Director of Movement Building

PIF Coalition, A Project of New Venture Fund • Washington, DC

1d • $120,000 - $130,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Director of Movement Building is a senior leadership role within the Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Coalition that reports to the Executive Director. This role will design and oversee a long-term strategic direction for PIF to build power and capacity with and among its member organizations, advancing an approach toward systemic and policy solutions that defend and expand immigrant families’ access to essential public benefits and economic supports. We see our work as a part of, and in service to, the larger immigrant justice movement and the broader movement to support low-income families. The Director will oversee projects spanning curriculum development and training, community education and outreach, specialty member cohorts, coalition-building with state partners, and new member onboarding and engagement. As a key member of PIF's senior leadership team, this role collaborates with other senior leaders to align strategies, functions, campaigns, and projects across PIF in service of coalition priorities. The position requires a strong background in organizing and power building strategies, coalition and network-building, advocacy campaigns, curriculum and training development, and popular education approaches.

Requirements

• 10+ years experience in movement building, power building, organizing, and/or training and curriculum development (racial/economic justice/immigrant rights focus).
• Proven success building coalitions, managing large projects, and developing/supervising teams.
• Exceptional project management and communication skills; proficiency in Google Suite, CRM, Zoom, Asana.
• Comfortable navigating conflict internally and externally; fully remote-capable; some evening and weekend availability required.
• Commitment to PIF’s mission and vision of advocating for immigrant families’ access to safety net services; experience and comfort in racially and culturally diverse environments with people of all abilities, backgrounds, and immigration statuses.
• Deep understanding of movement building frameworks and their relationship to cross-sector coalition building for long-term systems change.
• Strong on-the-ground organizing experience, strategy development in a coalition/network, leadership development using a popular education approach, and track record of leading state/national campaigns spanning grassroots to grasstops.
• Proven experience leading teams through organizational growth and transformation, employing change management strategies that strengthen trust, maintain engagement, and create clarity as remote staff navigate evolving structures, roles, and organizational priorities.
• Transparent, direct leadership style; collaborative, action-oriented “doer” mentality.
• Sound judgment, mutual accountability, discretion, and ability to perform under pressure and tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in immigrant rights, health equity, economic justice, or anti-poverty movements.
• Fluency in non-English languages spoken by Latine, Asian, Pacific Islander, African, Caribbean, and Arab communities.

Responsibilities

• Build coalition capacity to advance shared goals, engaging PIF’s Steering Committee, members, and allies in co-creating and implementing PIF’s movement building strategy.
• Lead onboarding, relationship building, and reciprocal resource sharing for new coalition members.
• Lead special projects that explore emerging areas of multi-sector collaboration and strategic partnerships.
• Work with the PIF state coalition anchor organizations to develop and institutionalize a model of collaboration that ensures coalition-wide alignment on movement building strategies.
• Develop, launch, and oversee the “PIF University” training/curriculum hub for member organizations and advocates.
• Oversee PIF’s community education working group and community education efforts on public benefits and economic supports.
• Design and grow a leadership development program for community members, PIF state coalitions, and other emerging member engagement projects.
• Manage the annual PIF member survey and CRM data systems; track engagement/ impact metrics and adjust strategy based on findings.
• Represent PIF in cross-sector and multi-organizational spaces.
• Partner with senior leadership on organizational priorities, planning, and evaluation.
• Support fundraising efforts such as funder meetings, grant proposals/reports, funder-hosted conferences.
• Facilitate at least one Steering Committee meeting annually; support the annual in-person PIF meeting.
• Act as PIF spokesperson when directed by the Executive Director; take on other duties based on organizational needs.
• Supervise and coach movement building staff and consultants.
• Lead hiring, termination, and professional development processes (in partnership with executive leadership) for movement building staff.
• Conduct staff performance evaluations; recommend consultant contract decisions.
• Oversee movement building team’s daily project workflow.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families).
• Eligibility for 401k retirement plan with a 3% automatic contribution and up to a 3% employer match.
• 140 hours of vacation time annually.
• 80 hours of health leave annually.
• Up to 2 days of casual leave annually.
• 20 hours of volunteer leave annually.
• 13 paid holidays annually.
• 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave after 90 days of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed