{"id":64,"date":"2015-08-30T11:59:46","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T11:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fairfoodstandards.org\/cms\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2026-03-26T18:23:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:23:18","slug":"human-rights-investigator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fairfoodstandards.org\/es\/careers\/human-rights-investigator\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigador(a) de Derechos Humanos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idealist.org\/admin\/253a10340cee4ca28d4f67d408b6a393\/jobs\/fairfoodstandards.org\">Fair Food Standards Council (FFSC)<\/a> is hiring a Human Rights Investigator to join a team dedicated to a sustainable agricultural industry and the human rights of farmworkers. Human Rights Investigators are primarily responsible for leading FFSC&#8217;s grower audits, including interviewing, note-taking, and analysis; as well as FFSC&#8217;s 24\/7 complaint hotline, including intaking, investigating, and resolving sensitive complaints.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About FFSC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mission of FFSC is to monitor the development of a sustainable agricultural\u00a0industry that advances the human rights of farmworkers, the long-term interests of growers, and the ethical supply chain concerns of retail food companies through implementation of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fairfoodprogram.org\/\">Programa de Comida Justa<\/a>\u00a0(FFP), a unique worker-led, market-driven social responsibility program that emerged from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ciw-online.org\/\">Coalition of Immokalee Workers<\/a>\u2019 successful Campaign for Fair Food. The FFP has been recognized by human rights experts as \u201cthe best workplace-monitoring program\u201d in the US and \u201cone of the great human rights success stories of our day.\u201d To learn more, please see the FFSC\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairfoodstandards.org\/es\/reports\/\">annual report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FFSC Investigators are based in Tampa, St. Pete, Immokalee, and Miami. Flexible trust-based remote work arrangements are the norm; however, work-related travel to farms across Florida and throughout the United States is integral to the position. Investigators are expected to be based in Florida from November through May.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting compensation is $59,160.03 annually and ranges commensurate with experience and qualifications. Benefits include employer-paid medical, dental, and life insurance; 20 days of paid vacation and five days of paid sick time; parental leave policies; an employer-matched 401(k) plan; all federal holidays; organization-wide break the week between Christmas and New Years; and an optional two-month unpaid sabbatical once every three years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coordinate and conduct comprehensive audits of participating growers\u2019 operations;<\/li>\n<li>Intake, investigate, and resolve confidential complaints in Spanish received through a 24-hour live hotline;<\/li>\n<li>Conduct sensitive interviews in Spanish and English with farmworkers, supervisors, and management concerning potential human rights abuses, including emotionally traumatic experiences;<\/li>\n<li>Prepare detailed, accurate notes in English from interviews and complaint investigations;<\/li>\n<li>Perform additional duties and projects as assigned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fluency in Spanish;<\/li>\n<li>Strong communication and interviewing skills in English and Spanish;<\/li>\n<li>Strong attention to organization, detail, and accuracy;<\/li>\n<li>Strong problem-solving skills, ability to meet tight deadlines and handle competing priorities;<\/li>\n<li>Ability to perform well in a fast-paced setting requiring flexibility, frequent travel, and irregular hours;<\/li>\n<li>Discretion and maturity in dealing with confidential information;<\/li>\n<li>Comfort working in rural areas, including onsite at farms (outdoors, in high heat) for extended periods of time;<\/li>\n<li>Desire to work closely with people of different nationalities, genders, and education levels; and<\/li>\n<li>Ability to demonstrate a high level of emotional intelligence and resilience while navigating the complex and sometimes emotional nature intrinsic to working with vulnerable populations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Other Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A valid drivers\u2019 license and access to a car are necessary to complete the requirements of this position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applicants should send a resume\/CV and a cover letter describing their interest in the position to Judge Laura Safer Espinoza at <a href=\"mailto:careers@fairfoodstandards.org\">careers@fairfoodstandards.org<\/a>. The subject line of the email should read Investigator Position. Please state in the body of the email where you found the position.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>FFSC is an equal-opportunity employer\u00a0committed to developing a workforce that reflects and can relate easily to the diverse populations involved in the Fair Food Program.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>FFSC is unable to sponsor applicants for work visas for the Human Rights Investigator position.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fair Food Standards Council (FFSC) is hiring a Human Rights Investigator to join a team dedicated to a sustainable agricultural industry and the human rights of farmworkers. Human Rights Investigators are primarily responsible for leading FFSC&#8217;s grower audits, including interviewing, note-taking, and analysis; as well as FFSC&#8217;s 24\/7 complaint hotline, including intaking, investigating, and&#8230;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairfoodstandards.org\/es\/careers\/human-rights-investigator\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read Human Rights Investigator\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":188,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-left-sidebar.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-64","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fairfoodstandards.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fairfoodstandards.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fairfoodstandards.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fairfoodstandards.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fairfoodstandards.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.fairfoodstandards.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1444,"href":"https:\/\/www.fairfoodstandards.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions\/1444"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fairfoodstandards.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fairfoodstandards.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fairfoodstandards.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}