Georgia Director

National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)

Full-Time

Posted: 07/27/2023

Location: Atlanta

National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) is the only organization focused on building power with AAPI women and girls to influence critical decisions that affect our lives, our families, and our communities. Using a reproductive justice framework, we elevate AAPI women and girls to impact policy and drive systemic change in the United States.

Today, we are mobilizing and building power in cities across the United States to create social, political, and economic change for AAPI women and girls. Our work is focused on the following strategies:

• Policy and Structural Change
• Organizing and Civic Engagement
• Legal Advocacy and Judicial Strategy

We use the Reproductive Justice lens to intersectionally address three core issues:

• Reproductive Rights and Health
• Economic Justice
• Immigration and Racial Justice

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Georgia Director is responsible for leading NAPAWF’s strategy in Georgia on issues that impact Asian American Pacific Islander women and girls, building bridges between the AAPI community and the progressive movement in Georgia. The Georgia Director will develop NAPAWF to be the leader on issues that impact AAPI women and girls in Georgia.

POSITION DUTIES

• Develop advocacy strategies to reach AAPI women and girls to engage with the state legislature
• Develop or modify messaging on issues to Georgia’s AAPI context
• Build a strong demographic, community, and political knowledge base for the State of Georgia
• Build strong working relationships with other AAPI organizations in Georgia to identify collaborative opportunities.
• Build a strong network of relationships with key progressive allies in the AAPI, immigrant rights, reproductive justice, women’s rights, racial justice and human rights organizations
• Hire and supervise staff
• Participate and represent NAPAWF in state-based and local coalitions
• Build a base of AAPI women and girls to lead on issues impacting AAPI women and girls
• Integrate civic engagement and voter engagement work to NAPAWF priority issue
• Manage the GA Organizing budget
• Assist with fundraising to expand the Georgia organizing initiative
• Educate local AAPI organizations and students on NAPAWF’s priority issues
• Performing duties, as necessary, as a member of the NAPAWF team

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have at least 4 years of advocacy, public policy, or organizing experience, with incremental growth in those areas.
• Must have 3 to 5 years of supervisory experience.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment meeting multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Excellent organizational, written, and oral communication skills.
• Experience in creating and leading projects.
• Ability to create concrete work plans with measurable goals.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Must be willing to travel.
• 2 to 3 years of Program Management experience is a plus.
• Public speaking experience is a plus.
• Fundraising experience is a plus.
• Values fit Commitment to the issues of AAPI and/or immigrant women and girls, health, social justice, and human rights.
• Strategic Problem Solver: Is known to offer suggestions and brainstorm ideas with team members.
• Self-driven work ethic and resilience: Exhibits ownership over goals and projects.
• Highly Organized, motivated, and detail-oriented: Manages a high volume of work with efficiency.
• Leads and motivates others to action: Can motivate & inspire others to take action.
• Works independently and manages up effectively: Capable of managing up and bringing key issues to direct supervisor’s attention.

SALARY & BENEFITS

The annual salary range for this position is $70,000 - $80,000, commensurate with experience.

A highly competitive benefits package includes a 401(k) plan, and medical, dental, and vision insurance.

This position will work both in an office setting in Atlanta and in the field, meeting as needed with legislators, partners, and NAPAWF members outside of the office.

NAPAWF is committed to public health and to the safety and well-being of our colleagues and visitors. As such we have adopted a policy requiring all employees to receive all recommended COVID-19 vaccines and boosters or to apply for and receive an exemption.

NAPAWF is an equal-opportunity employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, and people of color, including bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities.