Political & Community Coordinator - SEIU Local 105

Job Details
Job Details

Description

SEIU LOCAL - JOB OPENING

Political & Community Coordinator

Department:

Political

Reports to:

Political Director

Status:

Full-time

Location:

Denver Metro / Colorado (hybrid; in-person required at key political moments)

About our Union

"Our union is growing and has new opportunities for smart, dedicated, and passionate people looking to work in a dynamic, progressive, and innovative labor union."

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is the largest and fastest-growing union in North America, with 2 over million members in Healthcare, Property Services, and Public Services. SEIU is the nation’s largest healthcare union and is working to expand access to quality, affordable and secure healthcare for all. SEIU Local is a growing union and represents over 8, healthcare and property service workers in Colorado, but concentrated in the Denver Metro area.

This role is for people who want their work to matter.
At SEIU Local , you won’t just support campaigns—you’ll help build worker power, strengthen unions, and shape outcomes that directly affect the lives of working people across Colorado.

We are looking for someone who is curious, disciplined, and ready to take initiative; someone who can move between strategy and execution, relationships and results. If you are motivated by collective action, political clarity, and the long work of building durable power for workers, we encourage you to apply.

About the Position
SEIU Local is hiring a full-time Political & Community Coordinator to strengthen internal political integration across all departments and to advance municipal and community political relationships. This role ensures the local operates as a unified political organization while expanding municipal and community political power.

This position requires strong political judgment, the ability to convene staff and leaders across departments, and experience navigating political relationships in complex environments. The Political & Community Coordinator represents the local in municipal and community political spaces consistent with established strategy and internal processes.

Key Job Responsibilities

Convene and facilitate regular cross-department political coordination meetings

Ensure political priorities, timelines, and strategies are understood and aligned across departments

Translate political strategy into department-specific implications and action steps

Serve as the internal point of coordination to ensure the local operates as a unified political organization

Build and maintain strategic relationships with municipal elected officials, candidates, and key community power brokers

Track municipal election calendars, appointments, vacancies, and local political opportunities

Coordinate municipal endorsement processes in alignment with organizational political strategy and internal approval processes

Represent SEIU Local in municipal and community political spaces

Integrate COPE into political planning and execution across departments by coordinating engagement, supporting member leadership participation, presenting at member bodies as needed, and identifying opportunities to strengthen political infrastructure

Support legislative and issue-based political work as assigned and within established strategy

Translate state-level developments into municipal and organizational implications

Support coalition coordination as assigned by the Political Director

Participate in union-wide events, actions, conferences, and organizational priorities as needed, consistent with the shared responsibility of all staff to support the work of the local

Job Requirements
Required

Minimum of five years of experience in political, labor, or community organizing work

Demonstrated experience building and maintaining political relationships

Strong political judgment and ability to navigate ambiguity

Ability to convene and coordinate across departments and roles

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to motivate, influence, and hold others accountable

Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and travel as required

Preferred

Experience working in a labor union or worker-centered organization

Familiarity with Colorado municipal and legislative processes

Experience supporting political campaigns, endorsements, or coalition work

Fluency in Spanish and/or Amharic

Salary & Benefits
Salary and benefits to be discussed during the interview process.

Application Requirements

A resume and cover letter are required for all applications. Your cover letter should explain your reason for wanting to work for SEIU Local, an example of how you demonstrated success in a similar position, and a description of how this position fits into your long-term career plan.

To apply email a resume with cover letter explaining interest and qualifications to: True Apodaca-Cobell, Political Director, Local is an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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