Organizing Director

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $95,000 - $125,000

Organizing Director

About KIWA

KIWA is a multiracial worker center, with roots in the Korean democracy movement and racial and economic justice movements of the U.S. We organize mostly Latino and Korean workers in the retail and restaurant industries. Founded in 1992, the mission of KIWA is to build the power of immigrant workers and residents to transform our workplaces and communities, in Koreatown and beyond. Worker organizing is central to our theory of change. Our methods are workplace organizing, leadership development, policy innovation, civic engagement, affordable housing development, housing justice advocacy, services, and cultural change.

Overview

The Organizing Director will lead KIWAs worker and community organizing programs. Central to the role is planning and executing successful workplace organizing campaigns to build enduring worker power. In addition to worker organizing, the role includes membership expansion and leadership development, as well as coordination of communications, community organizing, and legal strategies in the context of organizing campaigns. This position supervises KIWAs Organizing Team, guiding organizing strategy, and ensuring our mission is carried through all aspects of KIWAs work. The Organizing Director plays a key leadership role in the organization and collaborates closely with the Executive Director and the rest of KIWAs leadership team to steward KIWAs vision and ensure impact.

Roles & Responsibilities

Organizing Program Leadership & Strategy

• Design and implement comprehensive worker organizing campaigns that build power.
• Implement a long-term base-building strategy. Ensure KIWAs organizing efforts are rooted in the growth of our base and worker leadership development.
• Oversee the structure and coordination of member committees and leadership bodies.
• Support KIWAs policy and community campaigns, integrating worker and renter leadership development

Supervision & Development

Community Engagement & Coalition Work

Organizational Leadership

Skills, Knowledge, and Qualifications :

Other Requirements

Additional Information

Application Details

Apply in the link above by sharing your cover letter, resume, and three references.

Start date : Immediately upon hire or as agreed.

Deadline : We will schedule initial interviews with selected candidates after August 11, 2025. This position is open until filled or canceled.

KIWA is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender identity, religion, color, sex, disability, sexual orientation or national origin. Candidates whose backgrounds, identities, and / or lived experience have been historically marginalized in roles like this are strongly encouraged to apply.