Community Engagement Coordinator

Latinos Progresando; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 27,552 - 31,684; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life insurance

401k plan

Generous time-off policies

On-site four days a week with one day远

Job summary

Latinos Progresando in Chicago seeks a Director of Advocacy & Impact to lead our advocacy platform, policy work, and cultural amplification for the Mexican community.

You will oversee community engagement, manage projects, coordinate food distribution, and collaborate with the Development Team for grant reporting, while advancing green initiatives and equity in service delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of relevant experience
• Initiative and ability to engage multiple, diverse stakeholders to achieve shared goals
• Ability to multitask and prioritize
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Spanish and English
• Acute attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
• Comfortable and confident in a fast-paced environment
• Punctual and reliable
• Ability to work flexible hours
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Google tools
• Knowledge of geographic information systems (GIS) a plus

Responsibilities

• Community Engagement Project Management
• Coordinate monthly food distribution program to 50-plus participants
• Communicate program changes and requirements to participants
• Support participants in navigating the online portal
• Manage partnership with Nourishing Hope
• Maintain data and evaluation information on community engagement activities
• Provide data and narrative information to the Development Team for grant writing and reporting
• Lead green initiatives, including expansion of the urban tree canopy
• Attend and contribute to LP signature events and quarterly meetings
• Represent the organization at recurring resource-sharing event planning meetings

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Communication skills

MS Office & Google tools

GIS knowledge

Fast-paced environment adaptability

Job description

Status: Full-time, in-person, temporary August to December 2026

Payment: $20 to $23 hourly. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Founded in 1998, Latinos Progresando is a nonprofit organization that elevates the well-being of the Mexican community. Latinos Progresando provides quality, affordable immigration legal services, reaching families from more than 60 countries worldwide. Additionally, the organization leads a 60-organization coalition called the Marshall Square Resource Network, offers arts and cultural programming, and provides scholarship funding to students from immigrant families.

Latinos Progresando’s Director of Advocacy & Impact will lead the organization’s efforts to create an advocacy platform that builds bridges and elevates the well-being of the Mexican community through leadership development, policy, and cultural amplification.

Responsibilities

Community Engagement Project Management

Reporting to the Community Programs Director, support the development, implementation, evaluation, and sustainability of projects and initiatives that engage Marshall Square residents

Coordinate monthly food distribution program to 50-plus participants; communicate program changes and requirements to participants; support participants in navigating the online portal; manage partnership with Nourishing Hope

Manage communications with program participants, including mass texting via SimpleText

Maintain data and evaluation information on community engagement activities

As needed, provide data and narrative information to the Development Team for grant writing and reporting, and communications items

Lead green initiatives, including expansion of the urban tree canopy, planting trees, and community engagement around the environmental and social benefits of urban forestry

General Community Programs

Attend and contribute to the success of all LP signature events, Marshall Square Resource Network quarterly meetings, and committee meetings as assigned

Facilitate and plan participation of community residents in LP events and programs, including the annual community summit, among other events

Represent the organization at recurring resource-sharing event planning meetings and resource tabling events, as assigned

Responsibilities may also include other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum three years of relevant experience

Initiative and ability to engage multiple, diverse stakeholders to achieve shared goals

Ability to multitask and prioritize

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Spanish and English

Acute attention to detail and excellent organizational skills

Comfortable and confident in a fast-paced environment

Punctual and reliable

Ability to work flexible hours

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Google tools

Knowledge of geographic information systems (GIS) a plus

Latinos Progresando offers a robust benefits package, including health and life insurance, a 401k plan, and generous time-off policies. Employees work on-site four days a week and can work one day remotely.

Latinos Progresando provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Latinos Progresando is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us before an interview; no candidate will be penalized for requesting an accommodation.