From: "National Black Radical Congress" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
People’s Hurricane Relief Fund & Oversight Coalition (PHRF)

JOB POSTINGS

The People’s Hurricane Relief Fund & Oversight Coalition (PHRF) was 
initiated by a New Orleans based coalition of community organizations after 
Hurricane Katrina.  PHRF’s central mission is to ensure that those most 
affected by the hurricane play a central role in decisions made about 
relief, return and reconstruction.  PHRF’s focus is bottom up organizing 
and believes that the greatest relief that can be offered, particularly for 
poor and working class people of color, is the building of a broad based 
coalition, directed by local leadership, that fights for the demands of the 
people.

Please submit resumes to: Becky Belcore at [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Deadline for resumes:  Saturday, 1/7/06, by 12pm- interviews via conference 
call will be scheduled with the PHRF Hiring Committee

Hiring Decision: candidates will be notified via email or phone by Friday, 
1/13/06



Special consideration given to candidates from New Orleans and the Gulf 
Coast Region.



Job Posting 1:  Administrative Coordinator

(must be living in or be willing to relocate to New Orleans)

Job Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Coalition Development

Develop organizational workplan
Facilitate communication flow between the Interim Coordinating Committee, 
Work Groups, and Communication Center Staff
Build unity among organizations on the local and national level to build a 
united front effort
Publish monthly reports summarizing the major developments and conditions 
of the Internally Displaced Persons
Stay abreast of all information about the relief and reconstruction efforts 
via newspapers, email, websites
Coordinate the 1.800 number
Work with Media Coordinator to ensure visibility of the coalition and its 
work through regular distribution of brochures, posters, fliers, and 
updating of website
Attend regular Interim Coordinating Committee Meetings



Work Group Coordination

Organize regular meetings of Work Group conveners
Establish a system of reporting by work groups and elevating work group 
projects in the larger community
Provide support for Work Group projects and programs

Financial Management

Regularly monitor the budget
Receive monthly finance reports from workgroups and communications center 
staff
Provide financial statements to the Interim Coordinating Committee and post 
them on the website for transparency
Monitor fundraising efforts

Job Posting 2:  Organizing Coordinator


(must be living in or willing to relocate to New Orleans)


Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

On-Site Coordination & Related Responsibilities

Manage the development and implementation of community-based organizing & 
relief activities of PHRF
Create a work plan with clearly defined goals, strategies, action plans, 
and tasks, which will focus on identifying displaced residents; potential 
and existing community leaders; relief & reconstruction resources; and gaps 
in services and support for returning and existing residents

§         Support relief efforts and workgroup projects in the area and 
serve as a clearinghouse of information about relief services for survivors

Coordinate volunteers – develop plan to involve volunteers in the work of 
the PHRF; provide information to volunteers, orient them to the work & 
vision of the PHRF, and how they can help- encourage them to join a 
workgroup and/or work on specific projects and tasks
Attend regular PHRF Interim Coordinating Committee meetings & assist with 
coordination of in-person meetings
Submit bi-weekly/month reports/updates, detailing work activities, 
challenges, and feedback

Grassroots Organizing

Develop organizing/outreach strategy, ensuring “bottom up” grassroots 
organizing and community collaborations
Organize & participate in canvassing activities to:
Support and engage displaced, returning, and/or existing residents in the 
rebuilding/organizing effort of PHRF; conduct outreach at shelters and/or 
areas that have high concentration of displaced residents
Develop leadership of survivors and support their involvement in PHRF
Collect & document stories/experiences of displaced residents
Connect residents with resources provided by PHRF & others groups, 
including legal, environmental health & justice, healthcare, education, and 
housing/reconstruction
Assess needs of displaced, returning, and existing residents in terms of 
basic needs (i.e. housing, health care, education)- direct organizing work 
for engaging residents in the work of the PHRF
Gather information about available resources (services, 
programs/activities, forums, events, caring people, neighborhood-based 
initiatives, etc.) to returning and existing residents

Local Financial Management

Monitor local checking account
Track and document expenses
Submit financial reports of income and expenses of the Communication Centers

Job Posting 3:  Outreach Coordinator

(must be able to travel frequently)

Survivor Councils Development and Support

§         Communicate weekly with the National Solidarity Caucus and those 
already working with Survivor Councils in cities around the U.S. (i.e. 
Detroit, Chicago, Bay Area, Raleigh/Durham, New York, etc) and support the 
further development of these councils

Integrate Survivor Council leadership and issues with the on the ground 
work in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast area
Identify and communicate with other survivor organizations and build unity
Convene regular meetings of Survivor Council leadership of different cities
Locate contacts in cities without existing Survivor Councils to begin 
establishing and developing councils
Coordinate story collection of survivors in cities outside of cities where 
there are existing Communication Centers
Coordinate national campaigns around issues identified by the leadership of 
the Survivor Councils

Communications

Publish weekly reports detailing the work and needs of Survivor Councils in 
different cities
Produce a resource book for those interested in starting a Survivors 
Council based on work done by existing groups

Financial Management

Account for the expenses of the Survivor Councils in conjunction with the 
National Solidarity Caucus
Report expenses on a monthly basis to the Administrative Coordinator
Assist Survivor Councils in fundraising efforts
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