Detainee Rights Project Lead

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Earned sick time

Holiday leave

Paid family & medical leave

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota is seeking a Detainee Rights Project Lead to coordinate responses to ICE detention, building relationships with the Community Defense Team, partners, and detention facilities; oversee visits, trainings, and referrals.

The role involves regular travel across Minnesota detention centers, strong collaboration, and leadership of project staff; offering hybrid work with in-office collaboration and travel.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating large projects with multiple partners.
• Experience with government entities, preferred.
• Ability to travel to detention facilities to meet with partner agencies.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and SharePoint.
• Ability to learn case management systems such as LegalServer.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead point of contact for detention centers and partners on this project.
• Coordinate detention center visits and plan in-person detention center visit schedule for presentations and consultations.
• Advocate for expanded legal services within the detention centers through relationship building with leadership and staff on site.
• Travel to detention centers to present Know Your Rights and other topics.
• Lead and coordinate MN Detention Project meetings and be ILCM point of contact for collaboration.

Skills

Project coordination

Government liaison

Travel ability

Microsoft Office

Case management

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

SharePoint

Teams

LegalServer

Job description

StartingSalary

$72,810,depending on experience&according toscale.

Title

DetaineeRightsProjectLead

Location

Flexibleworkenvironmentwithhybrid&in-officeoptions;basedoutoftheTwinCities Metro Area. Travel may be required.

Introduction

TheDetaineeRightsProjectCoordinatorisresponsibleforcoordinatingresponsetoICEdetention. ThisincludesbuildingrelationshipsbetweenILCM’sCommunityDefenseteam,partners,and detentionfacilities,coordinatingdetentioncentervisits,improvingprocesses,andkeeping materialscurrent.Responsibilitiesincludeworkingwithdetentioncenterstoarrange presentations,consultations,andphoneaccess;workingwithpartnerorganizationstostaff detentioncentervisits;andsupporttheCommunityDefenseTeam.RegulartraveltoMNdetention centers is required for this role.

What’s initforyou?

• Theopportunitytomakeanimpactinthecommunitybyenhancingopportunitiesforimmigrants and refugees in Minnesota and North Dakota.
• Webelieveinwork-lifeharmony.Thisroleofferstheflexibilitytoblendremoteworkwithin-officecollaboration.
• Weprovidepaidleaveincludingthefollowing:
  • Paid Time Off – Employee earns 12.5 hours per month during the first 2 years of employment(4weeks),15.625permonthinyears2-5(5weeks),and18.75permonthafter5years(6weeks).Employeescancarryupto80hoursofunusedleavefromyear toyear.
  • Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST): In compliance with Minnesota law, ILCM will provideemployeeswithpaidsick&safeleaveunderthispolicy.Allemployeeswillreceiveeighty(80)hourssickandsafetime,orpro-rateduponthecommencement of employment. Unused sick and safe time will not be carried over from one calendar year to the next, nor will it be paid out at the end of each year.
  • HolidayLeave:MostmajorfederalholidaysoffincludingthedaysbetweenChristmas Eve and New Years Day. In addition, ILCM offers one floating holiday and the opportunity to exchange holidays that don’t fall within an employee's religious or cultural background (i.e., alternative holidays).
  • Paid Family & Medical Leave: In compliance with Minnesota statute. See Handbook and Benefits Guide for more information.
• We provide competitivebenefitsincludingthe following:
  • Medical,dentalandvisioninsurance(withemployercontributions)
  • Employer-paidlife anddisabilitycoverage (voluntarylife insurance isavailableat employeecost)
  • SIMPLEIRA retirementplanwithemployermatch
• FSAandHSAwithemployercontributions(HSAisonlyavailableforemployees enrolled in our HSA medical plan)
  • Pet Benefits &PetDiscountProgramwithemployercontributions
  • Aremoteconnectivitystipendof$50/month
  • Payment for organizational/membershipdues
  • Training/professionaldevelopmentbudgetof$500/year

WhyILCM?

• Youwillworkinaplacethatvaluesdiversity,equity,andbelonging.Weencouragenewideas, value multiple perspectives, and foster a supportive environment where each role matters.
• We offer competitive and transparent compensation. We aim to ensure that pay, benefits, and career progression reflect your contributions, impact, and market value.
• Youwillworkwithacommittedorganizationdedicatedtoservingandempowering clients.ILCM’s values are grounded in respect for and partnership with our immigrant and refugeeclients.

