Community Justice Innovator
HOUSTON, TXSupervisor: Houston Policy and Advocacy Manager
JOB DESCRIPTION
Tahirih Justice Center’s Houston Policy and Advocacy team works to transform local and state policies and practices and to help shape public perception by advocating for systemic change that impacts immigrant survivors of gender-based violence through creative advocacy projects and strategic campaigns. This team advocates for policies to increase investments into crime prevention, trauma recovery and rehabilitation that do not further criminalize immigrants across region.
The Houston Policy and Advocacy team is seeking a Community Justice Innovator to advocate for immigrant women, gender-nonconforming and trans people, and those most harmed by gender-violence and least helped by current justice priorities, and to advance new safety priorities rooted in prevention, trauma recovery, and community health. The Houston Community Justice Innovator will build upon the work Houston’s Policy and Advocacy team has done at the intersection of the immigration and criminal legal systems from a victim-advocate perspective. Tahirih is seeking a dynamic individual who cares deeply about the intersection of gender and immigrant rights to build upon and implement work steps identified through the planning process. The Innovator would work closely with Tahirih Houston’s Policy & Advocacy team as well as community partners.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate with the Houston Policy team and other staff to co-create and propose an impactful project within their first 90 days. A successful project is innovative, builds upon prior work, and is rooted in the team’s values especially centering impacted community in solutions to bring justice and safety for survivors.
- Provide regular updates on current status of project as needed.
- Develop new relationships with partner organizations, businesses, government officials, and individuals. Bring them onto the organization’s immigrant survivor justice efforts and keep them engaged throughout the duration of the program.
- Attend and participate in regular program and campaign meetings.
- Attend and facilitate coalition spaces and community events, representing Tahirih Houston and the priorities of its immigrant survivor community with partners, and bring back information and updates to the wider team.
- Serve as spokesperson as needed for media efforts.
- Track, compile, and manage lists of partners and points of contact for easy outreach.
- Plan and execute outreach events, convenings and trainings as assigned by the Policy and Advocacy program manager.
- Respond to and manage requests for collaboration and other joint projects.
DESIRED SKILLS
- Experience in community organizing, engaging volunteers.
- Strong cultural competence and experience working directly with constituents from diverse racial, ethnic, socio-economic, and geographic backgrounds.
- Strong computer skills, particularly Microsoft Office Suite and web-based research.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to support moving projects from concept to completion.
- Event planning experience.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including a desire to learn, sense of humor, and creativity.
- Strong customer service orientation: patience, listening, and resourcefulness.
- Strong writing and editing skills.
- Ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively across teams.
- Fluency in Spanish is preferred but not required; proficiency in another foreign language is a plus.
- An interest or background in immigration policy, health care access, gender rights, and criminal justice issues.
Community Justice Innovator
HOUSTON, TXSupervisor: Houston Policy and Advocacy Manager
JOB DESCRIPTION
Tahirih Justice Center’s Houston Policy and Advocacy team works to transform local and state policies and practices and to help shape public perception by advocating for systemic change that impacts immigrant survivors of gender-based violence through creative advocacy projects and strategic campaigns. This team advocates for policies to increase investments into crime prevention, trauma recovery and rehabilitation that do not further criminalize immigrants across region.
The Houston Policy and Advocacy team is seeking a Community Justice Innovator to advocate for immigrant women, gender-nonconforming and trans people, and those most harmed by gender-violence and least helped by current justice priorities, and to advance new safety priorities rooted in prevention, trauma recovery, and community health. The Houston Community Justice Innovator will build upon the work Houston’s Policy and Advocacy team has done at the intersection of the immigration and criminal legal systems from a victim-advocate perspective. Tahirih is seeking a dynamic individual who cares deeply about the intersection of gender and immigrant rights to build upon and implement work steps identified through the planning process. The Innovator would work closely with Tahirih Houston’s Policy & Advocacy team as well as community partners.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate with the Houston Policy team and other staff to co-create and propose an impactful project within their first 90 days. A successful project is innovative, builds upon prior work, and is rooted in the team’s values especially centering impacted community in solutions to bring justice and safety for survivors.
- Provide regular updates on current status of project as needed.
- Develop new relationships with partner organizations, businesses, government officials, and individuals. Bring them onto the organization’s immigrant survivor justice efforts and keep them engaged throughout the duration of the program.
- Attend and participate in regular program and campaign meetings.
- Attend and facilitate coalition spaces and community events, representing Tahirih Houston and the priorities of its immigrant survivor community with partners, and bring back information and updates to the wider team.
- Serve as spokesperson as needed for media efforts.
- Track, compile, and manage lists of partners and points of contact for easy outreach.
- Plan and execute outreach events, convenings and trainings as assigned by the Policy and Advocacy program manager.
- Respond to and manage requests for collaboration and other joint projects.
DESIRED SKILLS
- Experience in community organizing, engaging volunteers.
- Strong cultural competence and experience working directly with constituents from diverse racial, ethnic, socio-economic, and geographic backgrounds.
- Strong computer skills, particularly Microsoft Office Suite and web-based research.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to support moving projects from concept to completion.
- Event planning experience.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including a desire to learn, sense of humor, and creativity.
- Strong customer service orientation: patience, listening, and resourcefulness.
- Strong writing and editing skills.
- Ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively across teams.
- Fluency in Spanish is preferred but not required; proficiency in another foreign language is a plus.
- An interest or background in immigration policy, health care access, gender rights, and criminal justice issues.