Executive Director

Summary

CTUL is excited to welcome our next Executive Director and is seeking a highly collaborative and strategic leader with experience building worker power through organizing, leadership development, and transformative policy change. Join our talented team as we continue to build a movement to win racial, gender, and economic justice.

Location: Our office is located in Minneapolis, MN. Staff must be residents of MN.

Compensation: The annual salary is up to $100,000 plus a generous benefits package.

Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha / Center for Workers United in the Struggle (CTUL) is Minnesota-based a worker center and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization where workers organize, educate, and empower each other to fight for a voice in their workplaces and in their communities. We partner with other organizations and leaders to build a movement to win racial, gender, and economic justice.

We identify the root causes of injustice and work to shift the balance of power between those who have it and those who don’t to improve the lives of our communities for present and future generations. In 2025 we launched a sister 501c4 organization that we partner closely with in our work – CTULAF.

We believe in the power, brilliance, creativity, and strength of communities of color and of low-wage workers. By organizing together and relying on one another, we:

• Win specific policies that improve the lives of low-wage workers;
• Create worker-led enforcement mechanisms so that policies can have a meaningful, concrete, and long-term impact; and
• Transform systems of exploitation towards interdependence and liberation.

Since our founding in 2007, CTUL evolved a unique approach to organizing with the most vulnerable workers, and together with our community have evolved an effective set of strategies that are making powerful changes across the Twin Cities metro area. This work has improved the lives of thousands of workers by winning back over $7 million dollars in stolen wages and winning wage increases that, going forward, will bring $883 million dollars per year back into the poorest communities in the Twin Cities.

Our annual budget is $3.2 million and we have a talented team of 24 staff members and are governed by a Board of Directors who generously share their leadership and lived experience to help inform our strategic direction. CTUL works in close partnership with multiple groups and leaders whose work intersects with economic justice, including labor unions, policymakers, grassroots movement organizations, philanthropists, and others who share in our commitment to building worker power.

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In deep collaboration with our Board of Directors and staff, the Executive Director will create and lead a vision for the organization based on its mission, core organizing principles, and theory of change. They will oversee the administration and programs of the organization, ensuring the sound management and fiscal health of CTUL. They will serve as a leader in our field, representing CTUL across our partnerships and inspiring others to join us in realizing our vision for economic justice.

Leadership, Governance, Organizational Development & Learning

• Operationalize and update as needed the organization-wide vision, ensuring that the organization has the plans, policies, and staffing in place to make progress towards our mission, both in the near-term and long-term. Ensure ongoing program excellence; develop evaluation methods and support ongoing learning and planning.
• Take a continuous learning approach to our field, tracking significant developments and trends in labor, using this knowledge to identify innovations and strengthen our strategies.
• Provide direct supervision for the Executive Leadership team, which currently includes Organizing Director, Director of Campaign Strategy, Policy Director, Downtown Campaign Director, and Director of Finance and Operations, engaging with their expertise and talents to ensure that all work across the organization connects back to core values and strategic frameworks.
• Regular check-ins with the Executive Assistant who…