Fair Food Program Worker Education Coordinator

FAIR FOOD PROGRAM WORKER EDUCATION COORDINATORThe Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) — an award-winning, worker-led human rights organization — is seeking an Education and Outreach Coordinator to join our team in Immokalee, Florida. This role supports the CIW’s groundbreaking Fair Food Program (FFP), the broader Campaign for Fair Food, and the organization’s ongoing community organizing work.Join an internationally recognized, locally driven organization that forged the gold standard for human rights enforcement in agriculture — a model now studied and replicated around the world.ABOUT THE ROLEThe Education Coordinator works alongside a dynamic, multilingual team of farmworker leaders who speak Spanish, English, Haitian Creole, and Indigenous Mayan languages. The team conducts worker-to-worker education sessions in rural fields and farm offices across the United States, as well as internationally on FFP farms in Chile and South Africa. Workers in the Fair Food Program harvest tomatoes, peaches, corn, tulips, and dozens of other crops. As the CIW’s work continues to expand, the organization operates across a local, national, and international landscape — from community organizing in Immokalee and consumer education nationwide to implementing the Fair Food Program across multiple states and helping replicate its model of worker-driven human rights enforcement in new countries and industries around the world.Through these education sessions, thousands of farmworkers learn about their rights and become active participants in monitoring and protecting those rights. The worker-created Code of Conduct is brought to life through popular education techniques and visual curriculum designed to ensure workers understand key protections — including the right to work free from labor trafficking, sexual violence, and retaliation. Sessions also teach workers how to report violations through the 24-hour complaint hotline, explain the investigation process, and demonstrate how the Code of Conduct is enforced through meaningful market consequences. The Education Team works closely with the program’s independent monitoring body, the Fair Food Standards Council (FFSC), particularly when complaints arise.The CIW seeks a dedicated, mission-driven individual comfortable communicating in both Spanish and English(additional languages are a plus). Experience living or working in rural settings in the United States or internationally is strongly recommended. Flexibility in relating to people from diverse cultures, languages, and professional backgrounds is essential. Curiosity, creativity, nimble thinking, and a sense of humor are also highly valued.This position is based in Immokalee, Florida, the hometown of both the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Fair Food Program. Living in Immokalee means becoming part of a vibrant and resilient community that is helping transform agriculture and other low-wage industries worldwide.RESPONSIBILITIESEducationMaintain regular communication and coordination with farm owners, supervisors, FFSC auditors, and farmworkersDraft and maintain education session reports in English and Spanish in the FFP worker feedback and complaints databaseCoordinate scheduling of worker education sessions alongside FFSC audit schedulesReport complaints — including potential forced labor cases on non-FFP farms — to relevant government agencies, law enforcement, or other authoritiesOperationsLiaise with a broad range of external partners, including worker organizations, academic experts, agribusiness owners, corporate representatives, consumer allies, government officials, law enforcement, journalists, and othersProvide interpretation and translation (Spanish/English) for meetings and written materialsCoordinate high-level delegations and visits to ImmokaleeAssist with investigations into forced labor, sexual assault, and other labor abuses, including travel to follow up on leads, accompanying survivors and witnesses, and conducting background researchSupport ongoing Immokalee-based organizing efforts such as the CIW Women’s Group and the CIW’s community radio station Radio ConcienciaPeriodic national and international travel is required in support of the CIW’s broader work. Responsibilities may include public speaking, presentations, and engagement with students, corporate buyers, consumers, and faith-based organizations.QUALIFICATIONSThe position requires:Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish (additional languages — including Haitian Creole or Indigenous Mayan languages — are a plus)A deep commitment to advancing farmworker rights and following the leadership of workersAdaptability across diverse environments, from remote farm fields to university lecture hallsWillingness to work and drive during early morning hours during harvest seasons (education sessions are held when the farm workday begins)Strong organizational skills and ability to coordinate complex schedules and partnershipsStrategic thinking and sound judgmentA collaborative and team-oriented work style·       Investigative experience is a plus.COMPENSATION AND BENEFITSThis is a full-time position, with the salary based on the founding principles of the CIW. Benefits include fully paid healthcare, dental, and vision premiums, and generous coverage of additional health-related expenses, as well as provision of technical equipment as needed.Further details are available upon inquiry.ABOUT THE COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERSThe Coalition of Immokalee Workers is a Presidential Medal-winning, worker-led human rights organization based in Immokalee, Florida. The CIW is internationally recognized for combating longstanding abuses in agriculture — including wage theft, dangerous working conditions, sexual violence, and forced labor. The organization’s groundbreaking Fair Food Program, launched in 2010, has not only helped remedy egregious abuses in the fields but has also established a proven system for preventing those abuses altogether.Building on the success of the Fair Food Program, the CIW now works to replicate the Worker-driven Social Responsibility (WSR) model across industries including dairy, construction, plant nurseries, sugarcane, fishing, textiles, and more.HOW TO APPLYHave questions? Please send a letter of interest and a resume to:Julia Perkins • 239-986-0891 • julia@ciw-online.orgTy Joplin • 832-549-7337 • ty@fairfoodprogram.orgReady to apply? Please click here: https://forms.gle/wiu1KVj6wCJ2fTyT9