[Hiring] Interim Managing Director @KIWA

Role Description

California Coalition for Worker Power seeks an experienced and hands-on Interim Managing Director to provide financial leadership and operational support during a short-term transition period. The Interim Managing Director will set up systems and oversee the organization’s financial operations, strengthen organizational digital security protocols, partner with the leadership team to fundraise strategy, and provide oversight of organizational activities, priorities, projects, and decisions.

The ideal candidate is a proven operations and executive leader who can quickly create unified finance systems, oversee priorities, and work effectively with directors, staff, finance, and coalition partners to execute plans.

Working closely with coalition leadership, staff, and member organizations, the Interim Managing Director will:

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to set up systems for the coalition’s continued growth, effectiveness, and alignment during a period of transition.
• Create and strengthen internal systems.
• Facilitate cross-coalition coordination.
• Ensure that organizational priorities are translated into clear plans and effective execution.

Qualifications

• Strong systems thinking and attention to detail.
• Strong project and program management skills.
• The ability to thrive in complexity and manage competing priorities.
• Familiarity with financial systems and tools, including QuickBooks and Bill.com.
• Understanding of nonprofit organizational structures and organizational development.
• Experience with coalition-based work.
• Familiarity with the California labor movement.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented approach.
• Being bilingual in Spanish is a plus.

Requirements

• Report to the Executive Director of Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance (KIWA).
• Coordinate closely with CCWP’s Co-Managing Directors and staff.
• Work in close partnership with CCWP’s steering committee, policy, organizing, and communications workgroups.

Benefits

• Salary: $135,000 to $150,000 annual, to be negotiated based on experience and scope.
• Employee healthcare, dental and vision plan.
• PTO and paid holidays.
• 403b retirement plan.

Application Requirements

• Resume.
• A brief cover letter highlighting a proven track record of successfully establishing and leading scalable operations or equivalent in a growing nonprofit, coalition, or community-based organization.
• Three professional references.