ABOUT Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center:
Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center is a grassroots organization that unites day laborers, domestic workers, and other low-wage and migrant workers to defend their rights, fight for dignity and win justice for all.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Arriba Las Vegas seeks an Immigrant Justice Organizer to advance local organizing efforts to reduce and limit deportations in Las Vegas, NV. The Immigrant Justice Organizer will coordinate campaign efforts to end 287(g) agreements in Nevada, separate ICE and local Police, and terminate informal agreement between ICE and the Municipal Government of Las Vegas. The Immigrant Justice Organizer will work directly with affected families, engage in outreach efforts, coordinate the Committee Against Deportations, facilitate popular education workshops on the mechanics of police-ICE collusion, and support families to lead their own deportation defense campaigns.
RESPONSIBILITY AND DELIVERABLES:
- Coordinate campaign strategy, implementation and logistics.
- Weekly outreach and recruitment activities.
- Facilitate weekly committee meetings.
- Co-develop and facilitate training curriculum and lead public workshops.
- Facilitate KYR trainings and abbreviated KYR sessions at day laborer corners.
- Provide individualized support for families fighting deportation, including strategy, fundraising, and legal referrals.
- Participate in building campaign coalitions and key relationships with campaign-related allies.
- Willing to put in the hours to get the work done, including some nights and weekends.
- Mobilize and track engagement of members and activists at various events and field opportunities in database.
- Submit weekly work plans and progress reports.
- Perform other duties as required.
- Support member led fundraising efforts.
- Support coordination and fundraising efforts for the Las Vegas Family Unity Bond Fund.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Committed to Arriba Las Vegas’s mission, values and organizing model
- Creative
- Deep dedication to the leadership of directly affected people
- Faith in poor people’s ability to change the work
- Patience and Stamina
- The ability to work under pressure
- Must be bilingual English-Space, both verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated experience in community organizing, popular education and community outreach. Preference for candidates with experience in deportation defense organizing.
- Commitment to social justice and defending the rights of low-wage immigrant workers.
- Flexibility to work weekends and evenings.
- Ability to develop and maintain a variety of relationships on multiple levels.
- Demonstrated ability to meet multiple deadlines; Self-motivated and works well both independently and on a team.
- Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, manage multiple projects.
- Ability to take direction and constructive feedback.
- Driver’s license and access to a car.
- Must have strong writing skills, office skills and self-organization skill
TO APPLY:
Please send a cover letter explaining your interest in Arriba’s mission and why you are the best candidate for this position, along with your resume, by email to bliss@ndlon.org.
Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action organization. People of color, people of all national origins, women, parents, LGBTQ and differently-abled individuals strongly encouraged to apply.