We are hiring a Dundee Community Organiser
Living Rent is continuing to build membership and power across Scotland. And just now, we are hiring a community
organiser in Dundee. This post aims to support members to build power in their community and win real changes
locally and nationally. You will be working with the organisers across Scotland to build and support branches of
Living Rent in Dundee.
Living Rent has gone from strength to strength in recent years and we continue to build power in communities up and
down our country. We hope you will consider joining our growing team!
Living Rent is hiring a full-time community organiser to support members organise in their neighbourhoods to
challenge the issues they face and to fight for better housing and a system that works for the common good. The
role entails outreach (stalls, door knocking), recruiting members, and supporting members to organise meetings,
take responsibilities locally, build democratic neighbourhood branches and take part in city-wide and national
structures.
This post will specifically focus on targeting areas that are vulnerable to flooding, supporting people in those
areas to organise around issues that they care about and learn about climate change and how to ensure that our
homes and neighbourhoods are more prepared for its impacts.
The organiser will support members to research their issues, select relevant campaigns, define achievable wins ,
organise direct actions and support members in negotiations with relevant targets including private/ social
landlords, private companies, the local municipality. You will aim to recruit members and support them to build
power across Scotland.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about building real people power and excited about the chance to work
for a young, diverse and member-run organisation. Experience in recruitment, training delivery, community
education or campaigns is welcome; however enthusiasm, willingness to learn and commitment to social justice are
more important than previous experience as training will be provided. This role may suit someone with experience
in sales, street fundraising or other customer/public facing work, who wishes to move into organising.
This post is accountable to Living Rent’s democratic structures and line managed by Living Rent’s Wider Scotland Head
Organiser. Living Rent staff members primarily work Monday - Friday between 11am and 7pm, though the work will
sometimes need to be done at other times of day, along with some weekends. Some unsocial hours are inevitable
and flexibility is vital.
This role is funded through the Climate Fund of the National Lottery.
We are a Living Wage employer. Support for the professional development and training of our staff members is a
priority for Living Rent and we invest considerable time and resources to achieve this. We are committed to
supporting all of our staff members to grow and learn through their role and to implement reasonable
adjustments.
Living Rent is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for
all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual
orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.