Acacia Center for Justice is hiring a
Senior Program Associate

Summary

Join the Acacia Center for Justice as a Senior Program Associate for the Post-Release Legal Services program. You will play an integral role in ensuring that legal service providers have the knowledge and resources they need to provide high-quality legal services to youth. This position requires a demonstrated knowledge of immigration law, child welfare issues, family law, criminal and juvenile systems, strong writing, research, data analysis, and facilitation skills.

Requirements

• A demonstrated knowledge of immigration law, child welfare issues, family law, criminal and juvenile systems
• Ability to work quickly and manage multiple projects effectively and efficiently
• Willingness to adapt to change
• Strong writing, research, data analysis, and facilitation skills
• Comfort with public speaking and giving presentations
• Ability to work collaboratively on a team, as well as to take the initiative and manage projects independently
• Willingness to travel 2-4 times per year to conduct and attend in-person training programs, and ability to successfully balance travel responsibilities with office-based responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Create organizational tools to track and analyze immigration cases and USCIS/EOIR/ORR policies that impact the Post-Release Legal Services network
• Synthesize and summarize changes in immigration law and policies to provide external guidance to legal service providers in the network, in the form of webinars and written guidance
• Develop and maintain relationships with existing and new technical assistance providers by conducting regular check-in calls, reviewing reports, and ad hoc communication to ensure they provide relevant and quality resources for the Post-Release Legal Services network
• Identify other technical assistance needs of the network and collaborate with colleagues to create training resources that address these needs
• Respond to questions from providers regarding ethical issues, new developments in the law, and case-specific issues that arise
• Conduct legal research and write reports or facilitate network calls on additional topics as they arise
• Develop workshop curricula for on-site training programs
• Travel domestically 2-4 times per year to conduct on-site training programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Spanish proficiency strongly preferred, and knowledge of other languages a plus
• Knowledge of the ORR system for Unaccompanied Children
• Experience representing detained immigrants and/or children
• Experience providing legal orientations, Know Your Rights presentations, legal screenings, or other community education initiatives
• Experience working before tribunals and decision-making bodies, including state and federal courts, immigration courts, and USCIS

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision- Some plans at $0 cost to the employee
• Employee Assistance Program
• 20 days per year of vacation time
• 12 days per year of sick time
• 5 personal days
• 4 organization-wide Wellness Days
• 11 observed holidays, including the last week of December
• $2000 Professional Development Stipend
• Home office set-up stipend
• Internet Stipend
• 401k with 5% employer contribution, no employee participation required
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Gym Reimbursement