Deputy Project Director, Immigrants' Rights Project

ABOUT THE JOB

The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of Deputy Project Director in the Immigrants' Rights Project of the ACLU's National officeThis is a hybrid role based in San Francisco, CA that has in-office requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month.

The Immigrants' Rights Project is a national project of the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation with offices in New York and California. Using targeted impact litigation, advocacy and public outreach, the Project carries on the ACLU's historic commitment to protecting the civil rights and civil liberties of immigrants. In state and federal trial and appellate courts, including the Supreme Court, the Project conducts the nation's largest impact litigation program dedicated to defending and expanding the rights of immigrants, enforcing the guarantees of the Constitution, and achieving equal justice under the law. It works with the English and non-English language media, immigrant advocacy organizations, and ACLU affiliates around the country to empower immigrant communities through presentations about their rights and about current and proposed immigration laws.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Reporting to the Project Director , the Deputy Project Director will conduct impact litigation and advocacy to advance and enforce immigrants' rights and will assist the Project Director in : supervising staff; helping to set and lead the Project's strategy; recruiting diverse and excellent candidates; onboarding and mentoring staff; managing internship and fellowship programs; liaising with internal and external partners; conducting and overseeing litigation; and other management and administrative duties as needed.

YOUR DAY TO DAY

Strategy and Management Alignment

• Readiness to align with management, including collaborating with and sharing ownership of decisions made by the Project Director, Center Director, and Senior Staff
• Assist Project Director with strategic planning
• Participate in IRP management team meetings
• Work with other members of management team to identify opportunities, troubleshoot problems, and ensure alignment of program with strategy
• Lead IRP meetings and teams, as directed
• Manage special projects, as directed

Cross-Departmental Collaboration, and Integrated Advocacy

Represent IRP on a standing, rotating, and / or as-needed basis in meetings with NPAD, Communications, Digital, Development, and other departments and partners

Administration

Supervision and Staffing

Manage process for hiring, onboarding, and managing new staff, fellows, and interns, which includes recruiting excellent candidates and furthering our board-mandated goal to increase the percentage of staff with disabilities and significant disabilities and to work in furtherance of our other announced diversity hiring initiatives

Ensure balance of work across project staff, including opportunities for writing, arguments, discovery, witness examinations, case development, and other professional growth

Litigation and Advocacy

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WHAT YOU'LL BRING

COMPENSATION

The ACLU is committed to equity, transparency, and clarity in pay. Consistent with our compensation philosophy, there is a set salary for each role based on geographic work location. The annual salary for this position is $212,836 (Level DPD), reflecting the salary of a position based in San Francisco, CA. Salaries are subject to a regional pay adjustment if authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

For details on our pay structure, please visit : https : / / www.aclu.org / careers / ACLU_Geographic_Pay_Structure-July_2024.pdf

WHY THE ACLU

For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it's ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people.

We know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and know that what we offer is essential not just their work, but to their overall well-being.

At the ACLU, we offer a broad range of benefits, which include :

OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY, EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all. For us diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are not just check-the-box activities, but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change. We are a community committed to learning and growth, humility and grace, transparency and accountability. We believe in a collective responsibility to create a culture of belonging for all people within our organization - one that respects and embraces difference; treats everyone equitably; and empowers our colleagues to do the best work possible. We are as committed to anti-oppression, anti-ableism, and anti-racism internally as we are externally. Because whether we're in the courts or in the office, we believe 'We the People' means all of us.

With this commitment in mind, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online, please email benefits.hrdept@aclu.org. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.

Salary : $212,836