PrimaryResponsibilities90%

45%Facilitating Detainee LegalAccess

• Serveasleadpoint-of-contactfordetentioncentersandpartnersonthis project.
• Coordinate with detention centers that house ICE inmates, including Kandiyohi County, FreebornCounty,SherburneCounty,CrowWingCounty,and Appleton, MNtoplanoutin-person detention center visit schedule for presentations and consultations.
• Advocateforexpandedlegalserviceswithinthedetentioncentersthroughrelationship building with leadership and staff on site and partnering with colleagues on strategy.
• Befamiliar withICE’sNationalDetention Standards to ensurevisitsareincompliancewith 2025 detention standards, maintain knowledge of how those standards are implemented, and stay up to date on any changes to the detention standards.
• TraveltodetentioncenterstopresentonKnowYourRightsandothertopics.
• Appropriatefollow-upasneeded,includingdirectingreferralstocorrectstafforexternal agencies.
• Coordinate logistics of detention center visits, this could include ensuring lodging is securedforthedetentionvisitandensuringthatstaffandvolunteershavenecessary credentials to enter the detention center.
• LeadandcoordinateMNDetentionProjectmeetingsandbeILCMpointpersonfor collaboration.
• Supervisesupportstaffontheprojectincluding participatinginthehiringprocess, assigning tasks, delegating, and regular check-ins.
• LeadonacomprehensivedetentionvisitguideincollaborationwithotherILCMstaff.
• Introducenewstaff,volunteers,andpartnerstotheprojectthroughsharingmaterialsand training.
• CollaboratewithotherILCMstafftoimproveprocessestoensureaccesstolegalservices throughdetentioncenters,detentionline,andintake.
• Work with staff and partnersto createdetentionpreparednesspresentations.
• Supporttracking ofdetaineecasesinLegalServer,asneeded.
• Coordinatedatatrackinganddatasharingwithpartnerorganizations.

SecondaryResponsibilities10%

• Completetimerecordsfor financialmanagement,grantreporting, andcompliance purposes.
• Participateinlegalteammeetingsandmonthlyall-staffmeetings.
• Assistwithproposaldevelopmentandgrantreportingasneeded.
• Performotherdutiesandspecialprojectsasassigned.
  

Qualifications|Knowledge,Skills&Abilities

• Experiencecoordinatinglargeprojectswithmultiplepartners.
• Experienceworkingwithgovernmententities,preferred.
• Abilitytotraveltodetentionfacilities,tomeetwithpartneragencies,andtoconduct outreachactivities.
• ProficientinallMicrosoftprogramssuchasWord,Excel,Outlook,Teamsand SharePoint.
• Abilitytolearncasemanagementsystemsandotherprograms, suchasLegalServer.
• Abletoworkwellcross-departmentally,handlemultipleassignmentsandmeetdeadlines.
• Excellentorganizational,analytical,andproblem-solvingabilities.
• Familiaritywithdiverserefugeeandimmigrantcommunities,communityagencies,and resources.
• Passionforservingthelow-incomeimmigrantandrefugeecommunityandexperience working with persons of diverse economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Experienceworkingwithdetainednoncitizens,preferred.
• Experience working/ coordinatingwithdetentioncenters,preferred.

ILCMisproudtoofferacompetitivecompensationpackagewhichincludesastartingsalaryof $72,810,dependingonexperienceandaccording to scale.Additionally, ILCM offersa comprehensive benefits package as described above.

ILCMisanequalopportunityemployerandiscommittedtoprovidingaworkenvironmentthatis freefromharassment and discrimination.ILCM provides equal opportunity to all applicants for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws and willnot refuse to hire any qualifiedindividual,orotherwisediscriminateagainstanyindividualbyreasonofanemployee’s race,color,creed,religion,nationalorigin,sex,sexualorientation,disability,age,maritalstatus,familial status, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by law.ILCM is committed to providing all reasonableaccommodationsrequired by law to qualifiedindividualswithdisabilitieswhoareapplicantsforemploymentand/orwhoareemployedatILCM.