The Board of the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF), a 34-year old non-profit based in Washington, D.C., seeks an Executive Director to lead the organization. ILRF is a human rights organization with a budget of almost $2 million a year, dedicated to promoting dignity and justice for workers in the global economy. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Detailed knowledge of international human rights, international labor standards, and issues affecting workers in globalized industries.

• A commitment to movement building and grassroots organizing. An understanding of global labor movements, especially trade union movements in the Global South, strongly preferred. 

• A post-graduate degree in law, development, human rights, or other relevant field. 

• Extensive experience managing in the social justice sector. Experience managing in a unionized staff environment strongly preferred. 

• Fluency in English required. Proficiency in another language or other languages strongly preferred.

• Strong track record of non-profit fundraising from a diversity of sources. 

• Experience developing and implementing advocacy strategies, including experience producing high-quality written material.

• Willingness to travel extensively, both domestically and internationally.

• Commitment to anti-oppression principles and practice, and experience and sensitivity in working in multicultural, multiracial environments.