The Center for Community Change is a national social justice non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1968 to honor the life and values of Robert F. Kennedy, we are one of the longest standing champions for low-income families and communities of color. Throughout our history, the Center has strengthened the leadership, voice and power of low-income communities nationwide to confront the vital issues of today and build the social movements of tomorrow.
Our work has contributed to the creation of the food stamps program, the enactment of the Community Reinvestment Act, the growth of community development corporations, and the creation and preservation of affordable housing. Today we are leading efforts to advance fair and humane immigration reform, increase voter participation in communities of color and develop the next generation of social justice organizers. The Center has brought the issues and values of low-income communities to the forefront of the political debate with presidential candidate forums in the 2004 and 2008 election cycles.
Several years ago, CCC turned its attention to addressing the concerns of poor immigrants. CCC helps to strengthen immigrant organizations across the country, and promotes collaboration to reform state and federal immigration laws to protect the fundamental civil rights of immigrants and create a path toward legalization of undocumented immigrant workers and their families.
Position Description:
The Immigration Campaign Director is responsible for implementing a nationally coordinated campaign with FIRM member organizations focused on building the power and capacity of the immigrant rights movement and achieving state and federal policy change. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, experienced organizer, good manager, and strategic thinker capable of producing consistent quality work in a fast-paced environment.
This position reports to: Executive Director or Managing Director
Principal Responsibilities:
- Represent CCC and FIRM with national allies and coordinate institutional relationships
- Serve as primary staff person of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a project of CCC.
- Build and nurture relationships with local, state and national immigration organizations across the country, and assist in promoting collective action on common agendas, specifically field strategies to win comprehensive immigration reform
- Supervise and mentor the CCC’s Immigration Team staff.
- Develop and implement fundraising strategies (online, small donors and foundation) and act as primary relationship holder with key immigration funders; develop and monitor budgets.
- Work with CCC’s Communications and Online Departments to elevate attention to immigrant issues and campaigns in traditional and new media.
- Coordinate field/online strategies to build the list of immigration reform supporters across the country.
- Ensure that Immigration Team goals and strategies connect with the broader work of CCC.
- Serve on the Senior Leadership Team and other ad hoc leadership teams; provide strategic direction towards CCC’s overall goals.
Qualifications:
- Five to ten years of organizing experience with community-based, grassroots, and/or coalition organizations.
- Experience in supervising a team of organizers, and working at a high level in strategic partnerships.
- Familiarity with immigration reform issues in the United States, including federal comprehensive immigration reform, the DREAM Act, DHS enforcement policies, and state and local immigration initiatives is strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with grassroots advocacy, at either the federal or state level, including experience with national campaigns to secure policy change.
- Familiarity with online technology (email/sms/mobile tools) and electoral tools (VAN, Catalist) for use in field campaigns.
- Fundraising experience with social justice/community organizing foundations.
- Knowledge of and relationships with key national advocacy and policy organizations in the immigration field is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to conceive and execute creative, breakthrough strategic initiatives to achieve goals.
- Demonstrated ability to create a sense of community among disparate organizations and leaders towards common purpose.
- Capacity and willingness to travel frequently.
- Ability to operate at multiple levels, with attention to the broad goals and vision of CCC, as well as the specific mission of the Immigration Team.
- Experience and comfort working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to work effectively with people of different cultures.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to produce consistent, quality work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to speak Spanish is preferred.
Salary & Benefits: CCC offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.
Closing Date of Position: Open Until Filled
How to apply: Please submit resume, a cover letter that includes salary expectations and at least two writing samples to:
(Fax) 202-387-4891
