Organizing Manager: Campaigns & Leadership Development

Adhikaar; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 77,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health FSA

Commuter benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice in Queens, NY, is seeking an Organizing Manager to lead the organizing team, build leadership, and implement campaigns that advance immigrant justice. The role reports to the Associate Director, Policy & Advocacy and centers community power-building across campaigns and services.

The Organizing Manager will strengthen infrastructure, supervise staff, and coordinate across departments to connect direct services with leadership development and advocacy.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to Adhikaar's mission of human rights and social justice.
• Experience integrating direct services, leadership development, community organizing, and policy advocacy to build long-term community power.
• At least five years of experience in community organizing, base-building, or campaign work, including at least three years supervising or leading staff or teams.
• Track record of leading organizing campaigns and developing member leaders.
• Experience facilitating trainings, workshops, or political education.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations and a wide variety of professional backgrounds and experiences.
• Ability to work in a team as well as lead independent projects.
• Must be eligible to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Translate Adhikaar's strategic plan, policy agenda, and organizational priorities into integrated organizing campaigns.
• Develop annual and multi-year organizing strategies that strengthen community power and advance systems change.
• Identify emerging issues affecting Nepali-speaking and Himalayan immigrant communities and recommend responsive organizing strategies.
• Ensure organizing campaigns align with Adhikaar's mission, values, and long-term movement‑building goals.
• Design and strengthen organizational systems that move community members from services to organizing, leadership, and advocacy.
• Partner with program managers to ensure client engagement strategies intentionally incorporate membership recruitment, leadership development, civic engagement, and campaign participation.
• Convene regular cross-program coordination meetings to identify emerging community issues, align outreach strategies, and strengthen collective impact.
• Work closely with Communications, Development, and Research teams to ensure campaigns, storytelling, and fundraising reinforce organizing priorities.
• Document and continuously improve organizing systems, workflows, and best practices.
• Strategic Organizing Leadership
• Membership Growth & Base Building
• Leadership Development & Political Education
• Campaign Implementation
• Team Supervision & Organizational Culture
• External Relations & Coalition Building
• Equity, Inclusion & Community Care

Skills

Community organizing

Staff supervision

Campaign management

Leadership development

Policy advocacy

Civic engagement

Training facilitation

Bilingual: Nepali and English

Tools

Organizing databases

Digital organizing tools

Job description

Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice in Queens, NY, is seeking an Organizing Manager to lead the organizing team, build leadership, and implement campaigns that advance immigrant justice. The role reports to the Associate Director, Policy & Advocacy and centers community power-building across campaigns and services.

The Organizing Manager will strengthen infrastructure, supervise staff, and coordinate across departments to connect direct services with leadership development and advocacy.