Executive Director

Pay: $85,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Job description:

California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance

Executive Director

Position Type: Exempt Full-Time Regular Employment with 90-day Probationary Period

Location: Hybrid (Remote / Occasional Travel) Must be located in California. Occasional travel required.

Compensation: $85,000 - $90,000

Founded in 2012 as a coalition composed of immigrant youth-led groups from San Diego to Sonoma County, California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance (CIYJA) organizes to shut down detention centers and build up community power through holistic care, transforming communities, and cultivating leadership for liberation. CIYJA's mission is to create an intersectional space for system-impacted, undocumented, and refugee youth across California emphasizing on QTBIPOC and underserved communities. Since our founding, CIYJA has propelled over 500 immigrant youth into leadership, advanced bold campaigns for intersectional justice, and uplifted impacted families. Since its inception, CIYJA has provided opportunities for immigrant youth to become movement leaders. They successfully built infrastructures for organizing groups that advance immigrant rights, namely Health4All coalition, ICE out of California regional formations, and Dignity Not Detention Coalition.

Recognizing our unique and important role in shaping the immigrant rights movement in these uncertain times for immigrant communities, CIYJA seeks a values-aligned, collaborative, and strategic leader to serve as Executive Director. The ED will be a trusted advisor and thought partner who will help steward CIYJA's organizational strategy, culture, and impact. The ED will ensure CIYJA refines its vision, ensures our sustainability, and strengthens our commitment to our mission and our communities. The ED will play a central role in bringing cohesion across programs while providing support and nurturing CIYJA's team. The ED will lead on annual and strategic planning; communications strategy; resource development and stakeholder engagement, in partnership with the Associate Director.

Responsibilities

Strategic Planning and Leadership

• Work closely with the CIYJA team to develop and implement strategic plans and goals that further CIYJA's mission and vision
• Lead with a commitment to equity, inclusion, and belonging, inspiring the team to embody these values
• Implement impactful, critical programming in partnership with program leads

People Management

• Supervise and support CIYJA team through team and individual consultation, training, coaching, and regular performance reviews to address staff development and support needs
• Recruit, mentor, and empower staff
• Foster a culture of improvement and professional development

Program

• Ensure effective delivery and impact of programming by setting clear goals and standards, monitoring programs, conducting evaluations and implementing strategies
• Work closely with the team to develop and implement program retention and sustainability strategies
• Develop, promote, and maintain positive relationships with key community stakeholders

Fundraising

• Lead on fundraising and resource development activities in partnership with staff
• Oversee grants, contracts, to ensure fulfillment of and compliance with funding and contractual requirements and agreements

Finance

• Develop annual budgets in partnership with staff
• Oversee monitoring of P&L and budget forecasts
• Manage accounts receivables

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years managing programs and supervision
• Knowledge of and ability to uphold legal and ethical professional standards
• Proven record of securing resources
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and reporting complex data
• Experience working with immigrant youth
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Non-profit or government agency experience

Interested candidates should submit the following to hiring-committee@ciyja.org with “Executive Director Application” on the subject line:

1. Cover letter explaining your interest in the position
2. Resume
3. Writing sample (no more than 5 pages)
4. Three professional references

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome and strongly encourage immigrant women of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and others whose lived experiences and perspectives strengthen our commitment to equity and inclusion to apply for this position.

CIYJA (a fiscally sponsored project under MALDEF) is an equal opportunity employer and does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion or religious beliefs, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.

Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act:

We consider all applicants and employees for their ability to perform their job without regard to their disabilities as required by law. We encourage all applicants and employees to notify management if accommodations are required for you to access your work area or to successfully perform your job duties.

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance