Friday, October 28, 2016

Portions of the job announcement are below (for the full posting, see here: Download POST CIJ LOP Program Associate October 2016)

The Vera Institute of Justice, founded in 1961, is an independent, non-partisan, nonprofit organization that combines expertise in research, technical assistance, and demonstration projects to assist leaders in government and civil society examine justice policy and practice, and improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety...

Vera’s Center on Immigration and Justice seeks a Program Associate to work in its New York office with its Immigration Court Helpdesk (ICH) and Legal Orientation Program (LOP).

The ICH is a program that serves non-detained respondents who are scheduled for Master Calendar hearings at five EOIR Immigration Courts. The goal of ICH is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of immigration court proceedings by informing non-detained respondents appearing before the court about court practices and procedures, available legal options, and other relevant topics.

The LOP was created to inform detained immigrants about their rights, and the immigration court and detention processes. Vera staff work with federal government partners at EOIR and nonprofit legal service agencies to provide detained people at 35 sites nationwide with basic information about forms of relief from removal, how to represent themselves in immigration court, and how to get legal representation.

Vera staff is responsible for managing service provider networks, including monitoring compliance with subcontracts, providing technical assistance, and conducting program evaluation.

Responsibilities

The Program Associate will work closely with the Program Director in carrying out the following duties:

Provide technical assistance to program sites in the form of site visits, on-site training programs, conference calls, individual consultations, and other means as appropriate;

Conduct site visits of program sites (expect to conduct 6-12 site visits a year) and draft site visit evaluations;

Plan and execute peer-to-peer on-site training programs for new LOP providers;

Facilitate regular check-in conference calls;

Prepare and deliver webinars about best practices, immigration law, and detention;

Continuously identify promising practices among program sites and devise ways to disseminate information about such practices to encourage implementation elsewhere;

Coordinate development and review of legal orientation materials (in English and Spanish) and provide meaningful feedback;

Assist in the preparation of quarterly and annual reports to government partners;

Represent the Center in public speaking engagements and at professional meetings; and

Assist on other projects as assigned.

Qualifications

A JD degree;

Working knowledge of Spanish;

A desire to effectuate change in partnership with government;

Strong writing, research, communication, and facilitation skills;

Ability to manage work on multiple projects effectively and efficiently; to work collaboratively on a team and manage projects independently; and to successfully balance travel responsibilities with office-based responsibilities;

Willingness to travel outside of New York City frequently;

A valid driver’s license;

Experience with “know your rights” and other community education initiatives strongly preferred;

Legal, government, or policy work experience strongly preferred;

Knowledge of immigration, criminal justice, or other justice areas strongly preferred;

Experience representing detained immigrants and a demonstrated interest in program administration and public policy strongly preferred.

How to apply

Please submit cover letter, resume, list of three references, and a brief writing sample (5 pages or less). Online submission in PDF format is preferred.

http://vera.applytojob.com/apply/1WluMB/Program-Associate-ICHLOP-CIJ

-JKoh

https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2016/10/vera-institute-is-hiring-program-associate-ctr-on-immigration-justice.html