Immigrants' Rights Coordinator

CAIR San Francisco Bay Area is hiring an Immigrants Rights Coordinator who will support our immigration legal services plan clinics at community centers and masajid and participate in various coalition and campaign efforts.

Title: Immigrants Rights Coordinator

Schedule Type: Full-time (Non-Exempt). Occasional evenings and weekends required.

Location: Based in CAIRs Santa Clara office. CAIR staff are currently working a hybrid schedule with three days in-person and two days remote.

Requirements: Ability to travel throughout the Bay Area (vehicle and drivers license required); authorization to work in the United States.

Reporting Relationships: Immigrants Rights Managing Attorney

Job Term: This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal based on performance and funding.

About the Role: The Immigrants Rights Coordinator supports CAIR-SFBAs immigration legal services and helps advance immigrant justice across the Bay Area. This role blends direct legal assistance with community outreach to ensure vulnerable immigrants especially from American Muslim communities receive timely support and know their rights.

Key responsibilities include organizing immigration clinics at masajid and community centers conducting legal intakes preparing applications for attorney review and managing grant-related tasks. The role also contributes to advocacy public education and campaign efforts. Ideal candidates are organized community-minded and committed to expanding access to legal services.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and execution of immigration events legal clinics forums and community outreach initiatives
• Track and fulfill grant deliverables ensuring timely data collection reporting and outcome measurement
• Support quality assurance efforts by reviewing caseloads and recommending improvements to ensure a high standard of client service
• Conduct initial intakes and provide timely follow-up with clients and prospective clients
• Assist with legal research document preparation and other forms of case support
• Draft immigration applications for attorney review and submission to USCIS
• Communicate professionally with external stakeholders including attorneys employers law enforcement and government agencies
• Collaborate with other CAIR chapters and immigrant rights organizations on community education and advocacy
• Provide administrative support to the legal team including scheduling file maintenance fee collection and large-scale mailings
• Manage incoming communications by answering calls monitoring the departments voicemail and email and responding or routing inquiries as appropriate

All CAIR staff are required to assist in general duties such as answering phones weekly outreach and other office tasks.

Qualifications:

• Strong time management skills with a demonstrated ability for meeting deadlines
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills with outstanding attention to detail
• Comfort working productively in a fast-paced team-oriented environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including public speaking experience
• Experience working with people from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
• Personal accountability and ability to take initiative and direction
• Basic computer proficiency including knowledge of MS Office MS Outlook and Adobe Acrobat
• Knowledge of cloud applications such as SharePoint and Office365
• Experience planning events on campuses or in community spaces
• Familiarity and experience with immigration advocacy and campaigns
• A demonstrated commitment to immigrants rights and CAIRs mission

Preferred Qualifications:

• Arabic Farsi/Dari or Urdu proficiency
• Experience working in Arab Muslim Middle Eastern and/or South Asian communities
• Experience working in a non-profit organization or law firm
• Experience with Canva Adobe Photoshop AI tools and growth marketing
• DOJ accreditation
• Paralegal training

Compensation

• Compensation in the range of $28.80 - $30.59 per hour commensurate with experience
• Fully paid Kaiser Health Insurance and Blue Cross PPO Dental Plan for employee and dependents
• 3% retirement matching contribution
• 12 paid holidays 10 sick days and 12 vacation days

Application Deadline: Priority deadline is June 21 2025. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Early applications are strongly encouraged.

To Apply: Please submit (1) a cover letter discussing your interest in the position (2) your resume (3) a brief example of your writing and (4) the names and contact information of three references.

CAIR-CA is an equal-opportunity employer and adheres to all federal state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination.

Required Experience:

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