kind repository of staff, consultants and vendors of color and commitments from partner organizations and institutions to use it as a resource in hiring, contracting and vending opportunities. Within Inclusv’s “talent pool” they work to provide technical assistance and professional development to be sure opportunities aren’t missed by these phenomenal professionals and businesses.

  • Jobs That Are Left:  With a membership of over 18,000, JobsthatareLEFT is one of the best-known job seeking resources within the progressive movement and has helped countless political professionals find employment.  To join the JTAL list-serv, click here and Sign Up to be a member of the Google Group. There, you will be able to post job openings, browse current postings and manage you email alert settings. - THIS IS NOW OWNED BY GAIN POWER

  • Democratic GAIN: Democratic GAIN is a national membership association for progressive political professionals and organizations. Since its creation in 2003, they have built and grown an infrastructure that supports and connects members across the country. GAIN’s members – both individuals and organizations – receive access to their premier job board and resume bank, a wide range of career support services, professional development trainings, events and other networking opportunities, and additional unique benefits. - THIS IS NOW GAIN POWER

  • Matt Lockshin Progressive Job Board: Find openings for digital roles in the progressive movement.

  • EMILY’s List Job Bank:  EMILY’s List works to elect pro-choice Democratic women up and down the ballot.  Their job bank sends out positions periodically, and you can also submit your resume to work for one of their campaigns through this link.

  • Union Jobs: Union Jobs, for 19 years, has been a central site for posting the open positions in unions and socially allied organizations and community organizations that are now accepting applications.

  • Wellstone Jobs: Wellstone Jobs helps organizers find great jobs working for social change (for example, jobs on campaigns, within the labor movement, at grassroots community organizations, etc.). Sign up to join the list and receive jobs through the google group.  THIS IS now re:power JOBS

  • Impact Opportunity: Destination for jobs at nonprofits, social enterprises, CSR, B Corps, government, and other mission-focused organizations and positions.

  • Words of Mouth: Words of Mouth is a weekly newsletter sharing opportunities for professional and creative and progressive roles across design, arts, education, information, and the built environment.