Executive Director

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of long-term strategies to build worker power in California.
• Work in close collaboration with coalition members to align priorities and ensure accountability to the broader labor movement.
• Represent the coalition publicly to media, funders, policymakers, and allied movements.

Coalition Building & Member Engagement

• Expand and sustain the coalition, in partnership with the Steering Committee.
• Foster deep, trust-based relationships with diverse member organizations.
• Maintain a high level of member engagement, transparency, and responsiveness.

Organizational Development & Management

• Oversee all aspects of organizational development, including budgeting, staff hiring and supervision, fundraising, and compliance.
• Lead a strong, values-driven staff team.
• Maintain a healthy, inclusive, and equitable organizational culture.

Fundraising & Financial Stewardship

• Develop and execute fundraising strategies, including foundation grants, major donors, and institutional partnerships.
• Ensure sound financial management and long-term sustainability.

Program Oversight

• Ensure that programs advance strategies to build organizing capacity, advance and implement policies that support organizing, and align the broader labor movement.
• Supervise the Campaign Director to plan and implement campaigns that build worker power at the local, state, and/or national level.

Required Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience and proven track record of leadership in labor or grassroots organizing that builds a base.
• Deep commitment to racial, economic, and gender justice.
• Strong experience in coalition leadership and collaborative governance.
• Demonstrated success in managing staff, operations, and finances.
• Experience with organizational leadership, campaigns (policy, worksite organizing, etc), and strategic planning.
• Fundraising experience, especially with foundations.
• Familiarity with worker organizing models and the broader progressive ecosystem.
• Humility, curiosity, emotional intelligence, and a deep belief in collective power.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with worker organizing.
• Excellent communication including public speaking.
• Knowledge of laws governing California workplaces.
• Experience fundraising from major donors.
• Proficiency in Spanish and/or other languages spoken by California workers.