Chief of Staff

One America is seeking a Chief of Staff to serve as a senior strategic partner to the Executive Director and a key member of the organization's leadership team. This is a substantial, multifaceted role for an experienced leader who wants to plant roots in an organization doing serious, sustained movement work—someone energized both by the urgency of this moment and by the long‑term project of building immigrant power in Washington State and beyond.

As Chief of Staff, you'll lead One America's Policy and Campaigns Team, act as a strategic facilitator for the Senior Leadership Team, and serve as a bridge between visionary leadership and effective execution—translating big‑picture thinking into actionable plans while holding external relationships across the progressive political ecosystem. It is a role that requires strategic depth, exceptional people skills, and the ability to move comfortably between policy work and grassroots organizing.

You'll be stepping into an organization in a strong position: 25 years of relationship‑building and political credibility, stable and growing funding, and deeply committed leadership and staff. But what makes this position truly exceptional is the nature of the fight itself. Immigrants are under attack nationally, and Washington State is where we push back, where we win, and where we're actively modeling for the rest of the country what it looks like to fully include immigrants as part of the fabric of our communities.

This is a chance to be at the center of that fight: to lead a resistance movement inside an organization committed to long‑term power building and real wins for immigrants in Washington State. For the right person, there is no more exciting or meaningful place to work.

One America organizes immigrant and refugee leaders and our allies in Washington State to build power in our communities and run campaigns that ensure immigrants are not only protected and can survive but that immigrants can thrive and are equal, valued and loved. Established in 2001 by U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, we have since grown to become a locally and nationally recognized leader in advancing immigrant, civil, and human rights.

One America envisions a peaceful world where every person’s human rights and dignity are respected, where communities appreciate differences and stand together for justice and equality, and where each person contributes to the common good. All of our work is grounded in our Theory of Change and guided by the conviction that people directly impacted should lead our movement for justice because they are best equipped to create real solutions that build lasting power.

Grassroots immigrant leaders—our base—drive priorities across our organization.

Power building means developing the collective strength, leadership, and political will to create lasting, systemic change—not just winning individual policy fights, but shifting who holds power and how decisions get made. At One America, this work takes four forms:

• Organizing: We build the leadership of immigrant and refugee grassroots leaders to organize together with our allies to co‑govern with elected leaders in communities where we live and work.
• Policy & Advocacy: With our grassroots leaders driving our campaigns, we develop and advocate for policies that serve our communities at the local, state, and federal levels—building power each step of the way.
• Civic Engagement: We train and support people like us to run for office, mobilize voters and funds to elect people who represent us, and endorse and support pro‑immigrant candidates to govern with us through our sister organization, One America Votes.
• Immigration Inclusion: We advocate for systems that include immigrants at every level, including the workforce, and provide English classes and U.S. citizenship support as a point of entry into our movement.

We carry out this work in Washington State through a family of four organizations, which consists of One America (501(c)3), One America Votes (501(c)4), One America Votes Justice Fund (State PAC), One America Votes Justice for All Fund (Federal PAC). With a combined budget of…