Community Learning Partnership Organizer

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Training & development

The Southwest Organizing Project is seeking a mission-driven leader who will build on the successful launch of the Chicago Community Learning Partnership and support the 3-Year Growth Plan. The new Chicago CLP Organizer will lead the dynamic growth of the new college-credit pathway and expand the credentialed workforce of skilled organizers throughout Chicago. This is a full-time hybrid position with adjustable hours for evenings/weekends to meet programmatic and student needs.

• Student engagement: support the success of CLP cohort students enrolled in the Community Leadership Pathway at the City Colleges of Chicago; student support entails recruitment of prospective students, enrollment into the college-credit coursework, retention through the pathway, and successful practicum/workforce placement. This work will require relational meetings with students and stakeholders, particularly 1-1s with students.
• Student recruitment: meeting with prospective students and raising awareness of the CLP pathways.
• Cohort communications: provide support for the day-to-day communications and logistical support for students enrolled in the Community Leadership Pathway.
• Alumni engagement: engage CLP alumni to recommend new students, serve as mentors and support practicum placement opportunities, and support CLP community network.
• Collaboration with City Colleges of Chicago:
  Through an organizing lens, manage the day-to-day operations of the CLP pathway at college sites. This work will involve collaborating with CCC staff and faculty to ensure a high-quality student experience for the college credential pathway.
• Relationships with community-based partners:
  Manage the network of CLP community-based organizations, particularly CLP Advisory and CLP Practicum partners, to ensure CLP is a pathway valued by nonprofit leaders as a vital response to the current labor market in Chicago, particularly filling the gap for trained community organizers and community engagement specialists.
• Duties as assigned for Chicago CLP Growth Plan, reporting to the CLP Director.

Sitting, standing, walking, typing, speaking, occasional driving.

• Experience in or exposure to nonprofit and social impact sector in Chicago
• Experience with navigating complex systems and/or helping others to do so

• Familiarity with Chicago CLP network, particularly as a former student or community-based partner
• Bilingual – Spanish/English – and bicultural work experience
• Community organizing and/or coalition building experience
• Experience successfully navigating higher education/school systems and building organizational culture in a hybrid setting
• Associate/bachelor’s degree, experience in two-year and four-year institutions

Please apply by February 28, 2026. Position is open until it is filled.

Please send resume, cover letter via email to:

Diego Narvaez

Human Resources Coordinator

dnarvaez

SWOP is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages women and people of color to apply for this position.

It is the policy of The Southwest Organizing Project not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, veteran or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, and local law.

Flexible work from home options available.