• Detailed knowledge of international human rights, international labor standards, and issues affecting workers in globalized industries.
• A commitment to movement building and grassroots organizing. An understanding of global labor movements, especially trade union movements in the Global South, strongly preferred.
• A post-graduate degree in law, development, human rights or other relevant field.
• Extensive experience managing in the social justice sector. Experience managing in a unionized staff environment strongly preferred.
• Fluency in English required. Proficiency in another language or other languages strongly preferred.
• Strong track record of non-profit fundraising from a diversity of sources.
• Experience developing and implementing advocacy strategies, including experience producing high-quality written material.
• Willingness to travel extensively, both domestically and internationally.
• Commitment to anti-oppression principles and practice, and experience and sensitivity in working in multicultural, multiracial environments.

• Play a leadership role with Board, staff, and allies to continuously evaluate opportunities and generate effective strategies in the context of changing landscape and evolving issues in this field, consistent with the ILRF’s mission, vision and values.
• Represent the organization in public fora, and guide relations with allies in the field.

• Cultivate and manage funder relations, including with an engaged network of individual donors.

• Organizational planning, monitoring and evaluation.
• Financial management (including developing and managing program budgets).

• Engage and convene a Board of trade unionists, non-profit leaders, faith leaders, and other committed social justice activists to further the work and stature of ILRF.

• Organize workers through communicating in one on ones and via small meetings to work collectively and build strong unions.
• Mentor and develop leadership among union members, stewards, and officers.
• Working with members to enforce their union contract through the grievance and arbitration process.
• Negotiate union contracts: both leading bargaining at the table and leading every aspect of contract campaigns from drafting proposals to organizing a member contract action team to actions including pickets, rallies, and strike preparation.
• Build external relationships with the community and workers to move the campaign and union movement forward.
• Encourage participation in political activities that hold elected officials accountable to working families.
• Assisting in creating communications materials including leaflets and newsletters.
• Carefully manage and maintain membership data to track and develop member activists, leaders and participation.
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• Demonstrated ability to work with people from diverse cultural, economic, and social backgrounds.
• Direct experience in field organizing for social justice or other issue campaigns.
• Commitment to the goals and principles of union organizing, workers’ rights, direct action, economic justice, and progressive issues.
• Ability to think clearly under pressure.
• Ability to create and follow through with a campaign plan from start to finish.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet established benchmarks and deadlines. Demonstrated ability to problem-solve independently while working as part of a team.
• Strong speaking and writing skills a must.
• Ability to function in a computerized smartphone environment. Functional ability to utilize Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Docs, and social media
• A valid driver’s license and an insured vehicle required.
• Willingness to work long hours, evenings and weekends as needed.
• Knowledge of basic labor law such as NLRA, NYS Taylor Law, FMLA, ADA, FLSA, OSHA, etc., is a plus.