Senior Manager, Community Organizing & Leadership

Hana Center; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; 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 in Chicago seeks a Senior Manager of Organizing to lead base-building, campaigns, and leadership development for immigrant communities. You will supervise organizing staff, coordinate with the Executive Director, and align campaigns with civic engagement and program goals.

You will foster multigenerational leadership, track impact, and collaborate with AAPI and immigrant justice partners to advance systemic change. Strong preference for bilingual Korean speakers.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to immigrant rights and social, racial, and economic justice.
• Belief in communities' ability to support each other, organize, and achieve goals together.
• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience on Korean American, Asian American, or immigrant issues with campaign wins.
• At least 2 years supervising staff with building diverse teams and leadership development.
• Excellent people management; able to set goals, delegate, and manage performance.
• Strategic thinking, problem-solving, and the ability to handle multiple demands.
• Strong communication; tact and diplomacy in varied settings; conflict resolution.
• Experience leading high-stakes, fast-paced projects to completion.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise Organizing Team staff, interns, and fellows.
• Guide organizers to build a multigenerational leadership base.
• Develop organizational strategy, goals, and plans with the team.
• Oversee membership programs and ongoing member engagement.
• Manage organizing practice to integrate campaigns, civic engagement, and power building.
• Lead campaign strategies and energize base for progressive change.
• Create systems to track leadership development and impact.
• Coordinate with other programs to integrate organizing across the organization.
• Ensure training and support for community organizers; build leadership capacity.
• Build relationships with community orgs, AAPI groups, immigrant justice groups, and NAKASEC.
• Represent HANA in coalitions, conferences, donors, partners, and press.
• Contribute to grant proposals to sustain and deepen impact; report on milestones.

Skills

Immigrant rights advocacy

Community organizing

Campaign development

Staff supervision

Leadership development

Strategic thinking

Public speaking

Project management

Relationship management

Travel flexibility

Job description

Hana Center in Chicago seeks a Senior Manager of Organizing to lead base-building, campaigns, and leadership development for immigrant communities. You will supervise organizing staff, coordinate with the Executive Director, and align campaigns with civic engagement and program goals.

You will foster multigenerational leadership, track impact, and collaborate with AAPI and immigrant justice partners to advance systemic change. Strong preference for bilingual Korean speakers.