Popular Education & Culture Director

Popular Education & Culture Director Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation

• 4.0 Detroit, MI Job Details Full-time $65,000
• $70,000 a year 23 hours ago Qualifications Spanish Curriculum development English Instructor-led training (training delivery method) Developing new training programs Workshop facilitation Adult learning Adult education Full Job Description Position Overview The Popular EducationCulture Director leads the organization's popular education work with and alongside Latinx working-class and immigrant communities.

This role develops curriculum, train-the-trainer materials, and participatory learning tools that help people share their stories, build political understanding, grow leadership, and support organizing strategies for power-building and transformative change in Michigan. Grounded in servant leadership principles-including empathy, humility, stewardship, and commitment to the growth of others-the Director uses participatory action research (PAR), popular education, and story of self as core concientizacion methodologies. This body of work informs organizing strategies led by DHDC's Community OrganizingAdvocacy team, by ensuring that learning, reflection, and leadership development are central to how the organization plans and moves for transformative justice. Key Responsibilities

• Design and adapt popular education curriculum and facilitation tools rooted in the realities of Latinx working-class and immigrant communities in Michigan
• Develop and facilitate train-the-trainer programs so staff, members, and community leaders can lead popular education, PAR processes and other key organizing methodologies
• Support base-building, leadership development, and campaign planning by aligning concientizacion methodologies with organizing priorities
• Use participatory tools to help people analyze root causes of injustice, reflect on their experiences, and develop organizing strategies focused on supporting the COA teams build local campaigns
• Maintain a culture of learning and reflection that honors immigrant families' knowledge, worker experience, and community wisdom
• Lead internal strategies, trainings and practices that ensures the organization is grounded in the values and principals of a people-centered popular education framework. Qualifications
• 5-8 years of experience in popular education, community organizing, adult learning, and curriculum development
• Strong connection to or experience working with Latinx working-class and immigrant communities
• Experience designing participatory curriculum and facilitation tools for grassroots or community-based work
• Deep understanding of popular education, PAR, and train-the-trainer models
• Skill in facilitation, communication, and relationship-building
• Commitment to immigrant justice, racial equity, and collective power
• Bilingual Spanish-English skills is a must. Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in grassroots organizing, labor, or immigrant rights work
• Experience training community leaders and staff.

This position is funded through Feb 28, 2028 with the possibility of renewal.