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Position:Field & Community Engagement Coordinator–3Openings

Full Time:Upper Peninsula Region – based in Marquette, MI

Full Time:Kent-Ionia Area – based in Grand Rapids. MI

Part Time:Saginaw-Bay City Area – based in Saginaw, MI

Compensation:Salary and benefits are competitive, and are commensurate with experience & qualifications

Start Date:Tentatively August 25, 2014

Applications Due:July28, 2014 (later applications will be considered if the position remains unfilled)

Commitment:These positions will initially be grant-funded through at least July 2015, but all three are intended to become permanent staff-leader roles.

THE ORGANIZATIONS:

The Upper Peninsula Regional Labor Federation, the Kent-Ionia Area Labor Council, and the Saginaw Area Labor Council are chartered organizations of the National AFL-CIO, and are coalitions of Local Unions in three geographic areas of Michigan. Our organizations work to stimulate and coordinate communications and mobilization activity among affiliates and allies areawide. We focus on supporting the legislative, political, organizing, and solidarity goals of the labor movement locally, statewide, and nationally. We are each led by an elected Presidents and are governed by elected Executive Boards.

NATURE OF POSITION:

The Field & Community Engagement Coordinator is required to live in the organization’s jurisdiction, operating from a central base and working throughout the area at satellite locations. Specific details on the work and responsibilities of the position are in the attached position description. These are one-year, temporary, grant-funded positions. Our organizations intend and expect to extend the position beyond that period, but the extension is not guaranteed. Candidates who cannot commit to serve the entire one-year period will not be considered.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE & DEADLINE:

By July 28, 2014, complete and submit: 1) the attached application; 2)answers to the Personal Statement questions on page 3 of the application; 3) your resume; 4) two samples of written work projects you personally completed; and 5) any other relevant materials. Email the complete application package and all required materials to:

In the email subject line, include the name of the organization to which you wish to apply:

UP Regional FederationKent-Ionia Area CouncilSaginaw Area Council

If you are applying for more than one position, email a complete, separate application package for each position, with the appropriate organization name in each email’s subject line.

DIVERSITY & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY:

Our organizations are equal opportunity employers, and we actively seek to build diversity among our officers, staff, and members. Women, people of color, LGBTQ, Veteran, and disabled candidates are encouraged to apply.

AFL-CIO Area/Regional Organization

Field Coordinator Application

Name: ______

Street Address: ______

City: ______State: ______Zip: ______

E-mail: ______Fax: ______

Day Phone: ______Eve Phone: ______Cell Phone: ______

UNION INFORMATION: (please list your Union memberships and offices held)

Current Union: ______Local #: ______Years of Membership? ______

Other Union:______Local #: ______Years of Membership? ______

Other Union: ______Local #: ______Years of Membership? ______

Offices held:______Dates: ______to ______

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: (enter all positions, starting with the most recent one; add pages if needed)

Start Date: ______End Date: ______Start Salary: ______End Salary: ______

Position: ______

Duties: ______

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EDUCATION:

School NameMajor FieldYrs. Completed

High School: ______

TechSchool:______

College: ______

Post-Graduate:______

Other Courses or certifications: ______

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COMPUTER SKILLS: (please rate your skill level)

SoftwareNoneBasicMediumHighSoftwareNoneBasicMediumHigh

MS Word______E-Mail______

Excel______Twitter______

LAN/VAN______Tumblr______

PowerPoint______Instagram______

Access______Facebook______

Publisher ______SALSA______

Photoshop______GoogleDocs______

QuickBooks______Dropbox______

OTHER ACTIVIST & COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE: (add pages if needed)

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ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OR EXPERIENCE: (add pages if needed)

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PERSONAL STATEMENT: (please attach a separate typewritten page)

Please write no more than three brief paragraphs to answer each of these questions:

1)Why do you want to be the Field Coordinator?

2)Why do you think you would be effective in this position?

3)Describe skills that you have used to resolve/diffuse a sensitive conflict situation.

Signature: ______Date: ______