Summary

Director for Strategic Research and Development needed to pilot ground breaking research and analysis concerning the health care and social service industries. The position is full time and based in Columbus, Ohio.

SEIU District 1199 WV/KY/OH is looking for an individual who has a high level of proficiency in campaign research procedures and looking for a leadership role in the labor movement. The successful candidate possesses proven success in forming winning campaign strategies, excellent interpersonal skills, and looks forward to joining workers in a fight to change their lives and their industries for the better.

Description

The Director for Strategic Research and Development in SEIU District 1199 WV/KY/OH is responsible for:

• Leading union research staff to develop campaign strategy that creates opportunities for victory in organizing and collective bargaining
• Serving as senior advisor to the President on union strategy

Who is SEIU District 1199 WV/KY/OH?

We're nurses, caregivers, support staff and professionals. We work in hospitals, nursing homes, mental health and DD care facilities, social service agencies, Head Start programs, libraries, schools and other health and human service centers.

We're 35,000 people united by our belief in the dignity and worth of workers. We organize to improve the lives of working people and their families and lead the way to a more just and humane society.

We're part of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), America's largest and fastest growing union. We're the union of health care and social service workers in Ohio, West Virginia and eastern Kentucky - SEIU District 1199 WV/KY/OH.

If you want to put your mind and heart to work in the cause of a better world, there's a role for you in SEIU District 1199 WV/KY/OH.

Qualifications

• Ability to lead teams of diverse groups of staff
• Sound strategic judgment and analysis
• Ability to communicate effectively - verbally and in writing
• Knowledge of one or more of the following areas: legal theory, analytical computing, data management, specialized healthcare knowledge, industry regulation, statistics
• Ability to formulate campaign designs for research
• A passion for justice, a willingness to learn, the ability to work hard with irregular hours, and the ability to travel frequently

Women and people of color are urged to apply.

Compensation

SEIU District 1199 WV/KY/OH offers competitive salaries and a full range of benefits.

To Apply

E-mail a résumé, a letter explaining why you want to do this work and names and contact information of three references to Sara Frank, researchjobs@seiu1199.org. Please include Director for Strategic Research and Development in the subject line.