Sr. Director of Powerbuilding

About TIRRC

The Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) is a statewide, immigrant and refugee-led collaboration. Our mission is to build power, amplify our voices, and organize communities to advocate for our rights. Our vision is a stronger, more inclusive Tennessee where people of all nationalities, immigration statuses, and racial identities can belong and thrive.

TIRRC has a sister organization, TIRRC Votes, a separate nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. Although TIRRC and TIRRC Votes share a common goal of building power for immigrants and refugees in Tennessee, they are separate organizations with their own board of directors. Certain employees at the two organizations, including the person filling this position, share their time between the two organizations.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to advance powerbuilding in a state that is central to the fight for our multiracial democracy. Reporting directly to the Executive Director and as a core member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Senior Director of Powerbuilding ensures that TIRRC’s campaigns and communications are strategic, impactful, and effective in building collective power with the communities we serve.

This role will be part of casting a bold vision for campaigns that build the power needed to challenge authoritarian threats to our communities, and is responsible for translating that vision into high quality implementation by aligning goals with team capacity as the supervisor of the organizing, advocacy, and communications teams.

In partnership with the senior leadership team, the Senior Director of Powerbuilding helps articulate and execute a vision that strengthens TIRRC’s impact, builds grassroots power, and advances policy and systems change.

Responsibilities

• Campaign Leadership, Oversight, Strategy & Impact
  • Provide leadership and oversight for campaigns, organizing, advocacy, and communications initiatives, ensuring high-quality design, implementation, and impact
  • Drive alignment, coordination, and clarity across advocacy, organizing, and communications to deliver cohesive, high-impact programs and campaigns that advance ambitious goals and build power for Tennessee’s immigrant communities
  • Lead, manage, and coach program directors and other staff, ensuring clear roles, accountability, and alignment with organizational priorities
  • Work with senior leadership to foster collaboration, synchronization, and clear lines of communication with organizing, advocacy, and communications
  • Lead the creation and rollout of new program initiatives, including defining goals, timelines, and success indicators
  • Ensure campaigns are mission-aligned, community-centered, responsive to emerging needs and opportunities, and grounded in realistic political and power analyses
  • Oversee the development and execution of local, state, and federal program initiatives, including campaign strategy and implementation
  • Ensure timely completion of all programmatic deliverables, including grant-related outcomes and reporting requirements
• Partnerships & External Engagement
  • Guide and manage strategic external partnerships to advance TIRRC’s mission and programmatic goals
  • Serve as key media spokesperson on the campaigns, policy advocacy, organizing efforts, and other organizational priorities
  • Represent TIRRC with funders, partners, coalitions, and community stakeholders as needed
  • Participate in fundraising efforts by contributing campaign expertise, strategy, and impact narratives

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to those listed above. As with every position at TIRRC, every person in the organization will assist their colleagues to ensure a cooperative environment and respond to the needs of the moment. This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Qualifications

• Mission-Driven Movement Leader
  • Deep-rooted commitment to social justice and civic engagement
  • Background in building power within member-centered organizations
  • Proven track record of integrating racial justice principles and cultural competency into work
• Strategic Operations & Program Expert
  • Big picture thinker who excels at granular execution
  • Over 5 years of program experience
  • Skilled at designing, planning, and executing programs
  • Able to navigate fast-paced environments by balancing strategic foresight with disciplined approach to deadlines and organizational detail
• Seasoned People & Team Manager
  • At least 2 years in a leadership position
  • Drives results across multiple teams
  • Manages diverse departments, fosters accountability, and maintains transparent communication
  • Ensures different arms of an organization move in sync toward shared goals
• Emotionally Intelligent Collaborator & Communicator
  • Relationship builder
  • Uses emotional intelligence to influence outcomes in public speaking, facilitation, and sensitive internal matters
  • Works with a high degree of independence while remaining a deeply collaborative partner to cross-functional teams
• Adaptable & Tech-Savvy Problem Solver
  • Thrives in evolving environments
  • Brings creativity and analytical rigor to the table
  • Proficient in project management and analytics tools
  • Uses data to drive decisions
  • Possesses the flexibility to adapt plans to meet the needs of the moment

Pay

Salary range: $90,000–$118,000 depending on experience with relocation support available.

Benefits

• Full-time TIRRC employees are eligible to receive medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% of the medical employee premium covered by TIRRC
• Participation in a 401K retirement plan
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Program
• Paid leave including up to 15 vacation days, 13 paid holidays, and 3 weeks paid sick leave in an employee’s first year
• 6 weeks of paid parental leave