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Community Advocacy Manager

Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Oakland, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/18/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/13/2025

Location : San Francisco or Oakland, Hybrid, 2 days in the office. Remote work will be considered, domestic travel required.

Deadline : Applications are due by February 28, 2025. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until filled.

Compensation and Benefits :

This is a Full-time and Exempt position. The salary range for this position is $95,000-$127,762. The compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience.

ALC’s comprehensive benefits package includes 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); commuter benefits; and 401(k) retirement plan with employer non-elective contribution and match.

The Opportunity

Asian Law Caucus (ALC) seeks a passionate and experienced project manager who excels at coordination and infrastructure development to advance community empowerment within ALC’s 3-pronged theory of change for movement lawyering, which also includes legal and policy advocacy. The Community Advocacy Manager will be responsible for coordinating community partnerships across California, community education, and outreach across the organization and providing a co-mentorship space for a team of community advocates who are embedded in ALC’s five program areas. This role will work closely with and provide direct support to the Managing Director of Programs in advancing organizational priorities and implementing program initiatives.

The ideal candidate has significant advocacy, organizing, and / or project management experience and a track record of taking concepts from idea to implementation. A strong mentoring and empowerment orientation, as well as a commitment to respecting the lived experiences of marginalized communities and authentically implementing a movement lawyering model are essential. An understanding of Asian American, Pacific Islander, Arab, and Muslim communities and organizations is highly desired. This position reports to the Managing Director of Programs.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic vision and direction for building ALC’s community-centered empowerment and advocacy strategies.
  • Track and assess external relationships, focusing on grassroots organizations and coalitions and identify opportunities for cross-program collaboration.
  • Lead organization-wide community education and outreach projects and coordinate program-based efforts to maximize community impact.
  • Work with program directors and the Managing Director of Programs to train and support community advocates to identify emerging issues, patterns, policy, organizing and advocacy opportunities and develop and execute projects including but not limited to : outreach, direct engagement with impacted community members and clients, community education, developing relationships with grassroots partners, coalition building, campaigns, and mobilization.
  • Supervise, train, and support community advocates and fellows, as needed.
  • Support development of a movement lawyering culture, including planning and executing training series and developing infrastructure to connect community education and empowerment work with legal and policy advocacy.
  • Assist in development activities such as grant proposals, reporting, funder meetings, and fundraising events.

All ALC staff are expected to participate in regular check-in meetings with their supervisor / supervisees, staff meetings, team meetings, and other organization meetings, as required.

Desired Qualifications

  • Strong passion for and commitment to social justice.
  • Minimum 5 (five) years experience with grassroots organizing, coalition building, campaigning, policy advocacy, and / or project management.
  • Minimum two (2) years’ experience supervising staff or interns.
  • Thorough knowledge of the landscape of grassroots organizing, service and community organizations working with low-income Asian, Pacific Islander, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in the Bay Area highly desirable.
  • Experience working with low-income Asian, Pacific Islander, Arab and Middle Eastern and / or other immigrant communities.
  • Demonstrated leadership and ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.
  • Demonstrated commitment to building power for and with grassroots, directly impacted communities.
  • A trusted colleague who works effectively within a nonprofit management team towards organizational goals and objectives.
  • Willingness to take risks and innovate.
  • Ability to do long-term visioning and planning, and ability to grow a team while maintaining culture.
  • Excellent verbal, analytical, writing, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
  • Non-English language skills (Spanish, Arabic, or Asian languages) a plus but not required.
  • Application Process

    Interested candidates should submit the following by February 28, 2025 :

  • Cover letter explaining your interest in the position.
  • Resume.
  • A writing sample of your work (no more than 5 pages).
  • Three professional references.
  • Asian Law Caucus is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply, regardless of race, color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including HIV, cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital or domestic partner status, reproductive health decision-making, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender (including gender identity and gender expression), age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and / or military status, protected medical leaves (requesting or approved for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act or the California Family Rights Act), domestic violence victim and survivor status, political affiliation, height, weight, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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