Overview of the Organization
The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) is an umbrella policy and advocacy organization for nearly 200 groups in New York State that works for justice and opportunity for immigrants and refugees.  The NYIC successfully brings together multi-ethnic, multi-racial, and multi-sector constituencies to pursue a common agenda, including:  improving immigrants’ access to quality health care and education; advocating for equitable immigration policies; ensuring immigrants’ civil rights; encouraging immigrants’ civic and electoral participation; and educating both newcomer communities and the public about immigration issues.  Over the past twenty-five years, the NYIC has emerged as the leading advocacy group in New York State on immigrant issues.

• Oversee NYIC’s wide ranging efforts to provide outreach to community-based organizations and immigrant communities.
• Lead NYIC internal team on community outreach and education efforts related to administrative relief.
• Develop and implement strategies to reach individuals who may be eligible for DACA/DAPA and connect them to services.
• Work with team members to develop a strategy to engage groups and their staff and volunteers as Administrative Relief Community Navigators who can assist community members with non-legal case preparation and document collection.
• Lead efforts to provide key leadership development, capacity-building and technical assistance for Mexican and Latino-led organizations involved in Deferred Action Project (Proyecto Acción Diferida).
• Design and lead training programs.
• Ensure that strong tools and materials are available; create tool kits as well as advocacy and community education materials that member organizations can adapt.
• Provide support to strengthen capacity of and NYIC members and other community-based organizations. Design and implement Immigrant Leaders Fellowship program. Develop strategy for additional programs to strengthen capacity of member organizations.Contribute to efforts to fundraise for outreach efforts including drafting proposals, tracking outcomes, and drafting reports for government and private funders.  Maintain relationships with program funders.
• Develop and manage budgets
• Supervise outreach staff.

• Proven ability to plan and direct programmatic activities.
• 5 years of relevant senior management experience, including managing staff, budgets, planning, and decision-making.
• Extensive knowledge of immigrant-serving community-based organizations and immigrant communities in New York State.
• Exemplary record of working effectively with partner organizations, successfully navigating complex partnerships, and ability to connect with a wide range of diverse constituencies.
• Proven experience with strategic planning, team building, and developing internal management capacity. Excellent time management skills and demonstrated ability to function in fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Excellent communication, public speaking, meeting facilitation and writing skills.
• Integrity, compassion, and principled leadership.
• Knowledge of immigrant and immigration issues at a national, state, and local level.
• Ability to multi-task and manage competing deadlines.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field required. Advanced degree preferred.
• Fluency in Spanish or another language preferred.