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National Security & Civil Rights (NSCR) Community Advocate
Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus
Regular, Non-Exempt, Full-time Position
Hybrid Work Schedule; Based in San Francisco
Applications on a rolling basis, open until filled
The Opportunity
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus (ALC) seeks an empathetic, grassroots-centered, detail-oriented, and self-motivated Community Advocate to work with its dynamic National Security & Civil Rights (NSCR) program. ALC advocates for low-income and immigrant community members through direct legal services, impact litigation, and policy and community advocacy on a wide range of issues. Its NSCR program challenges policing and surveillance policies and practices harming racial and religious minority communities, and in particular the profiling and targeting of Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian (AMEMSA) and Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities by federal and local law enforcement agencies.
The Community Advocate is responsible for educating impacted communities regarding their rights and the issues that are pertinent to them, building relationships with community partners and allies, devising campaigns with coalitions to advance the interests of impacted communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and across California, and helping to implement legislative and advocacy strategies to confront emerging challenges statewide and across local Bay Area jurisdictions. Significant experience with civil rights, anti-surveillance, anti-policing, immigrants’ rights, and/or criminal justice, particularly as these issues impact API and/or AMEMSA communities, is highly desired. The position requires extensive local outreach and is based in the Bay Area. Candidates with fluency in Arabic, Farsi, Urdu or Punjabi are highly desired.
The Organization
ALC is the nation’s oldest legal organization focusing on advancing and defending the civil rights of API communities; in the aftermath of 9/11, we have also worked to protect the civil rights of AMEMSA communities. Since 1972, ALC has litigated high-profile civil rights cases, advocated for the passage of landmark policy changes, and provided an array of services, including community education, advocacy, and direct client representation to further the rights of low-income immigrants and communities of color. Current program areas include NSCR, Workers’ Rights, Immigrant Rights, Housing Rights, Criminal Justice Reform, and Voting Rights.
ALC is based in San Francisco, a hub of the Asian American rights movement, progressive politics, and social justice activism. Our location in Chinatown is the first mixed-use, affordable housing co-op in San Francisco, serving as a model for preserving affordable housing in the city and protecting tenants’ rights.
Responsibilities
All ALC staff are expected to participate in regular check-in meetings with their supervisor, staff meetings, program team meetings, and other organization meetings, as requested.
Qualifications
Compensation and Benefits
This is a regular, full-time, non-exempt position. The annual compensation depends on years of relevant experience; the range for the Community Advocate position, starting from one year's experience, is $67,980 up to a maximum of $74,284. ALC offers an additional $1,000 annual compensation for proficiency in a language other than English and an additional $1,000 annual compensation for a graduate degree(s).
ALC’s comprehensive benefits include the following: generous vacation and paid holidays; medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage (ALC pays 100% of premiums for employees and 75% for qualified dependents); a flexible spending account (FSA); and 401K retirement plan with employer non-elective contribution and match. The terms and conditions of employment may be governed in part by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. This position is included in the collective bargaining unit represented by CWA Local 9410.
Application Process
Interested candidates should submit the following:
Please apply directly to jobs@advancingjustice-alc.org Please put "NSCR Community Advocate" in the subject line.
Full Time
$85k-112k (estimate)
05/03/2024
05/16/2024
advancingjustice-alc.org
San Francisco, CA
50 - 100
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