Part-Time | Black-led, Black-rooted | Justice-First
Location: Washington, DC
wages commensurate with Salary of $20,000 - 25,000 (20 hours per week)
About ONE DC
Since 2006, Organizing Neighborhood Equity (ONE DC) has been on the frontlines of the fight for racial and economic justice in the District. We’re not a charity—we’re a movement. A movement led by Black working-class residents to build collective power, shift systems, and claim what’s rightfully ours: land, housing, education, and economic freedom. Our organizing is rooted in deep relationships, political education, and the everyday lived experiences of the community. We don’t just talk about equity—we organize it.
Our Core Values
ONE DC’s work is inspired by the legacy of freedom fighters like Ella Baker, Mother Jones, Ida B. Wells, and Claudia Jones—visionaries who organized from the ground up, challenged power structures, and affirmed the dignity of all people.
Our core values include:
- Grassroots leadership and democratic participation
- Strategic organizing for justice and liberation
- Collective power, shared resources, and mutual care
- Education, cultural expression, and land stewardship
- Solidarity with global and local movements for change
These values aren’t just history lessons—they are the blueprint for how we build power in DC today.
To read our full values statement, visit Our Values.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a part-time (20 hours per week) Homes For All DC Apprentice Community Organizer for ONE DC who is a fluent bilingual Spanish and English speaker. Someone who doesn’t just believe in justice but is ready to build it—block by block, ward by ward. If you are an experienced organizer, with affordable housing, equitable development and movement building experience, who knows how to engage with grassroots working people of color, this is your moment.
This isn’t your average job. This is frontline, relational, justice-centered organizing that holds space for both fierce resistance and radical love. As a Housing for All organizer, you will work with a dynamic team connected to a national movement, organizing, developing and working with tenant organizations and tenants in Washington DC. You will help ONE DC to establish language justice in our housing campaigns and make sure that we communicate well with Spanish speaking tenants, and tenants rights and affordable housing advocates. You’ll join other ONE DC organizers with base-building campaigns, political education programs, and collective leadership development toward economic transformation, especially in fair and affordable housing.
What You’ll Do
Organizing & Member Power
- Work with a team of Homes For All DC organizers, tenant association members, tenants and ONE DC members to organize around the right to afordable housing, tenants rights, and equitable development.
- Engage in outreach, canvassing, and phonebanking with tenants and with tenant associations in HFA DC, to build relationships, engage tenants and build more and stronger tenant associations in DC
- Assist HFA DC member Tenants’ Associations to convene monthly meetings on their properties and prepare member leaders to facilitate those meetings.
- Attend HFA DC and ONE DC staff meetings as needed.
- Provide Spanish language interpretation and translation for the Home For All DC initiative, ONE DC staff, and at tenant meetings
- Engage in grassroots campaigns rooted in community self-determination, engage in outreach and base-building for ONE DC; build strong, strategic relationships with local and national allies
What You Bring
As Cooperation DC Organizer, you’ll be organizing people around right to income, solidarity and cooperative values rooted in justice, strategy, and relationship. Here's how you'll help us build power:
Required:
- One year or more of demonstrated direct organizing/base building experience; and Willingness to learn about and commit to ONE DC’s organizing model
- Familiarity with housing and especially affordable housing issues
- Bilingual fluency in written and oral Spanish and English; can both translate and interpret
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with a history of power-building and relationship-building with deep connection to working-class communities and a commitment to collective liberation
- Exceptional organization and time management skills; a demonstrated ability to design a work plan, prioritize, and meet goals
- Good written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills; and strong computer, internet, and social media skills
- Self-motivated with the ability to work as part of a shared leadership team; Emotionally intelligent, politically grounded, and accountable
- Flexible schedule—including evenings and weekends
Preferred:
- DC resident (or strong DMV ties) – we prioritize local leaders!
- A good sense of humor, creative spirit, and love for our people
What We Offer
We believe in taking care of the people who take care of the movement. ONE DC offers a competitive wages, holidays and some wellness benefits, and support for professional development. Additional details about benefits for part time employees will be shared during the interview process.
Logistics & Expectations
- In-person presence in DC required
- Evening and weekend availability for meetings, actions, and events
- Local travel within DC for organizing, outreach, and coalition work
EEO & Inclusion Statement
ONE DC is an equal opportunity employer that values the richness of our collective experiences. We strongly encourage applications from Black and Indigenous people, people of color, women, people of all gender identities and expressions, LGBTQ+ individuals, working-class and low-income individuals, and people with lived experience of systemic barriers.
We understand that traditional qualifications can sometimes overlook the strengths and wisdom that come from lived experience. If you meet many of the requirements but not all, we still encourage you to apply. We value a deep commitment to justice, the courage to grow, and a heart for building power in community.
How to Apply
Please submit your resume, list of 3 organizing references, and a cover letter (including salary expectations) to: [email protected]. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Early submissions are encouraged.