Senior Research Coordinator

Are you passionate about economic fairness and social justice? Do you want to improve the lives of working people and strengthen the labor movement? If you answered, “Yes!,” then the AFL-CIO may be the right place for you. We are the largest federation of labor unions in the United States, and our team of dynamic professionals is dedicated to growing worker power and ensuring every working person has a voice on the job. When you work at the AFL-CIO, you’re more than just an individual employee—you’re helping to lead a movement with a proud history and a bright future ahead.

The AFL-CIO is the largest federation of labor unions in the United States, and our team of dynamic professionals is dedicated to winning economic and social justice, and growing worker power, ensuring every working person has a voice on the job.

The AFL-CIO is launching a Campaign Response & Growth Team to advance a working class agenda and push back on Project 2025 and the role of unelected billionaires in our government.

The Senior Research Coordinator position is part of the comprehensive campaign response team at the AFL-CIO. The Senior Research Coordinator will have enough of a diverse range of union and / or community campaigning and organizing experience to be able to, as part of a team, develop and implement comprehensive campaign strategies in coordination with affiliate union partners.

The Senior Research Coordinators will not be involved in supervisory and personnel decisions.

Temporary position not to exceed twelve (12) months .

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Conducts and coordinates industry, corporate and investor research, including moving proposals through the approval and implementation process within the AFL-CIO, affiliates, and community partners.
• Assists in leading AFL-CIO staff to identify and develop multi-union strategic initiatives for growth and power building.
• Develop and execute campaign strategies grounded in building worker power and strengthening our community partnerships.
• Assist in developing and implementing training strategy and program to build capacity for strategic research and campaigns throughout the labor movement.
• Moves AFL-CIO programs with affiliate staff and community partners. \
• Maintains relationships with AFL-CIO, affiliate union staff, community partners, outside consultants, academic, and issue activists.
• Effectively communicates AFL-CIO campaign goals to elected leadership of local and national affiliate staff.
• Plays a central role in campaign planning, including worker, political, and community elements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :