National Pro Se Toolkit Coordinator
GREATER WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA
Supervisor: Co-Director of Client Advocacy
Job Theme: Women's Issues, Immigrant Rights, Tech Access
JOB DESCRIPTION
Immigrant women face unique barriers to accessing safety and justice through the U.S. legal system, including cultural obstacles, limited English proficiency, low income, past and present trauma, and limited understanding of the legal system. Their legal cases are complex and often involve new areas of the law, yet many cannot afford to hire counsel because they lack work authorization and financial stability.
There are currently very few resources that provide survivors with answers to immigration questions and offer information about immigration eligibility requirements. Removing barriers based on geography allows more equitable access to information necessary to make the best decisions for one’s own immigration legal case. With legal status, immigrant survivors can better support themselves and their families, leave unsafe living situations, and obtain independence from abusers. Legal status relieves the fear of deportation, opening the door to improved health and access to community services.
The Innovator will create Pro Se Toolkits for immigrant survivors of gender-based violence seeking legal information. The toolkits will be multifaceted and modeled after Tahirih’s already created Pro Se T visa Toolkit. Tahirih will utilize the toolkit on its website, and proactively work to distribute it across the country, helping to bridge the information divide for individuals who need legal information and may not be in its service area, or to provide information to individuals it is unable to help. The toolkits will utilize a wide variety of mediums to help assure public comprehension. The ultimate goal of the project is to protect and increase transparency and information about possible forms of immigration legal relief.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Create project plans for the completion of additional pro se toolkits.
- Work with subject matter experts to gather needed information for the toolkit.
- Translate information from subject matter experts into plain English to create forms and materials for the toolkits.
- Work with volunteer clients who are willing to review materials and/or participate in explanatory videos.
- Manage the creation of short videos on specific topics from former clients and Tahirih colleagues.
- Assemble materials into unified pro se toolkits.
- Liaise with other departments at Tahirih, such as Communications, to finalize the pro se toolkits for publication.
DESIRED SKILLS
- Basic understanding of the immigration legal system would be preferred.
- Motivated to learn, grow, and understand immigration law.
- Ability to explain complex ideas in a simple way.
- Critical thinking and research writing experience.
- Initiative, flexibility, and creativity.
- Project management experience preferred.
- Dedication to reducing barriers faced by immigrants and people of color.
- Comfort proactively reaching out to individuals in different professional and community capacities to speak with and interview them.
- Proficiency in Spanish or French is preferred.
National Pro Se Toolkit Coordinator
GREATER WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA
Supervisor: Co-Director of Client Advocacy
Job Theme: Women's Issues, Immigrant Rights, Tech Access
JOB DESCRIPTION
Immigrant women face unique barriers to accessing safety and justice through the U.S. legal system, including cultural obstacles, limited English proficiency, low income, past and present trauma, and limited understanding of the legal system. Their legal cases are complex and often involve new areas of the law, yet many cannot afford to hire counsel because they lack work authorization and financial stability.
There are currently very few resources that provide survivors with answers to immigration questions and offer information about immigration eligibility requirements. Removing barriers based on geography allows more equitable access to information necessary to make the best decisions for one’s own immigration legal case. With legal status, immigrant survivors can better support themselves and their families, leave unsafe living situations, and obtain independence from abusers. Legal status relieves the fear of deportation, opening the door to improved health and access to community services.
The Innovator will create Pro Se Toolkits for immigrant survivors of gender-based violence seeking legal information. The toolkits will be multifaceted and modeled after Tahirih’s already created Pro Se T visa Toolkit. Tahirih will utilize the toolkit on its website, and proactively work to distribute it across the country, helping to bridge the information divide for individuals who need legal information and may not be in its service area, or to provide information to individuals it is unable to help. The toolkits will utilize a wide variety of mediums to help assure public comprehension. The ultimate goal of the project is to protect and increase transparency and information about possible forms of immigration legal relief.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Create project plans for the completion of additional pro se toolkits.
- Work with subject matter experts to gather needed information for the toolkit.
- Translate information from subject matter experts into plain English to create forms and materials for the toolkits.
- Work with volunteer clients who are willing to review materials and/or participate in explanatory videos.
- Manage the creation of short videos on specific topics from former clients and Tahirih colleagues.
- Assemble materials into unified pro se toolkits.
- Liaise with other departments at Tahirih, such as Communications, to finalize the pro se toolkits for publication.
DESIRED SKILLS
- Basic understanding of the immigration legal system would be preferred.
- Motivated to learn, grow, and understand immigration law.
- Ability to explain complex ideas in a simple way.
- Critical thinking and research writing experience.
- Initiative, flexibility, and creativity.
- Project management experience preferred.
- Dedication to reducing barriers faced by immigrants and people of color.
- Comfort proactively reaching out to individuals in different professional and community capacities to speak with and interview them.
- Proficiency in Spanish or French is preferred.