Job posting: Immigration Equality

Deputy Policy Director

Position Location: Washington, DC or California

Immigration Equality seeks a dynamic, motivated individual with outstanding communications and coalition building-skills to create the position of Deputy Policy Director.  The Deputy Policy Director will expand Immigration Equality’s working partnerships with strategic partners including labor, business, immigration, civil rights, faith, ethnic and LGBT organizations.  He or she will foster significant collaborations between the immigration and LGBT movements with the goal of building grassroots and organizational support for the Uniting American Families Act, comprehensive immigration reform, and inclusion of LGBT families in comprehensive immigration reform.

Immigration Equality is a national organization that works to end discrimination in U.S. immigration law, to reduce the negative impact of that law on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV-positive people, and to help obtain asylum for those persecuted in their home country based on their sexual orientation, transgender identity or HIV-status. Through education, outreach, advocacy, and the maintenance of a nationwide network of resources, we provide information and support to advocates, attorneys, politicians and those who are threatened by persecution or the discriminatory impact of the law.  In 2009, Immigration Equality created the Immigration Equality Action Fund, a 501(c)4 not-for-profit organization, to expand its federal legislative advocacy.

The Deputy Policy Director reports to the Policy Director.

Job Responsibilities:

• Build effective working partnerships with key national & regional labor, business, immigration, civil rights, faith based, ethnic and LGBT organization to build support for LGBT-inclusive immigration reform.
• Utilize partnerships to develop local collaborations between LGBT & pro-immigration reform organizations.
• Develop faith-based, business and labor spokespeople for LGBT-inclusive immigration reform.
• Lead the “LGBT for CIR” campaign, an ongoing campaign to build support for comprehensive immigration reform in the LGBT community.
• Work closely with the Online Grassroots Organizer to develop grassroots organizational support in key congressional districts.

Qualifications:

• Proven track record in coalition building
• Bachelor’s degree; Master’s preferred
• Outstanding communications, partnership development, negotiating, and conflict resolution skills
• Extensive experience in the labor, business, faith-based, or civil rights sectors preferred
• Knowledge of and experience in immigration reform preferred

Salary & Benefits: Commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits including health, dental, vision, and employee retirement plan.

Application Deadline: 04/23/10

Immigration Equality is an affirmative action employer: people of color and immigrants are strongly encouraged to apply.

To Apply:

Submit a detailed cover letter and resume with “Deputy Policy Director” in the subject line to jobs (at) immigrationequality (dot) org.