Statewide Organizer, Southern Coast

Location:

Central Coast; this is a Hybrid position

Organizational Summary

The mission of the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC) is to uphold the humanity of immigrant communities in California by transforming systems to achieve racial, social, and economic justice. CIPC is a non-partisan, non-profit statewide organization engaging in advocacy, organizing, and strategic communications to uplift immigrant communities. CIPC was founded in response to the 1996 passage of federal immigrant and welfare laws that profoundly affected immigrants.

Today, CIPC advances inclusive policies that build a prosperous future for all Californians, using policy analysis, advocacy and capacity building.

Over the past 28 years, CIPC has led groundbreaking campaigns that have greatly expanded protections, as well as access to publicly-funded services and programs, for Californias low-income immigrant populations, including but not limited to the Safe and Responsible Driver Act, the TRUST and TRUTH Acts, CA Values Act, E-Verify Bill, the Health for All campaign, California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC), and One California, the largest investment in legal services protection in the country.

Location:

CA, with a preference for the Central Coast, Central Valley, Northern California, Bay Area, or Inland Empire. Hybrid schedule. Requires travel to our other offices and locations as needed (vehicle and drivers license required).

Term:
Full-Time, occasional evenings and weekends required

Position Status:
Exempt

Pay Range: $69,020 to $76,186

Reports To:

Supervising Movement Building Manager

The Statewide Organizer will work to build regional and statewide power for moving the immigrant justice agenda forward by leading campaigns and coalitions; maintaining existing, and establishing new partnerships with key stakeholders; as well as building the capacity of individuals and organizations to participate in policy campaigns such as detention and deportation, economic justice, and health and public benefits.

In addition, the Statewide Organizer supports broader movement-building efforts, works on organization-wide priorities such as a statewide immigrant lobbying day, and ensures that the voices of community groups are represented in CIPCs budgetary and legislative agenda.

The Statewide Organizer will be part of CIPCs Organizing department and will work under the direct supervision of the Supervising Movement Building Manager. This position can be based anywhere in California, with a preference for Central Coast, Central Valley, Northern California, Bay Area, or Inland Empire, with travel to our other offices and locations as necessary.

• Lead coordination and maintenance of relationships with CIPCs Health4
  
  All Implementation Program subgrantees, including the development of meeting agendas, facilitation of calls, and the planning and executing of convenings as needed.
• Represent CIPC in local, regional, and state immigrant rights and budget coalitions and lead aspects of coalition work;
• Lead and support networks of base-building community groups and immigrant-serving organizations to organize and mobilize around immigrant-related policy and budget issues;
• Assist local partners in developing new regional networks in burgeoning areas;
• Develop new relationships with diverse community stakeholders and convene meetings and conference calls to promote communication and partnership;
• Proactively engage with partners to assess needs;
• Proactively establish and deepen relationships with partners;
• Grow CIPCs organizational membership;
• Play a strong supporting role in organizing CIPCs annual Immigrant Day of Action in Sacramento and other organization-wide events;
• Stay informed about key political, economic, and social issues impacting immigrant communities;
• Carry out power mapping and strategy development;
• Engage in research and collecting data and information about the real-life impact of existing and proposed policies;
• Develop and collect materials for outreach and the political education of member organizations;
• Provide support for and providest, trainings and technical assistance to member organizations,…