Resilient Strategies LLC

Movement Technology Solutions Specialist
Full-time

Based in Oakland, CA
(hybrid, required travel to the SF/Oakland Bay Area 4 - 6 times/year)

 

About Resilient Strategies LLC (RS)
Resilient Strategies provides robust and values-aligned infrastructure to partner organizations working for social justice. We build and manage systems that are nimble, agile, and responsive to program, political, and campaign demands. As a movement operations organization, we believe in building thoughtful systems that support a people-powered movement. We provide consolidated operations and back office support to partner organizations, increasing their ability to build power and fight for justice in working-class communities of color.

Resilient Strategies partners with key grassroots organizations led by working class people of color. Current RS Network Partner Organizations include: Seed the Vote, San Francisco Rising, the Chinese Progressive Association, Trabajadores Unidos - Workers United, Black Futures Lab, Seeding Change, Bay Resistance, AAPIs for Civic Empowerment, and Black to the Future.

Position Overview
The Movement Technology Solutions Specialist is a product engineer who can do hands-on work and has strong communication skills. They are a key contributor to the development, maintenance, and strategic growth of our movement technology infrastructure. The Solutions Specialist reports directly to the Movement Technology Director. The Solutions Specialist will be both a builder and an organizer - comfortable designing systems, writing code, and closely coordinating with organizing staff in alignment with our mission and values. This role requires a strong technical leader with the vision to develop robust, sustainable systems and the versatility to support the wide range of technology needs across the Resilient Strategies Network.

Responsibilities
The following responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel classified in this manner. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

• Product Ownership:
  • Lead conversations with internal and external partners to anticipate technology needs
  • Steward the use of technology as a shared resource across our network
• Technical Implementation:
  • Design, implement, and maintain creative technology solutions to existing systems and processes
  • Research and configure managed software for our networks partners e.g. CRMs
  • Set and maintain best practices for engineering quality and documentation standards
• Partner Collaboration:
  • Train members and staff in easy-to-understand ways, with an understanding of the network’s political and cultural context
  • Champion the political nature of technology in our movement work; advance the capacity of staff to engage with technology as a political tool
• Additional responsibilities and shared responsibilities:
  • Participate in staff activities for planning and evaluation as needed
  • Support other campaigns, programs and organization-wide activities as needed
  • Seek to develop and expand own view of movement technology and technology

Required Qualifications:

• Commitment to social, economic and environmental justice, and bottom-up social change
• Ability to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds 
• Good team player and problem-solver
• Takes responsibility and initiative in work
• Can work effectively independently and as part of a team
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to:
  • Learn new skills and tools quickly
  • Comfortably assess, deploy and train on tech tools
  • Work flexible hours to accomplish goals
  • Adapt to changing conditions and needs
  • Communicate clearly and easily with stakeholders of varying levels of technical expertise; ask questions and get information in order to evaluate situations and provide grounded assessments and recommendations
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders in the course of the work.
• Experience with most of the following:
  • CRMs, Airtable, or other managed database tools
  • Professional or personal experience in software, web, and application development
  • Open source technologies
  • Version control systems and working collaboratively with other technologists
  • Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS or other development languages
  • Wordpress website development
  • Security best practices and data privacy standards

Work Environment / Physical Demands:

• Able to work on a computer including sitting at a desk for extended periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation
• Manual dexterity to operate a keyboard
• Able to see or read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids
• Able to speak clearly and in audible tones on the phone and in-person and be understood by other
• Able to hear and understand speech, including on the phone
• Able to understand and follow oral and written instructions

Employment Terms
This position is 40 hours per week. This position is open to part time candidates. This position has an estimated salary range of $75,000 – $90,000/year. This position is non-exempt. This is a hybrid position. Remote candidates will be considered with required travel to the SF/Oakland Bay Area 4 - 6 times/year. We offer a competitive health benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, and a generous paid time off schedule. 

How to Apply
Submit a résumé and cover letter through this job portal https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=c858a322-00a0-4526-9713-59699ec1e4bf&ccId=9200104412406_2&jobId=580597&source=CC2&lang=en_US Applications will be reviewed as received.

Resilient Strategies is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Folks who are queer, trans, non-binary, Black, Indigenous, people of color, disabled, parents, are/have been system-impacted, are immigrants, and anyone who has experienced systemic oppression and/or gender-based violence are encouraged to apply. Pursuant of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.