Coalition Manager

Position Title: Coalition Manager
Location: remote – California
FTE: .75-1 FTE
Salary: $75,000-$90,000
Full-time DOE.
Final offer will depend on the candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and qualifications.
This position is currently funded for two years and extension is dependent on additional funding.
FLSA: Exempt
Reports to: CFC Director 

The California Farmworker Coalition (CFC) builds power within grassroots organizations so that farmworker communities can set policies that impact agricultural workers in California. The Coalition represents organizations that are committed to centering the needs of California’s farmworkers in state policy, including labor, environmental justice, and Indigenous farmworker community-based organizations, advocates and researchers. We believe that statewide policy advocacy is most effective when directly accountable to and driven by local organizing. While power for marginalized workers like farmworkers has always come from strong grassroots organizing, many of the policies with the greatest impact on workers are being set at the state level, where local farmworker organizing groups need a voice. This is why the CFC focuses on state policy primarily, while committed to following the lead and needs of farmworker organizing. The Coalition’s campaigns focus on enforcement of agricultural workers’ labor rights and fair wages. Learn more at www.cafarmworkercoalition.org.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

The Coalition Manager acts as a bridge between the Coalition’s Sacramento advocacy and the Coalition’s grassroots organizational members. They implement Coalition activities, ensuring farmworker leadership is embedded throughout Coalition processes. Responsibilities include scheduling and communication across committees and members; designing and facilitating decision-making processes and materials for farmworker engagement in campaigns; meeting facilitation, event logistics, and grassroots advocacy support. 

The ideal candidate has deep experience in community organizing and community-driven policy campaigns, with a strong commitment to worker and social justice. They will work closely with the Coalition Director and Co-Coordinator, and provide Spanish-English translation/interpretation or coordinate professional interpretation services as needed. 

This is a primarily remote role based near enough to Sacramento to be in the capitol several times a month during the legislative cycle, with statewide travel to member organizations as well. This position will be supervised by CFC’s Director.

Coalition Management

•  Coordinate CFC committees, coalition meetings, and events, including scheduling, logistics,     communications, co-planning, and co-facilitation.
• Support campaign strategy and development, ensuring inclusion of Coalition members and farmworker leaders.
• Facilitate the creation of Coalition materials for outside audiences, as well as internal materials that support Coalition messaging and worker engagement.
• Support the Coalition’s accountability to workers through Coalition decision making structures, member organizing and worker education, and grassroots turnout.
• Translate materials and provide English-Spanish interpretation, as needed, or coordinate professional interpretation services.
• Support Coalition fundraising. 

Required Qualifications 

• 3+ years of community engagement and organizing or relevant professional experience
• Demonstrated commitment to economic justice and the empowerment of immigrant, worker, and low-income communities.
• Outstanding organizational skills, including the ability to manage and advance multiple projects concurrently
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
•  Ability to think strategically and understand how individual campaigns and projects fit into CFC overall theory of change and policy platform
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

Desired Qualifications 

• Experience with state lobbying or other policy advocacy 
• Experience working with coalitions 
• Experience facilitating meetings 
• Proximity to Sacramento 
• Ability to work independently, as demonstrated by a positive track record of independent decision-making 

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to info@cafarmworkercoalition.org.
Review of applications will begin August 24th and will continued until position is filled.
This position is currently funded for two years and extension is dependent on additional funding.