Job Announcement

About We Are All America

We Are All America (WAAA) is a national campaign housed out of National Partnership For New Americans. The campaign works to uphold and strengthen our nation’s commitment to welcome and protect those seeking freedom, safety and refuge in the United States. We organize people across religious and cultural differences to build inclusive communities where we all belong.

Over the past several years, WAAA has led the emergence of an effective national organizing infrastructure that can mobilize public support for people fleeing violence and persecution, counter nativist forces, and develop more welcoming policies and practices in this area at the federal and state levels. 

Position Description: 

The Leadership Development Coordinator (LDC) is responsible for recruitment, outreach, coordination, development of material, and successful implementation of WAAA’s refugee and immigrant leadership development program. The leadership program provides ongoing monthly workshops that engage refugee and immigrant communities and enhances their advocacy and leadership skills. In addition to overseeing the ongoing workshops, the leadership development coordinator will help with the development of future cohort programs and other specialized training programs. 

The LDC must be able to quickly learn about WAAA’s leadership development program, produce high quality, error-free work; maintain excellent interpersonal relationships with partners and participants; and work efficiently and successfully with minimal supervision.

This position reports to the National Field Manager who will provide mentoring and oversight. The LDC will work as a consultant of National Partnership for New Americans and will participate in staff calls as needed.

Principal Responsibilities:  

• Provide logistical coordination of leadership development workshops
• Lead outreach and recruitment efforts of facilitators and participants   
• Help with the development, planning and organizing of workshop materials 
• Support with future planning and implementation of WAAA’s ongoing leadership development workshops in order to ensure sustainability of the program 
• Create and implement evaluation tools to track progress and feedback of participants and facilitators 
• Create simple graphics, flyers and videos for social media using Canva and other tools

Desired Skills

• Understands the fundamentals of organizing (the difference between organizing and advocacy, and deeply believes the job is to shift the narrative in order to support people seeking freedom, safety and refuge in the United States)
• Social media campaigns and digital programs experience
• Can create compelling graphics and videos for social media using Canva or other tools
• Strong organization and tracking skills; can keep projects moving, pays attention to detail, makes sure things don’t slip through the cracks, and meets deadlines.
• Familiarity with NationBuilder a plus

Qualifications: 

• Valid high school diploma or GED equivalency
• Familiarity with immigrants’ rights work, refugee resettlement and/or asylum issues, and anti-hate organizing in the United States
• Familiarity with online technology (email/sms/mobile tools)
• Ability to work effectively with people of different cultures
• Able to communicate effectively, clearly, and concisely, orally and in writing
• Experience coordinating and delivering workshops, training programs or similar activities
• Ability to produce consistent, quality work in a fast-paced environment

Contract Compensation: This is a 6 month contract with the opportunity to renew. 

Closing Date of Position: Open Until Filled

How to apply: Please submit a resume, cover letter, and three references to Nejra Sumic at nejra@partnershipfornewamericans.org

National Partnership for New Americans is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and organizational needs. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of those we serve.