CONECT (Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut) seeks a full-time Community
Organizer to work with its growing base of leaders and member institutions under the
supervision of and with the support of the Lead Organizer.
CONECT is a broad-based organization of 36 member congregations and institutions in
New Haven and Fairfield Counties, bringing Black, white, Latino, & Asian, Christian, Jewish,
Muslim, Sikh, Quaker & Unitarian, urban and suburban leaders together to take action on
the social, racial, economic justice issues affecting their communities. Now 12 years old,
CONECT has won victories on multiple important issues (automated expungement,
immigrant issues, mental health parity, policing and safety, school funding, etc.) as well as
victories on a number of local issues in Bridgeport, Norwalk, New Haven, Hamden, etc.
Organizer will be assigned to work with a subset of CONECT member congregations (with
more general organizing responsibilities, such as building relationships, identifying
leaders, organizing teams, etc.) and to work on one of CONECT’s existing or developing
issue areas or campaigns (Criminal Legal Reform, Housing, Immigrant Solidarity, Gun
Violence, etc.). Additionally, the Associate Organizer will be expected to help identify new
leaders, new congregations / institutions, and new issues to engage and organize around
over time. Initiative and drive are critical in this position.
Some Key Qualities of Successful Organizers:
• NATIVE INTELLIGENCE – not necessarily degrees, but the ability to think, reflect,
communicate, challenge the conventional wisdom, make judgments in complicated
situations, and show flexibility.
• ANGER AND EDGE – not temper, ideological fervor, nor a vague commitment to “the
people,” but clear sense of injustice, an urgency to address it, and the resolve to take
meaningful action.
• A WILLINGNESS TO BRIDGE RACIAL, RELIGIOUS, CLASS, AND CULTURAL DIVIDES—
demonstrating an ability to collaborate with individuals different from oneself, across
diverse backgrounds and experiences
• A TRACK RECORD – some evidence (in the community, the workplace, high school,
college, etc.) of engage with others to respond to situations that seem to demand
action/change; and / or some success in your chosen field, career, or causes.
Salary Commensurate with experience. Generous health insurance & retirement benefits.
Spanish language fluency or proficiency a plus. Organizer required to have a car to do this
job effectively. Fairfield County residents Interested candidates should submit a Cover
Letter/Email, Resume, & 2 References via email to: info@weconect.org
PO Box 4298, Hamden, CT 06514 ⚫ weconect.org