Immigrant Defense Lead Organizer

Street Level Health Project; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits (medical, dental, vision

Vacation and sick leave

Retirement savings plan

Paid breaks

Job summary

Street Level Health Project is seeking an Immigrant Defense Lead Organizer (Manager) in Oakland to coordinate staff and volunteers, build community coalitions, and guide the Immigrant Defense program. The role emphasizes organizing, logistics, and alliance-building with La Colectiva and day labor teams.

With a focus on immigrant justice, this full-time, in-person position reports to the Executive Director and offers comprehensive benefits and opportunities for leadership development.

Qualifications

• Experience in community organizing or advocacy work.
• Strong facilitation, mediation, and communication skills.
• Experience coordinating events, meetings, trainings, or campaigns.
• Ability to build trust with diverse communities.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with CRM systems, databases, and data tracking.

Responsibilities

• Lead logistical coordination for Immigrant Defense objectives and ensure program tracking and grant reporting.
• Manage staff mentoring, supervision, and annual performance evaluations.
• Hire, onboard, and support new and current team members; develop work plans with evaluations.

Skills

Community organizing

Outreach

Leadership development

Facilitation

Volunteer coordination

CRM systems

Nonprofit operations

Program coordination

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Job description

STREET LEVEL HEALTH PROJECT

Title: Immigrant Defense Lead Organizer (Manager)

Hours: 40 hours per week - Non - Exempt; 100% In person

Reports to: Executive Director

About Street Level Health Project: Street Level Health Project (SLHP) is an Oakland-based nonprofit dedicated to improving the health, dignity, and well-being of underserved immigrant communities in the Bay Area. For more than two decades, Street Level has served as a trusted point of entry for workers and families facing barriers to healthcare, employment, legal services, and more. Our work is grounded in the belief that everyone deserves dignity, respect, and the opportunity to thrive regardless of immigration status or economic circumstance.

About the Immigrant Defense Program: The Immigrant Defense program works in coalition with partners like the Alameda County Immigration Legal and Education Partnership Rapid Response Network (ACILEP RNN), Adopt-A-Corner, and other partners to respond to the needs of the immigrant community. This is an agile, responsive program that works closely with the Day Labor Program and Health & Well-Being Program.

Position Summary:

The Immigrant Defense Lead Organizer (Manager) serves as a key organizer, strategist, and logistical coordinator with the Immigrant Defense program. This position is responsible for building relationships with immigrant communities and coalition partners around the emerging needs of Oakland’s day laborers and their families. This position requires strong organizational skills, political judgment, flexibility, cultural humility, and a deep commitment to immigrant justice and worker power.

Job Responsibilities:

The primary responsibilities of this role are focused on Immigrant Defense. The primary priorities for this role are coordinating staff and volunteer advocacy for the defense of immigrants, responding to emergencies, conducting outreach, and participating in organization-wide events and priorities.

Program Logistics and Operations (25%)

• Lead the logistical coordination and implementation of the ID’s objectives as needed for immigrant families
• With the ID team, maintain clear documentation, meeting notes, databases, and records for program tracking and grant reporting.
• Support day-to-day administrative and operational needs of the program, including the design and implementation of the SLHP’s radical hospitality intake process and the immigrant defense hotline.
• Serve as a manager, mentor and coach to the ID team - including: 1:1 supervision and support to staff members weekly, regular team meetings, annual performance evaluations of team members.
• Hire, on-boarding, and supporting new and current team members
• Create work plans followed by periodic evaluations, feedback and support.
• Support the team to problem-solve, work collaboratively, and maintain a sense of well being in the face of crisis and shared commitments.
• Regular check in with the Executive Director for support and accountability of weekly tasks, documentation, and planning of projects in line with deliverables.
• Keep track of data and stories for activity and complete grant reports as requested by SLHP and lead collaborative organization.
• Prepare presentations and documents for funders, and attend meetings with funders as needed.

Coalition-building and collaboration on campaigns/strategies (25%)

• Build and maintain strong relationships with day laborers, immigrant workers, and community members.
• Support leadership development and community participation with La Colectiva and the Day Labor team.
• Participate in national, state, and local coalitions dedicated to Immigrant Defense as determined with the Executive Director, La Colectiva, and SLHP staff.
• Co-facilitate the Immigrant Defense Committee (set the agenda, take notes, send reminders and links for meetings, cultivate strong internal communications).

Volunteer Coordination (25%)

• Develop a volunteer outreach, on-boarding, training, and appreciation process to support volunteer participation
• Work closely with Adopt a Corner groups, volunteers, and community leaders to strengthen neighborhood-based organizing efforts.
• Coordinate communication and follow-up with volunteers and partner organizations.
• Strengthen partnerships that expand opportunities and resources for immigrant workers.
• Explore new ways for volunteers to support SLHP

Outreach (25%)

• Design outreach scripts, materials and resources for staff and volunteers
• Train outreach volunteers and associates periodically.
• Work closely with the Executive Director and other program staff to develop outreach materials that represent all of SLHP’s programs.
• Support outreach strategies designed to expand relationships with day laborers throughout Oakland and surrounding communities.
• Evaluate the outreach process periodically and incorporate feedback from the Executive Director, stuff, community members, and community partners.
• Support staff to document outreach activities with mutli-media sources, as well as with SLHP’s database.

Organizational Responsibilities (shared by all staff)

• Attend weekly SLHP staff meetings.
• Participate in organizational events, community gatherings, campaigns, celebrations, holidays, special events, and other activities that are relevant to SLHP’s mission and work.
• Work collaboratively with other programs to provide coordinated and appropriate support, strengthen coordination, and achieve goals across the organization.
• The position requires flexibility, teamwork, and a willingness to contribute to shared responsibilities which may include (when appropriate): assisting with activities outside of the employee’s primary area and occasionally being scheduled to work outside of their schedule (with advance notice whenever possible and in accordance with applicable wage-and-hour laws and organizational policies).

Qualifications Required:

• Deep commitment to immigrant rights, racial justice, and economic justice.
• Experience in community organizing, outreach, leadership development, and/or movement-building. Minimum of 2-3 years.
• