Community Organizer

Organizers play a critical role in developing tenant leaders, building tenant associations, and mobilizing communities to fight for housing justice. They ensure that tenants who engage with Know Your Rights workshops, outreach, or case management transition into long-term tenant organizing and leadership development.

Organizers lead campaigns, coordinate with the Community Land Trust (CLT), and advocate for tenant-controlled housing. This role is central to building tenant power, policy advocacy, and direct action efforts to prevent displacement and ensure long-term housing stability.

1. Develop Tenant Leadership & Base Building

Identify and deepen engagement with tenants referred by Outreach and Education and other teams.

Build and support tenant associations, unions, and neighborhood councils for recruitment, education, and collective action.

Organize and facilitate tenant house meetings and leadership development trainings.

Maintain comprehensive updated records of all tenants engaged.

2. Train & Empower Tenants in Housing Justice

Provide community trainings, workshops, and teach-ins on community organizing, direct action, tenant rights advocacy, and related topics.

Help tenants understand their rights, including eviction protections, rent control, and Right to Counsel, empowering them to take action and reach their housing goals.

Develop and support tenant-led campaigns that address local housing issues.

Contribute to curriculum development and help create educational materials.

3. Lead Housing Justice & Policy Campaigns

Organize tenant actions, policy advocacy, and legislative efforts to strengthen tenant protections. Mobilize tenants for city council meetings, rallies, and direct action events.

Work with community partners and coalitions to push for policy changes and anti-displacement measures.

Actively participate in and support recurring Housing Justice Coalition meetings, maintaining relationships with coalition members.

Represent LiBRE in coalition spaces, documenting comprehensive report backs and identifying opportunities for collaboration.

4. Strengthen Collaboration with the Community Land Trust (CLT)

Support building-based organizing strategies to help tenants transition from crisis support to long-term housing stability.

Develop leadership pipelines that encourage tenants to actively participate in CLT governance and ownership models.

Implement CLT outreach into LiBRE’s broader organizing framework to strengthen tenant-led housing solutions.

Strengthen coordination and alignment with LBCLT to support their mission for tenant-controlled housing.

5. Build Community Power & Mobilization

Implement outreach strategies to engage new tenants and expand LiBRE’s organizing base.

Help create organizing materials, toolkits, and guides to support tenant education.

Build and maintain strong relationships with community groups, partner organizations, labor organizations, and other allies.

Maintain written and organized documentation of all events and engagements with community members and other stakeholders

The responsibilities outlined do not represent an exhaustive list of job duties. Other tasks may be assigned as needed.

Our ideal candidate will possess many of the following skills and qualifications:

At least two years of experience in community organizing, political campaigns, or similar.

Demonstrated leadership in grassroots community-based work and working knowledge of base-building approaches and strategies.

Public speaking experience and ability to adapt to convey LiBRE’s mission, goals, and purpose in accessible language.

Knowledge of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, and statewide and rental conditions.

Passionate about advocating for and empowering renters, especially those in low-income and working-class households.

Experience working with groups that are diverse in gender, race, ethnicity, age, and life experiences

Commitment to maintaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment.

Proficiency in Google Suite software, CRMs, and other tools.

Proficiency in online communications and using a smartphone and laptop.

Bilingual in English and Spanish with ability to comfortably converse in both languages.