LA Senior Community Organizer

POSITION SUMMARY

The Los Angeles Senior Community Organizer is a member of our organizing team working towards APENs vision of building healthy fair and just neighborhoods. The Los Angeles Senior Community Organizer plays a crucial role in building an effective base-building program to organize and develop the leadership of Asian immigrant and refugee community members. This role will support in developing their leadership to engage in advocacy campaign and electoral actions and providing interpretation and translation to make these processes accessible to monolingual members. The position reports to the Los Angeles Organizing Director and works within the Local Organizing (POPStars) Component of APEN which strives to integrate bold and authentic Asian immigrant and refugee leadership throughout the organization.

APENs organizing work in Los Angeles (more specifically in Carson and the South Bay/ Harbor Gateway region) focuses on organizing a Just Transition away from an extractive fossil-fuel based economy towards a regenerative economy. We engage in strategic campaigns that fight the bad like targeting oil refineries as well as campaigns and projects that build the good like creating local community-governed clean energy.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Basebuilding: Outreach Organizing Sustaining & Leadership Development (60%)
2. • Contribute to setting organizing goals and plans for recruitment of adult working-class Filipino members high school Filipino youth and working-class Asian adults in Carson (and the South Bay/ Harbor Gateway region)
   • Conduct outreach and various activities to gain new adult working-class Filipino members high school Filipino youth and working-class Asian adults in Carson (and the South Bay/ Harbor Gateway region)
   • Build relationships with Asian community institutions and leaders
   • Ensure member participation in various leadership development and campaign activities
   • Contribute to developing organizing systems and methods
   • Interpret and translate activities & materials when needed
   • Coordinate & implement logistics for various activities including providing transportation arranging childcare communicating with interpreters
   • Document & track the participation of members
   • Support members to improve needed skills (e.g. public speaking grassroots fundraising critical thinking & analysis campaign strategy electoral phone-banking)
   • Work with members to deepen political consciousness (e.g. critical analysis of political context; understanding of the importance of transformative organizing; shared commitment to vision; exposure to different social justice issues)
   • Lead member engagement in meetings and activities
   • Educate Asian community members about Just Transition
   • Building systems of collective & community care for families in the Filipino community in Carson (and the South Bay/ Harbor Gateway region)

1. Project Development and Management (15%)
2. • Leverage relationships with existing resources and models
   • Engage our members in furthering the just transition strategies and local economic alternatives such as forming cooperatives and developing community solar

1. Campaign & Alliance Building (15%)
2. • Work with members to identify counter-hegemonic campaign demands and move our Carson Phillips 66 Refinery Closure campaign forward
   • Plan and implement campaign goals & activities
   • Support members to lead campaign strategy & implementation
   • Build relationships alliances and coalitions to move campaigns
   • Share learn and exchange with other social justice allies

1. Organizational Development (10%)
2. • Contribute to overall organizational integration and planning processes including yearly & strategic planning
   • Participate in grassroots & foundation fundraising
   • Build new narratives act as spokespeople and engage with communications work
   • Manage volunteers and interns when needed
   • Contribute to the APEN culture of team-building

QUALIFICATIONS

• Commitment to the mission and principles of APEN and social justice; and shares the commitment of indigenous peoples and the broader environmental justice movement to work toward a Just Transition defined as shifting from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy that provides well being for all.
• Clear communication skills (written and verbal)
• Self-motivated responsible proactive and disciplined
• Team-oriented with a commitment to principled struggle
• Outreach and recruitment; skills and confidence in talking to strangers about different issues
• Willing to work some evenings and weekends
• Willing to travel for work related events meetings retreats and professional development opportunities.

PREFFERED EXPERIENCE

• 3-5 years experience working within Social/Environmental Justice movement and/or social service sector
• Comfortable using social media platforms for community engagement
• Familiarity with the Los Angeles region specifically the South Bay (Carson San Pedro and Wilmington)
• Facilitation in small to large groups (5 -100 people)
• Working with Asian immigrant and refugee communities especially elders
• Supporting community members in building up their confidence to participate in public processes
• Fluency in Tagalog or other Asian dialects is strongly preferred but not required.
• Experience working with interpretation and translation
• A valid drivers license and access to a car with valid insurance is preferred within 1 year of employment

SALARY AND BENEFITS

This is a full-time non-exempt position with an hourly rate range of $39.66-$42.55 commensurate with experience. APEN offers a generous benefits package that includes the following:

• Fully paid medical dental and vision coverage for employee spouse and/or dependents
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
• Vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays
• Fully paid 2 week winter holiday
• 401k with 5% employer contribution
• Professional development funds
• Commuter and parking benefits
• 3-month paid Sabbatical opportunity
• APEN is also a family-friendly employer

ACCESSIBILITY AND WORKING CONDITIONS

This position will require applicants to work on a computer daily for long periods of time and collaborate with colleagues and coalition partners through Zoom email and other digital platforms. APEN will provide a computer and other equipment needed to fulfill basic job responsibilities.

This position will be a hybrid (remote/in-person) position. Candidates will need to be able to work in-person at our office located in Wilmington. This position will follow APENs COVID safety policies and protocols regarding in-person work. Masks are required to be worn in APEN offices and indoor events with the exception of eating and drinking. All employees also are required to be vaccinated as part of our safety policy or be subject to weekly testing.

APEN will continue to closely monitor local and state health officials guidance around COVID and any additional guidelines around safety for people to return to offices and gather in-person as needed.

This position may occasionally require work during irregular hours including on nights or weekends and will require intermittent travel within California.

This position will not require carrying or moving heavy equipment regularly ascending or descending a ladder or standing or sitting for long periods of time. This position will not require working in hazardous or unusual conditions such as outdoors in inclement weather.

We provide reasonable accommodations for the application interview or any other aspect of the internship selection process to applicants with disabilities. Please email to request an accommodation.

APPLICATION PROCESS

This position was posted in January 2026 and will be open until filled. Applications are due electronically by clicking Apply Now on the APEN website. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

The application must include the following:

• Resume
• Cover letter describing interest in the position and qualifications

APEN is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status caste or any other characteristic protected by law. APEN conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. Queer transgender intersex gender non-conforming disabled black and indigenous people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

*For more information about Just Transition please reference: Experience:

Senior IC