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Director of Advocacy and Organizing |
[Posted 09/08/10] |
| Organization: | The New York Immigration Coalition |
| Website: | http://www.thenyic.org |
| Salary: | Based on Experience |
| Job Type: | Full-time |
| Location: | New York, New York |
| Description: | POSITION AVAILABLE: Director of Advocacy & Organizing The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) is an umbrella policy and advocacy organization for more than 200 groups in New York State that works for justice and opportunity for immigrants and refugees. The NYIC successfully brings together multi-ethnic, multi-racial, and multi-sector constituencies to pursue a common agenda. Over the past twenty years, through its numerous advocacy and program activities, the NYIC has emerged as the leading advocacy group in New York State on newcomer community issues. Through convening working group meetings, coordinating advocacy, holding direct actions and media events, the NYIC mobilizes its network to respond quickly and effectively to policy challenges and community issues. POSITION: Director of Advocacy & Organizing Responsibilities: • Oversee development, strategy, and implementation of comprehensive state and city budget and legislative agenda and campaigns on multiple issue areas; • Provide coordination, supervision and strategic support for program staff on campaign development, government relations, coalition building, event mobilizing, and program management; • Maintain communications and build relationships with government officials and strengthen partnerships and collaborations with multi-sector organizations and unions; • Assist in coordination of capacity-building trainings, strategy meetings, rallies, action alerts and lead planning and implementation of our State and City Advocacy Days; • Conduct policy analysis on a range of immigrant issues, and develop materials for use in education, outreach, and advocacy, as well as track developments and write policy briefs and fact sheets; • Assist with program management and HR responsibilities such training and development; performance planning, management, and analysis and improvement of effectiveness of all human resource efforts. • Manage implementation of IDEA project, an effort to organize teachers and education practitioners to engage in education advocacy and development of best practices. |
| Qualifications: | QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree required. Minimum ten years experience or equivalent in nonprofit management, advocacy, organizing or related field required. Experience supervising and managing a professional staff. Excellent writing, analytical, public speaking, and meeting facilitation skills. Highly organized with a demonstrated ability to prioritize and handle multiple, complex tasks. Familiarity with New York’s immigrant communities and with the New York school system, highly desirable. Demonstrated interest in social justice issues. Ability to work cooperatively with diverse staff and community partners. Excellent computer skills. Some weekend and evening work required. Bi/multilingual ability preferred. SALARY: COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE |
| How to Apply: | TO APPLY: NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE. EMAIL OR FAX RESUME, COVER LETTER AND SALARY HISTORY TO: jramirez@thenyic.org or fax to 212-627-9314 with the subject: Director of Advocacy & Organizing Position Deadline to submit: September 15, 2010 |
| Deadline: | 9/15/2010 |