Position Description:
NORTH CAROLINA STATE DIRECTOR

(The Campaign is also hiring in other states)

The Campaign to Reform Immigration for America is a historic, united national effort that brings together individuals and grassroots organizations with the mission to build support for workable comprehensive immigration reform and pass legislation this year.

The Campaign is working aggressively with partners from many sectors to achieve the 279 votes needed to win just and humane comprehensive immigration reform legislation: 218 votes in the House of Representatives, 60 votes in the Senate, and one signature from the President.

We will be working especially hard with advocates and leaders from faith communities, small business owners, unions and labor advocates; and community-based civil rights, human rights, and immigrant-serving groups.

Our vision of reform includes immigrants and native-born U.S. citizens working shoulder to shoulder to achieve better wages, working conditions, and labor protections—making sure everyone is playing by the same set of rules so that it is harder for unscrupulous employers to cheat immigrants and therefore harder for everyone to be cheated. We need to build faith in our immigration system so that people respect the process and so that the process respects them.

Visit our website at http://www.reformimmigrationforameria.org for detailed information about the Campaign.

Title: North Carolina State Director

The Reform Immigration FOR America Campaign is hiring State Directors in North Carolina and a number of states to oversee the field component of a national campaign for comprehensive immigration reform. The North Carolina State Director will report to a Regional Organizer and will coordinate and execute a state-based legislative field strategy with key partner organizations. The North Carolina State Director will manage contacts with local partner organizations, and provide direction and leadership to organizations participating in the Campaign. The North Carolina State Director’s responsibilities will involve designing and executing state and district-level strategies for grassroots lobbying and communications work specific to those communities and for executing nationally coordinated activities in the Field. To the extent possible, State Directors will be housed in partner organizations in each state.

This is a role for a goal-driven, detail-oriented individual who can build and execute a plan that can assist local partner organizations to build relationships with critical constituencies and allies and drive a broad coalition of organizations toward enactment of federal immigration legislation. This is a position an experienced organizer or campaigner with a proven track record of working with grassroots networks and diverse sectors such as faith, labor, and community based organizations. Knowledge of, or exposure to, immigration or immigrant rights issues is preferred. This is a temporary full-time position.

DUTIES
- Command in-depth knowledge of overall campaign plan and field objectives.
- Implement the national campaign plan and customize strategies for particular locales.
- Ability to analyze what it takes to influence/persuade select elected officials to agree to campaign policy.
- Ensure accountability to national goals, taking into consideration local opportunities and challenges.
- Work with partner organizations to build diverse grassroots participation and support for the campaign.
- Coordinate field strategy and activities with federal legislative advocacy activities.
- Create opportunities to hold field policy briefings; lobby days; and related activities; document progress; and provide follow-up as appropriate.
- Carry out other duties and organizational activities as assigned.
- Assist in the coordination of strategies using voter files, including implementation of contact methods (door to door, phone, mail) for registered and unregistered voters.

REQUIREMENTS
- Commitment to the legislative principles of the campaign.
- Two years or more electoral and/or issue and campaign management experience is required.
- Proven ability to work with various constituencies (e.g., labor unions, faith groups, business, community organizations, etc.)
- Substantive knowledge of grassroots organizations and pro-immigrant constituencies, and some exposure to immigration policy.
- Excellent, well-developed writing skills and the ability to synthesize information from different sources and present it in a variety of written formats and styles for various audiences.
- Ability to represent the campaign and communicate effectively in various settings (internally and with coalition partners, CBOs, legislative staff, etc.) on selected issues.
- Demonstrated skill in planning, preparing, and delivering written and oral remarks.
- Strong organizational and administrative skills and attention to detail.
- Strong sense of self-motivation; able to function effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Knowledge of computers essential, including strong competency in word processing skills using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Internet and email use required.
- Willingness to carry out a wide range of activities, including both professional and logistical tasks.
- Ability to work in a high-pressure environment, maintain long hours consistently, and travel.
- Works well with others in building a unified, dynamic, cohesive campaign and movement spirit.
- Bilingual ability strongly preferred.

Women, people of color and ethnic minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

COMPENSATION: Compensation is commensurate with experience. Qualified applicants with relevant experience may receive an approximate range of $30,000 – $54,000 per year (based on an annual salary).

Please communicate immediately if you are interested.

Please send cover letter and resume to:

resume@immigrationforum.org, Subject: North Carolina State Director

No phone calls please.