The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), an award-winning worker-led human rights organization based in Immokalee, Florida, is hiring Campaign Coordinators to help advance its Campaign for Fair Food. The position is based out of Immokalee, FL.
The CIW’s national Campaign for Fair Food educates consumers on the issue of farm labor exploitation and forges alliances between farmworkers and consumers in an effort to enlist the market power of major corporate buyers to help end that exploitation. One of the most well-known and highly-regarded consumer campaigns of its generation, the CIW’s Campaign for Fair Food is known for its innovative, creative multi-day tours, marches, and other actions as well as an engaged base of allies. Through these efforts, the CIW and allies have brought 14 multinational corporations into the Fair Food Program, eliminating egregious human rights abuses from the supply chains of participating buyers.
The Campaign Coordinator works with a dynamic multi-lingual team of farmworker leaders who direct the campaign, as well as a diverse base of consumers, faith leaders, community groups, and youth and students. Ideal candidates are highly responsible, work well in teams as part of a fast-paced environment, and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. The position includes the opportunity of regular travel across the U.S.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Campaign Coordinators collaborate on the following broad areas of work:
While CIW Staff may choose to commute from Fort Myers and Naples, please note that the presence of the Campaign for Fair Food National Organizer in the office is integral to the position, given responsibilities in the Immokalee community and on local farms. As such, this position is fully on-site in Immokalee with occasional travel.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
This is a full-time position, sometimes including weekend hours, with a fair salary based on founding principles of the CIW, and very generous health care benefits, including dental. Further details upon inquiry.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
Preferred:
ABOUT THE COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS
The CIW is a Presidential Medal-winning, worker-led human rights organization based in Immokalee, Florida, recognized for its impact in combatting long-standing human rights abuses in the agricultural industry from wage theft and dangerous working conditions to sexual assault and forced labor. The CIW’s groundbreaking work — including the development of the Fair Food Program, launched in 2011 —has not only led the charge in remedying egregious human rights violations in agriculture, it has created an entirely new, proven path to prevention, to actually eradicating those abuses altogether.
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), an award-winning worker-led human rights organization based in Immokalee, Florida, is hiring Campaign Coordinators to help advance its Campaign for Fair Food. The position is based out of Immokalee, FL.
The CIW’s national Campaign for Fair Food educates consumers on the issue of farm labor exploitation and forges alliances between farmworkers and consumers in an effort to enlist the market power of major corporate buyers to help end that exploitation. One of the most well-known and highly-regarded consumer campaigns of its generation, the CIW’s Campaign for Fair Food is known for its innovative, creative multi-day tours, marches, and other actions as well as an engaged base of allies. Through these efforts, the CIW and allies have brought 14 multinational corporations into the Fair Food Program, eliminating egregious human rights abuses from the supply chains of participating buyers.
The Campaign Coordinator…
Medical insurance, dental insurance, childcare support, paid parental leave.
Medical insurance, dental insurance, childcare support, paid parental leave.
Spanish - proficient
English - proficient
Spanish - proficient
English - proficient
To apply, please send a letter of interest and a resume to:
Kennisyn Longford-Daum • kennisyn@fairfoodprogram.org
To apply, please click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeg-Uy8yo-0OUBKhTLOfwL-m7mHjI7Mc8nYW3js7WSZLeZnHA/viewform?usp=sf_link