The Working Families Party (WFP) is the progressive party for the multiracial working class, fighting for a nation that works for the many, not the few. We recruit, train, and support transformational candidates up and down the ballot — and run them to win.

We believe that no matter where we come from or what our color, most of us want the same things. We want to earn enough to thrive, not just survive, and leave a better future for our kids. We want healthy food and clean water, safe neighborhoods and a safe world. We want to be free.

The Working Families Party is regular people coming together across our differences to make a better future for us all. We’re a multiracial party that fights for workers over bosses and people over the powerful. We want an America which realizes the promise – unrealized in our history – of freedom and equality for all.

While the majority of our time as an organization is spent on engaging the working class, we also believe that people with access to wealth are an important constituency to organize into our coalition. This role will support the cadre donor project, a long-term project incubated by Working Families Power to develop wealthy people into organizers who understand how change actually happens, who organize other wealthy people and who fund movement work with an orientation to learning and experimentation. This project aims to build a center of gravity in the money landscape that shifts resources to strategic power-building and the left winning counter-hegemony. This role is primarily a base-building role focused on executing organizing and leadership development plans. This is a temporary, full-time role from mid-June through early July 2025. This role includes benefits.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Support developing team and leadership structures
Our organizing model is based on both traditional structure-based organizing and the Circles of Commitment model from Momentum-style organizing
We define leaders as politically mature, strategic, low-ego, high-resilience, highly skilled organizers
Our team structures will evolve through different phases of the project and must work in both the short- and long-term
Execute base-building and leadership development plans, including through 1:1s, committee-building, list-building, leadership assessments, trainings, campaign actions, debriefs, feedback sessions, and more
When we are in campaign mode (for issue, electoral or other campaigns or we’re recruiting a cohort), support and execute campaign plans that build leadership in our project, including in partnership with our movement partners
Campaign actions could include phonebanking, canvassing, etc.
Shadow and assist at meetings and events
Support logistics, operations and administrative work
Assist with the development of training curriculum
Research variety of texts and other types of media to support the research needed to develop political education within the project, including on subjects such as how do different communities debrief and learn lessons from experiences, the lineages of wealthy people playing important roles in historical change, and more

Skills and Qualifications

At least 1 years of structure-based organizing experience at a community organization or labor union, especially relevant skills include: deep listening, agitational 1:1s, and committee-building; at least 2 years experience in social movements/politics overall
Experience navigating complex emotional and social dynamics, sometimes in high-stakes situations
Must have experience building teams of teams or committees of committees and know how to develop leadership at multiple levels
Strong organizational skills, able to keep track of multiple projects at once
Must be able to see all people in their full humanity and as people capable of being full agents in undoing our conditions of injustice and inequality, including by leveraging wealth and privilege
Must feel comfortable being in wealthy spaces and primarily working with wealthy people
Excellent reading, research, and writing skills
Strong organizational skills, able to keep track of multiple projects at once
Interest in or introductory experience with philanthropic world

What Else Should You Know

Location: The position is full-time and based in New York, NY. Some limited travel will be required. End date: July 10, 2026
Salary: The salary range for this position as currently posted is $65,000 to $80,000. The final salary will be determined based on an internal equitable scale that takes into consideration years of experience, geographic location, and the final job description relative to other current WFP staff. The final job description may be revised for candidates with additional skills and experience at the discretion of the Hiring Manager. Revisions to the job description may impact the final salary offer for this role.
We also offer a robust benefit package for full time employees including paid time off; health, dental, vision, and life insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plan options; professional development funding; and remote work support.
Union Affiliation: WFP is a unionized workplace. This is a non-managerial role, eligible to join WFP’s staff bargaining unit after six months of employment. WFP's union employees are represented by the New York Metropolitan Area Joint Board, Workers United union.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor, or take over sponsorship of, employment visas at this time.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Working Families is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to economic and social justice. Women, people of color, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and members of other historically disenfranchised populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to apply for or perform the essential functions of the job should contact us at jobs@workingfamilies.org with the subject line "Application Accommodation" to request such an accommodation.

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