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Job description
Immigrant Rights Organizer
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida (ACLU-FL) seeks an Immigrant Rights Organizer. The position will be based in the ACLU FL Miami Office and reports to the Field Director.
Compensation will be commensurate with experience, within the range of $45,000- $60,000. The ACLU of Florida provides excellent benefits, including health and dental insurance with generous vacation, holiday and sick leave policies, as well as a Defined Contribution 401K Retirement Plan. Base vacation leave is five weeks per year.
Responsibilities:
Organize around multidisciplinary objectives to advance civil liberties utilizing a combination of advocacy and organizing strategies
Engage, recruit, develop & empower community leaders and volunteers in support of the Floridians for Immigrant Justice Campaign
Build a large-scale capacity program of volunteers
Develop strategy and field organizing activities for the campaign
Elevate the stories and experiences of impacted communities and individuals, ensuring that the interests and vision of impacted immigrants and the broader community are reflected in campaigns
Organize, lead, and participate in community education events, rallies, and meetings
Assist in developing advocacy materials including fact sheets, toolkits, action alerts, blog posts, and social media content in collaboration with the Communication Strategist & Policy Strategist
Identify needed training and presentations and build out materials for volunteers
Provide Know Your Rights training for impacted communities and individuals, employers, educators, medical providers, etc.
Demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion within the workplace; using personal approach that values all individuals and respects differences in regards to race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ability, and socio-economic circumstance
Commitment to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and/or conflicts
Meet quantitative goals for event building, volunteer contact and recruitment
Qualifications:
History of living in or working with immigrant communities, preferably in Florida
Fluency in a language other than English (Spanish, Hatian Creole, etc. strongly preferred)
Experience in political organizing and base building through a snowflake growth model
A history of working collaboratively and successfully with people and organizations from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds and broad range of ideological positions and religious views
Experience with passing local municipality ordinances
Commitment to meeting a high bar and a history of getting things done even in the face of obstacles
Ability to work on fast-paced campaigns with many moving pieces and ability to adapt to changing circumstances
Self-starting and willing to learn
Experience managing multiple projects and the ability to oversee volunteers and leaders
Ability to travel across the state, as necessary, and participate in evening and weekend actions, meetings, events, etc.
Commitment to the mission and goals of the ACLU, including a demonstrated commitment to racial justice and civil rights issues
Please send a cover letter and resume to All inquiries should include Immigrant Rights Organizer in the subject line and all attachments should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please indicate where you learned of this job posting. No phone calls, please.
Worksite address
miami, FL, 33222, US
Who can apply
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