[Hiring] Senior Grassroots Organizer @HIAS

Role Description

The Senior Grassroots Organizer will strengthen HIAS’ state and local advocacy capacity by building and mobilizing grassroots support for immigrants, asylum seekers, refugees, and other forcibly displaced people in the United States. Working within the Community Engagement team and in close partnership with Advocacy and Communications colleagues, the role will manage a portfolio of 3-4 priority states and advance campaigns that align with HIAS’ national policy priorities and local/state advocacy opportunities.

• Develop state-specific organizing strategies.
• Cultivate Jewish, multi-faith, immigrant-rights, and cross-sector partnerships.
• Increase community participation in advocacy efforts related to immigration enforcement, detention, and the protection of immigrant rights.
• Measure success by the strength and growth of partner networks, quality and execution of state-level campaign strategies, and contributions to policy, legislative, and community power-building outcomes.
• Commit to strengthening existing collaborations and building new ones in selected states and communities.

This is a grant-funded position with an anticipated end date of September 30, 2028, and the possibility of a one-year extension contingent upon funding availability and organizational need.

Note, this position is based at our headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland or our office in New York, New York, and we will consider a remote option for applicants who live outside of commuting distance to either of our offices and are based in other states in which we are registered (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas).

The salary range for this position is $80,000-90,000.00.

The states being considered for this portfolio include California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in grassroots/grasstops organizing, advocacy campaigns, coalition-building, community engagement or related work.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement advocacy or organizing strategies with clear goals, timelines, metrics, and partner engagement plans.
• Experience building trusted relationships with diverse partners, including advocacy coalitions, faith communities, immigrant-rights organizations, and community leaders.
• Experience working with Jewish communities, synagogues, Jewish social justice organizations, or broader Jewish communal engagement networks strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of immigration, refugee, asylum, detention, or immigration enforcement policy issues preferred.
• Experience working at the state or local level, particularly in one or more priority states, preferred.
• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and public communication skills, including the ability to translate complex policy issues into accessible advocacy materials.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to identify field gaps, synthesize learning, and recommend practical campaign adjustments.
• Highly organized, collaborative, and self-directed, with sound judgment, discretion, cultural humility, and the ability to navigate complex community and coalition dynamics.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends and to travel domestically as needed.

Requirements

• All employees are expected to represent the organization in alignment with HIAS' mission, vision, and values.
• Some employees of HIAS are expected to speak externally on behalf of the organization with clients, donors, affiliates, partners, etc. as part of their work-related responsibilities.
• Applicants for these roles acknowledge and accept the inherent risk associated with external representation of HIAS.