Member-serving organizations depend on people who can listen, coordinate, communicate, and follow through. Foundation List helps unions and membership organizations share staff opportunities with candidates interested in service, worker advocacy, community participation, and organizational leadership.
Recruit across organizing, member services, education, communications, research, finance, operations, and administration. Explain the people you serve and the contribution each position makes.
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Unions, worker organizations, and membership networks have distinct missions and staffing needs. Use your posting to explain your structure, the people you serve, and how the role contributes to your work.
Local unions, regional offices, and district organizations need teams that support members, coordinate communications, administer programs, and manage operations. Describe the geography and membership community the role serves.
National organizations and labor federations recruit for organizing, research, communications, education, policy, administration, and leadership. Clarify whether the employee supports affiliates, field teams, or a central office.
Worker centers and worker-focused advocacy organizations may hire for outreach, community education, program delivery, organizing, research, and operational support. Explain the specific services and communities involved.
Issue-based membership organizations, civic groups, and member-led networks need people who can translate participation into effective programs, communications, and organizational coordination.
Organizations providing member education, benefits support, training, or shared services need reliable staff across service delivery, administration, systems, finance, and communications.
Coalitions and community networks hire people who can coordinate partners, support members, organize meetings, manage projects, and communicate across different constituencies. Define the role’s authority and relationships.
Member service requires both visible public-facing work and dependable internal systems. A strong team may include experienced organizers alongside finance, technology, communications, administrative, and program professionals.
| Organizing & member engagement | Organizers, member services, field coordination, outreach, volunteer support, and member education. |
|---|---|
| Research, policy & communications | Researchers, policy staff, communications, digital engagement, publications, and community partnerships. |
| Operations & leadership | Finance, human resources, administration, technology, program directors, and organizational executives. |
Make your next staff opening easy to discover.
Introduce your organizing, member services, communications, research, finance, or leadership opening. Help candidates understand your community and the difference they can make on your staff.
A useful posting explains who the employee will support and what they will be responsible for. Describe whether the position works directly with members, coordinates field activity, supports affiliates, or strengthens internal operations. Make the reporting relationship and decision-making responsibilities explicit.
Include location, schedule, travel expectations, compensation information, benefits, and application steps. If evening meetings, fieldwork, or regional travel are part of the role, explain their expected scope. Distinguish required skills from preferences so qualified candidates can assess their fit.
Clarify specialized requirements for organizing, representation, research, or professional services. Administrative and operational candidates also need a clear explanation of the systems, deadlines, and working relationships involved. Avoid assuming that every applicant understands your internal terminology.
Careers with unions and membership organizations can involve direct member support, organizing, education, advocacy, communications, research, or the operational work that keeps the organization effective. Search by responsibilities as well as by job title.
Transferable experience can matter. Customer service can support member engagement; project coordination can support events and programs; finance and technology expertise can improve organizational systems. Show how your previous work prepares you for the duties in the posting.
When evaluating a role, consider the membership community, travel and schedule, team structure, and expectations for field or office work. In your application, provide concrete examples of collaboration, communication, judgment, and follow-through. Follow the employer’s instructions for submitting materials.
Name the organization, describe its membership, and explain the work it performs.
State responsibilities, required skills, work arrangement, compensation, and reporting relationships.
Tell candidates where to apply, what to submit, and whether there is a deadline.
This page focuses on staff careers at unions and member-serving organizations. Being employed by a union and holding a job covered by a collective bargaining agreement are different concepts. Use each listing’s employer information and stated employment conditions to understand the specific opportunity.
Labor unions, local unions, statewide and national labor organizations, worker centers, membership advocacy organizations, federations, and other member-serving organizations can describe relevant staff opportunities. Clearly identify the employer and the position’s responsibilities.
Employers can advertise organizing, member services, communications, research, education, administration, finance, operations, policy, and leadership roles. Some positions may require specialized experience or credentials; state those requirements in the posting.
This page focuses on staff careers with unions and membership organizations. A position at a union is different from a position at another employer covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Each posting should explain the actual employer and employment conditions.
That depends on the position. Organizing and representation roles may require specific experience, while administrative, finance, communications, technology, and operations roles may draw on transferable skills. Review the requirements in the listing.
Yes, these organizations can describe staff opportunities supporting members, workers, community education, advocacy, programs, and organizational operations. Explain the structure and population served rather than relying only on the organization’s label.
Review current job posting plans and pricing, create an employer account or sign in, and submit your position. Include responsibilities, qualifications, compensation information, work arrangement, travel expectations, and application instructions.
No. Foundation List is a job board. The employer manages applications, evaluates candidates, conducts interviews, and makes hiring decisions. A posting does not guarantee a particular number of applications or a hire.
Present a clear opportunity to candidates who want to contribute. Compare current job posting plans and introduce your next staff opening.