We're hiring: Twin Cities Tenant Union Organizer

WE’RE HIRING: Twin Cities Tenant Union Organizer

InquilinXs UnidXs por Justicia (United Renters for Justice) (IX) was founded to build tenant power to change the housing system in Minneapolis. We are a multi-identity/gender, multi-language, and multicultural organization. IX was founded by Latinx community members to work with renter communities most oppressed by high rents, bad conditions, and intimidation by landlords in the city.

IX is hiring a full-time Citywide Tenant Union Organizer to build, expand, and sustain a coordinated tenant union infrastructure across Minneapolis. This role plays a central part in recruiting tenant members, developing tenant leaders, running trainings, facilitating meetings, and strengthening the connective structure between tenant unions across the city.

About the Role

This Organizer will help move a citywide tenant organizing strategy forward — building membership, deepening leadership pipelines, supporting coordinated campaigns, and connecting organizing efforts with policy advocacy and systems change. This is a collaborative, field-based, relationship-driven role in a fast-paced organizing environment grounded in tenant power and collective action.

Key Responsibilities

Citywide Outreach & Membership Growth:

  • Implement the citywide work plan in collaboration with TUF and IX staff

  • Conduct consistent outreach across Minneapolis through door knocking, phone/text outreach, flyering, canvassing, and follow-up

  • Recruit new tenant members into IX and citywide tenant union structures

  • Conduct high-quality 1:1 organizing conversations to assess interest, issues, and leadership potential

  • Build sustained relationships through consistent follow-through and accountabili

Tenant Leader Recruitment & Leadership Development

  • Identify emerging tenant leaders across buildings and neighborhoods

  • Develop leadership pipelines through coaching, mentorship, and skill-building

  • Support tenant leaders in stepping into facilitation, recruitment, storytelling, and action roles

  • Provide structured leadership development support tied to real organizing responsibilities (participate in meetings, storytelling, public action)

Meeting Facilitation & Union Coordination

  • Organize and facilitate tenant meetings and citywide coordination spaces

  • Support turnout, agenda planning, and follow-up systems

  • Help build infrastructure that connects tenant unions across the city

  • Strengthen cross-union communication and collaboration practices

Campaign & Action Support

  • Support tenant campaigns and collective actions including rallies, demonstrations, public testimony, and direct action

  • Assist tenant leaders in escalating issues and engaging landlords and decision-makers collectively

  • Participate in rapid-response organizing when urgent tenant issues arise

  • Align organizing campaigns with broader citywide strategy

Infrastructure & Systems Building

  • Help build and maintain organizing infrastructure across citywide tenant unions

  • Strengthen systems for leader tracking, membership growth, and campaign coordination

  • Contribute to scalable organizing processes and shared tools

  • Support cross-site coordination frameworks

Policy & Movement Alignment

  • Support intersections between tenant organizing and housing policy efforts

  • Help translate tenant issues into policy and advocacy opportunities

  • Coordinate with policy and campaign teams where applicable

  • Prepare tenant leaders for participation in public hearings and policy engagement spaces

Data, Documentation & Accountability

  • Track organizing activity consistently (outreach, 1:1s, leadership development, commitments, turnout)

  • Maintain accurate records using IX systems (Google Workspace, trackers, AirTable and EveryAction)

  • Submit activity and progress reports on schedule

  • Communicate clearly about progress, barriers, and support needs

Team Culture & Organizational Participation

  • Participate in organizing team meetings, strategy sessions, and trainings

  • Collaborate closely with IX staff and movement partners

  • Practice accountability, feedback, and shared leadership aligned with IX values

  • Contribute to a strong, people-centered organizing culture

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • 1-3 years of organizing experience (tenant, labor, community, or movement organizing preferred)

  • Demonstrated experience recruiting and developing grassroots leaders

  • Strong relationship-building and facilitation skills

  • Experience running outreach campaigns and base-building efforts

  • Comfort with field-based organizing and door-to-door outreach

  • Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed

  • Strong follow-through and self-management skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Tenant organizing or housing justice experience

  • Training and workshop facilitation experience

  • Experience coordinating across multiple sites or chapters

  • Spanish or additional language skills (highly valued but not required)

  • Familiarity with organizing CRMs and tracking systems

Working Conditions

  • Primarily field-based across Minneapolis

  • Significant walking, canvassing, and in-person outreach

  • Variable weekly reporting locations depending on organizing plan

  • Must have access to a working phone

  • Reliable transportation strongly preferred

Compensation & Benefits

  • Compensation: Starting at a base annual rate equivalent of $58,275 annually, our compensation policy allows for additional pay dependent on a staff person’s need to financially support others and/or if they are a sole wage earner.  

  • Schedule: 32-hour minimum workweek, with overtime for more than 40 hours per week.

  • Benefits include: 

    • 160 hours of paid time off, equivalent to 5 weeks of PTO for vacation and sick leave

    • 11 paid holidays

    • Two annual week-long office closures for all-staff breaks

    • 100% Employer-paid, no-deductible health and dental insurance (for employee, partner, and children)

    • Paid parental leave

    • Mileage reimbursement

    • Annual raises of at least 3%

    • Annual 5% year-end bonus that may be applied towards a retirement fund

    • Investment in professional development and leadership growth

IX is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from Black, Indigenous and People of Color; LGBTQ+ people; women; immigrants; people from working-class backgrounds; formerly incarcerated people; and other marginalized communities. 

To Apply:

Please submit the following materials to hr@inquilinxsunidxs.org with the subject line: “APPLICATION: Organizer: Citywide Tenant Union” no later than Friday, March 6, 2026:

  1. Resume/CV

  2. Cover letter describing your commitment and excitement for the role

  3. One technical writing sample that demonstrates clear, concise, persuasive writing

  4. Three professional references; At least one should be a former supervisor or cross-functional colleague/partner

We will begin reviewing applications on February 25, 2026 and the position will remain open until a candidate is selected. We aim to complete the hiring process by early March, with an anticipated start date in mid to late March.

The job posting on our website will be updated once the position is closed. If the posting is still live at www.inquilinxsunidxs.org/en/announcements, we encourage you to apply!

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