Student/Farmworker Alliance National Co-coordinator (Spanish-speaking) at Alliance for Fair Food / Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Fields: food justice, labor, community mobilization, campaigns, immigrants

Location: Immokalee Florida

Deadline: ASAP, Preferred Start Date August 1, 2018

Details and Requirements: The Student/Farmworker Alliance (SFA) seeks an experienced organizer to coordinate the involvement of students and youth in the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ (CIW) Campaign for Fair Food. Within the organization’s leadership structure, two SFA Co-coordinators work closely together to direct education, leadership and action within the SFA network. The SFA works in direct partnership with the CIW, an internationally recognized farmworker-led organization, to transform longstanding human rights abuses in the agriculture industry through securing agreements with major food retailers to implement the CIW’s uniquely successful Fair Food Program. The SFA Co-coordinators work as part of the larger, Immokalee-based Alliance for Fair Food (AFF) staff. Qualifications: Deep commitment to social and economic justice, building movements for collective liberation; Prior organizing experience, including student organizing; recent involvement in the Campaign for Fair Food, preferred; *Bilingual in Spanish and English; proficiency in Haitian Creole a plus*; Excellent time management and planning skills; Ability to travel frequently and work long hours; Computer proficiency; Experience living or working in low-income, immigrant, or multi-cultural communities; A commitment of at least three years is required.

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