Executive Director

Core responsibilities:

• Provide overall guidance and supervision for the organization's administration and programmatic work, in coordination with FFSC's management team
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with institutional and individual donors
• Represent the organization in public-facing events and presentations
• Maintain relationships and act as principal point of communication with the FFP's participating growers and participating buyers
• Oversee the quality of the organization's final work product, including compliance assessments, complaint resolutions, and materials generated for the public
• Support the program's expansion efforts in the U.S. and internationally
• Work with other organizations seeking to replicate the Fair Food Program model

This role leads a team dedicated to the enforcement and expansion of a sustainable agricultural industry and the human rights of farmworkers through the Fair Food Program, which has been recognized as one of the great human rights success stories of our day.

Required qualifications:

• Experience in the administration of growing non-profits
• Experience in development and fundraising, including with major institutional and individual donors
• Ability to work well with management team members who are responsible for direct supervision of junior staff
• Ability to present the different facets and impacts of the organization's work and accomplishments to a wide variety of audiences
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in factual analysis and complaint investigation
• Experience in alternative dispute resolution
• Prior human rights work on behalf of low-wage workers and/or other vulnerable populations
• Good judgment, attention to detail, and willingness to work with limited administrative assistance
• Willingness to work flexible hours and to travel within the U.S., as well as internationally
• Bachelors and JD, PhD, or MBA
• Spanish language fluency is preferable

No specific benefits, compensation, or salary information mentioned in the job posting.

The Fair Food Standards Council (FFSC) monitors the development of a sustainable agricultural industry that advances the human rights of farmworkers, the long-term interests of growers, and the ethical supply chain concerns of retail food companies through implementation of the Fair Food Program (FFP), a unique worker-led, market-driven social responsibility program.