Bilingual Korean Immigrant Justice Organizer

Fighting Youth Shouting Out for Humanity; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave

Paid sick leave

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Life insurance

401K

Job summary

HANA Center is seeking an Immigrant Justice Organizer to join its Organizing team in Chicago/Prospect Heights. The Organizer will lead outreach, build leadership among Korean American community members, and coordinate programs like the Racial Justice Committee and cultural arts projects.

Responsibilities include canvassing, phonebanking, rallies, and media representations, plus collaboration with the national network NAKASEC and grant reporting. Evening/weekend work may be required.

Qualifications

• Bilingual in Korean and English required.
• Commitment to immigrant rights and social, economic, and racial justice.
• Experience with Korean American/Asian American immigrant issues preferred.
• Proven track record of developing community leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Driver's license, car, and insurance strongly preferred.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Build a community base of Korean Americans across generations.
• Plan and facilitate meetings and public education programs.
• Coordinate cultural arts programming with contracted artists.
• Provide translation in Korean for campaigns.
• Represent community members before media and legislators.
• Coordinate actions, trainings, and mobilization opportunities.
• Coordinate with the national network (NAKASEC) on immigrant justice campaigns.
• Participate in year-round organizing and civic engagement campaigns.
• Support grant reporting and proposal development.
• Attend regular staff meetings and trainings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bilingual Korean/English

Immigrant rights

Community organizing

Leadership development

Project management

Driver's license

Korean translation

Tools

Pungmul

Job description

HANA Center (HANA) is a Chicago-area, community-based non-profit organization working to meet the critical needs of Korean, Asian American, and multiethnic immigrant communities and build power toward systemic change. HANA Center has offices in Chicago and Prospect Heights, Illinois.

HANA’s Community Organizing program builds a strong base and leadership of community members to advance social, economic, and racial justice. HANA organizes on-going community education and cultural programs, political education series, skills‑building trainings, and year‑round civic engagement. HANA also advocates for policies that support all immigrants, including undocumented, youth, adults, families, older adults, and intercountry adoptees.

Position Summary

As a key member of HANA’s Organizing team, the Immigrant Justice Organizer functions as a point person for outreach, communication, and engagement program coordination with HANA’s Korean American community members. The Organizer builds a base and leadership of Korean American community members by facilitating HANA’s programs including Racial Justice Committee, cultural arts (adult pungmul, nonggi making) programs, and Korean seniors. The Organizer also supports HANA’s organizational involvement in campaigns and actions through canvassing, phonebanking, rallies, pressers, and other actions.

Major Responsibilities

• Build a community base of engaged first, 1.5, second, and adoptee generation Korean Americans through ongoing outreach, relationship building, including one-on-one conversations, leadership development, and organizing initiatives
• Plan and facilitate HANA Racial Justice committee meetings and public education programs, People’s Academy, by working closely with HANA’s multigenerational Korean Racial Justice Planning Committee
• Coordinate HANA’s cultural arts programming by working closely with contracted artists and instructors
• Interpret and provide written translation in Korean for community members to facilitate their involvement in organizing campaigns
• Represent and facilitate community members in representing HANA before the media, legislative bodies and legislators, community meetings, coalitions, and funders
• Create and ensure smooth operation of actions, trainings, and mobilization opportunities for interested community members
• Represent HANA at relevant coalitions including serving as the lead liaison between HANA and its national network, NAKASEC, on the network’s national immigrant justice campaigns
• Participate in year-round organizing and civic engagement campaigns with HANA’s Organizing team
• Support HANA’s grant reporting requirements and proposal development
• Participate in regular staff meetings, staff trainings, and supervisory sessions
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bilingual in Korean and English languages, both verbal and written, is required
• Demonstrated commitment to immigrant rights and social, economic, and racial justice
• Belief in communities’ ability to support each other, heal, organize, and achieve desired goals together
• Experience working on Korean American, Asian American, immigrant community issues, and/or social, economic, and racial justice issues preferred
• Proven track record of developing leadership of impacted community members
• Ability to effectively develop and implement outreach and relationship building efforts to increase community engagement and work collaboratively in local partnerships
• Ability to manage multiple projects with attention to detail, accuracy, and proven track record of meeting deadlines
• Ability to take initiative, work independently, think creatively, and problem solve with a commitment to continued learning
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficiency in Pungmul is an asset
• A valid driver’s license, car, and car insurance strongly preferred
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required

Reports To

Executive Director

Compensation

This is a full-time position with a salary range of $47,000-$52,000 and benefits that include paid leave, paid sick leave, health, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, and 401K. Individuals with less than one year experience in organizing will be considered for an Organizing Fellow with a salary range of $45,000-$47,000.

HANA Center is an equal opportunity employer. Women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals are encouraged to apply.

CHICAGO CENTER & MAIN OFFICE

4300 N California Ave.
Chicago, IL 60618
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

NORTHWEST CENTER

664 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Suite 213
Prospect Heights, IL 60070
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]