About The Right To The City Alliance (RTTC) and RTTC Action

Right To The City Alliance (RTTC) is a national alliance of racial, economic, and environmental justice organizations formed in 2007 to confront gentrification and displacement in urban communities. Through a shared theory of change, RTTC builds a movement for democratic, just, and sustainable cities. RTTC Action, its affiliated 501(c)(4), advances advocacy, lobbying, integrated voter engagement, and electoral campaigns to develop the renter class as a political bloc capable of contesting governing power.

Position Summary

The National Organizer of Field Mobilization is responsible for executing Right To The City Alliance’s 2026 Homes for All Field Plan for the year of 2026 by leading national volunteer recruitment, coordination, and on-the-ground field execution. This is a temporary role designed to support peak 2026 electoral and field activity, concluding on December 19, 2026.

2026 is a pivotal year for housing justice, as tenants and working class communities organize to confront corporate landlords, private equity, and MAGA aligned politicians, making housing a central political and pro democracy issue. This role supports the execution of RTTC’s 2026 field strategy, which centers on mobilizing tenants and allies through coordinated national voter outreach and electoral deployments to win housing focused victories and build lasting political power.

This organizer will recruit, train, and manage volunteers for national voter outreach and campaign support across priority states, including Massachusetts and New York, while also contributing to national electoral movement formation in key congressional districts. The role is focused primarily on volunteer management and serves as a connective link between campaign strategy, data, logistics, and member engagement, ensuring volunteers are prepared, supported, and effectively deployed and that field learnings strengthen overall campaign performance.

Job Responsibilities

Field Management (50%)

• Lead and manage all outreach events, including phonebanks, textbanks, canvassing programs, and electoral deployments across states such as Massachusetts, New York, and Colorado.
• Recruit and support volunteers to be prepared, trained, and operating effectively during outreach events.
• Coordinate real-time troubleshooting during deployments, maintaining alignment with campaign goals and volunteer care.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between field teams, campaign leadership, and other departments to ensure smooth execution of field strategy.

Volunteer Recruitment and Retention (30%)

• Recruit volunteers nationally for phonebanks, textbanks, canvassing programs, and electoral deployments.
• Build relationships with local member organizations to engage and mobilize their networks.
• Maintain organized volunteer contact lists and track recruitment progress against campaign goals.
• Develop and implement strategies to maintain volunteer engagement throughout the 2026 campaign cycle.
• Lead volunteer debriefs and feedback sessions to improve experiences and inform future campaign planning.

Data Support (10%)

• Work closely with the Senior Organizer of Data Strategy to provide feedback on turf, voter/tenant outreach lists, and phonebank/textbank performance.
• Ensure volunteers can access and use campaign data tools effectively for field events.
• Track field engagement metrics and report insights to improve volunteer deployment and campaign outcomes.
• Align data strategy with short-term electoral goals and long-term tenant power building.

Organizational Training and Capacity Building (10%)

• Collaborate with logistics contractors to coordinate deployment planning, including volunteer scheduling, materials distribution, transportation, and on-site event support.
• Ensure all necessary supplies, equipment, and wellness resources are available and organized for field activities.
• Support smooth operations for national days of action and large-scale deployments.

Qualities We Are Looking For 

• Bold Vision. You bring fierce imagination and deep commitment that we can and will create the world our communities need. You can share that vision in ways that inspire and compel.
• Swiss Army Knife. You are resourceful and creative, willing to do what it takes to make a project succeed. You can handle a lot in a fast-paced, multi-faceted work environment.
• Interdependent. You are able to work independently, self-managing your time, while maintaining close communication with remote teams
. You are flexible and know that changing the world doesn't always happen between 9am and 5pm.
• Low ego, high impact. You are disciplined, rigorous, and more group-centered than self-centered. You have an excellent attention to detail and keep your eyes on the big picture.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in field organizing, volunteer management, or campaign mobilization, particularly in electoral or issue-based campaigns.
• 4+ experience managing volunteers in phonebanks, textbanks, canvassing, or deployment-style field programs.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple events and timelines simultaneously.
• Comfort collaborating with data, logistics, and campaign staff to execute complex field plans.
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and travel during peak campaign periods.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on multi-state or national campaigns.
• Experience supporting ballot initiatives or coordinated electoral campaigns.
• Familiarity with political data tools from a field user perspective.
• Experience working in member-led, base-building, or housing justice organizations. with tenant unions, housing justice organizations, or base-building movements.

General Requirements

• Support the mission, vision, and goals of the Right To The City Alliance
• Experience and familiarity with housing justice, gentrification, displacement, and anti-eviction work and/or grassroots base-building organizations and transformative organizing
• Experience in multi-racial, multicultural settings
• Knowledge of common computer applications: MS Office, Google Docs, Adobe Acrobat, Dropbox, Mac environment, and Zoom video teleconferencing systems
• Access to reliable internet, phone, and remote office arrangements. RTTC provides for the costs of home offices.

Location and  Travel

This is a remote position and travel is required; On average, this position will be expected to travel [1-2 times per month for a total of 5-10 days per month, year round]. During campaign high season travel can be as long as three weeks on the ground. 

Salary and Benefits

Full-time, non-exempt, temporary through December 19, 2026. The salary range starts at $85,000+ Compensation commensurate with experience and competitive with our sector.  RTTC offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package including 100% medical, dental, and life insurance, wellness benefits, staff development resources, and ample sick and vacation paid time off 

How To Apply

Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and writing sample or work sample through our hiring portal at: https://righttothecityalliance.rippling-ats.com/.   References will be asked for candidates who advance in the process.  Applicants for this position will be required to submit a background check. Candidates will only be contacted if our hiring team chooses to pursue an interview.

Right To The City Alliance is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.  Applicants from communities heavily impacted by gentrification, displacement, and housing insecurity are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.

Right To The City Alliance is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  Applicants from communities heavily impacted by gentrification, displacement and housing insecurity are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status