Associate Director Education and Advocacy

Diocese Of Tucson

Job Location:

Nogales, AZ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Kino Border Initiative / Iniciativa Kino para la Frontera

Job Description / Descripción de Puesto

Job Title: Associate Director for Education and Advocacy Status: Full time

Exemption Status: Exempt

Department/Location: Kino Border Initiative (KBI) / Nogales AZ

Primary Function: Under the direction of the Director of Education and Advocacy in leading the department with a particular focus on leadership formation binational relationshipbuilding and coordination of key programs that are grounded in accompaniment Catholic Social Teaching and migrants lived experience. The Employee shall be a minister of the Gospel and Catholic Teaching both academically and behaviorally while at work and in his/her personal life Live in a manner worthy of the call you have received. (Eph. 4:1)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Recognize and support the unique Catholic Mission of the Diocese by speaking acting and instructing consistent with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. The employee may not espouse in word or deed any doctrine inconsistent with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
Give evidence of living Gospel values by being an active member of a faith community and being open to the importance of a personal faith journey; strive to model the teaching of Jesus by attitude and example.
Listen attentively to migrants to understand how US and Mexican policies have affected them and allow that listening to influence education and advocacy priorities tactics and practices.
Support the Director of Education and Advocacy in managing implementing and evaluating the strategic priorities for the Education and Advocacy Department ensuring that programs align with KBIs mission vision and strategic plan.
Lead specific education and advocacy projects as delegated by the Director including planning implementation monitoring documentation and reporting.
With the Director of Education and Advocacylead organize and accompany education and advocacy staff interns and volunteers to support their professional development reflection on practice and active engagement in creatively and faithfully advancing KBIs mission vision and strategic plan.
Encourage and maintain a supportive and successful collaboration between Education and Advocacy staff other departments in the organization and external collaborators.
Work closely with the Director of Education and Advocacy as a thought partner to provide analysis and recommendations on tactics or approaches for KBIs response to emerging challenges and opportunities at the border and in the region.
Cultivate relationships with strategic individuals and organizations in the US and Mexico who hold political or social influence and invite them to leverage their power to advance migration with dignity.
Collaborate with key partners to coordinate advocacy education and communications efforts. /
Coordinate and participate in binational coalitions and networks (including faithbased grassroots and academic partners) that advance KBIs advocacy agenda.
Represent KBI and migrants in selected public spaces (such as presentations workshops webinars conferences and meetings with allies) and whenever possible prepare accompany and prioritize migrant leaders as spokespeople.
In collaboration with the Education and Advocacy team host visits and immersion experiences at KBIs Migrant Outreach Center so that these encounters spur solidarity reflection and action.
Support the Director of Education and Advocacy in overseeing or coordinating the KBIFIRRP Legal Defense Partnership and other legal/protection collaborations to ensure that the work responds to the needs of KBI and the migrants we accompany.
Support ontheground abuse documentation in both the US and Mexico through intake interviews filing complaints and monitoring treatment of migrants and help train staff and volunteers in documentation practices that follow KBI protocols.
Contribute to administrative initiatives including evaluation processes.
Coordinate and plan with the Director of Education and Advocacy and the administration team to ensure that education and advocacy programs have adequate and qualified staff and volunteer resources.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical/Mental Requirements: Requires coordination and manual dexterity normal mental and visual ability; ability to lift as required in a normal office environment. Position is hybrid with a preference for 3 in-person days a week in Nogales position requires extended periods of desk work (sitting using a computer) participation in meetings (in person and online) and occasional standing and walking during visits immersions and onsite accompaniment activities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Activities: Walking; sitting; standing; stooping; reaching; talking; handling; hearing; carrying; and keyboarding. Occasional travel within the US and Mexico may be required for meetings conferences coalition work and visits with partners. Some evening and weekend work may be required to accommodate visits delegations community events and urgent advocacy needs.

Basic Qualifications:

A working knowledge of and a strong commitment to the mission of fostering lay leadership in the Catholic Church; must also be a practicing Catholic in full communion with the Church.
Excellent communications skills verbal and written; excellent human relations interpersonal skills.
Exercise courtesy to fellow employees parishioners and the public
Must be a self-starter; well organized; perform multiple tasks simultaneously and work with a sense of urgency.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Professional bearing; clean and neat personal appearance
Ability to work comfortably in a Catholicinspired organizational setting that is inclusive and welcoming to people of diverse beliefs.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively manage multiple priorities in a fastpaced environment and adapt to evolving needs and opportunities in a binational context.
Possess strong interpersonal communication and organizational skills.
Must possess an immigration status that allows the individual to move easily across the U.S. - Mexico border or the possibility of obtaining the corresponding visa.
Ability to successfully pass a background criminal history and credit history check.

Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree or higher in public policy political science law education social work religious studies Latin American studies international affairs or a related discipline or equivalent experience.
At least five years of experience in nonprofit social services community organizing education or ministry preferably with migrants border communities or other vulnerable populations.
At least two years of experience managing projects programs or teams.
Experience in advocacy or community organizing related to migration or other social justice issues preferably in the US or Mexico..
A deep personal commitment to accompaniment of migrants and to work towards humane and just migration policy.
Preferably have familiarity with the USMexico border region contemporary migration issues and trends and US/Mexico immigration policy or willingness and ability to learn these quickly.
Experience working with vulnerable populations.

Other/Preferred Skills:

Fluent written and verbal communication in English and Spanish is required.

Covenants of Employment:

The Kino Border Initiative is a Roman Catholic religious organization and that all employees are expected to respect and conduct themselves in accordance with the values teachings and morals of the Roman Catholic Church and by Arizona state law. Under the Zero Tolerance Policy no one will be knowingly assigned or retained to serve the KBI when that person is determined to have engaged in the abuse of a minor or to have violated boundaries in dealing with minors.

Required Experience:

Director

Kino Border Initiative / Iniciativa Kino para la FronteraJob Description / Descripción de PuestoJob Title: Associate Director for Education and Advocacy Status: Full time Exemption Status: Exempt Department/Location: Kino Border Initiative (KBI) / Nogales AZPrimary Function: Under the direction...