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Title: New York Legal Director
Position Location : This position will be based in ACT’s New York office. Relocation expenses may be covered for the right candidate.
Reports to : National Legal Director
FLSA Status : Salaried-Exempt
Employment Type : Full-time
Hours : Monday-Friday, hybrid position, requires a mix of remote work, work on site, and court appearances.
Salary: The base salary for this position is $90,000; additional compensation is negotiable based on experience.
Organization: African Communities Together (ACT) is an organization of African immigrants fighting for civil rights, opportunity, and a better life for our families here in the U.S. and worldwide. ACT works to support and empower African immigrants to integrate socially, advance economically, and engage civically. ACT connects African immigrants to services, empowers our members to develop as grassroot leaders, and leads campaigns for social change. ACT’s African immigrant membership comes from a diverse range of nationalities, cultures, and languages, and is religiously diverse, majority women, and predominantly working-class and low income.
Position Description: African Communities Together (ACT) is seeking a committed and seasoned Legal Director with demonstrated experience working with diverse cultural groups to join our legal team. The Legal Director will oversee our New York Chapter's immigration legal program and provide direct immigration legal services to ACT members and African immigrant communities. This key leadership position will report to the National Legal Director and will be responsible for supervising the legal department's personnel, including 1 paralegal, 1 legal fellow, and volunteers as well as expanding ACT's New York legal program, which includes petitions for immigrant relatives, naturalization, and status adjustment. This position collaborates with the Director of the New York Chapter and ACT's national leadership to advance the Chapter's goals and objectives.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Leadership:
Staff Management:
Client and Case Management:
Community Engagement:
Compliance and Reporting :
Partnership Development and Relationship Building:
Professional Development
Qualifications:
We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the qualifications for a role. Studies have shown people of the global majority and female-identifying candidates in particular are likely to “count themselves out” of otherwise well-matched opportunities due to this fact. If much of this job description describes you, please apply for this role.
Additional Qualifications Appreciated but Not Required
Employee Benefits
We offer a full comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Simplified Employee Pension Plan (SEP-IRA). Additional benefits include professional development and a sabbatical/longevity bonus.
Paid Time and Holidays Off
African Communities Together (ACT) offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees. Benefits include two weeks of paid vacation and medical leave, a personal day for every two months worked, paid holidays throughout the calendar year (including federal holidays), and a year-end winter break from December 24th to January 1st.
Application Process
Please submit your resume along with a brief cover letter describing your interest. Applicants are encouraged to submit applications by April 1st, 2024 ; however, applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer
African Communities Together (ACT) believes that all persons are entitled to Equal Employment Opportunity, and we do not discriminate against our staff members or applicants for employment because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender identity and expression, sex, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran or citizenship status provided they are qualified and meet the requirements for the position. ACT provides reasonable accommodation to candidates with disabilities.
ACT is an affirmative action employer and strongly supports the social goals of affirmative action. Therefore, we make special efforts to recruit individuals from groups that are historically under-represented in professional environments or suffer from broader societal discrimination.
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Full Time
$177k-219k (estimate)
05/07/2024
05/20/2024
africans.us
MANHATTAN, NY
<25
2012
AMAHA KASSA
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Civic & Environmental Advocacy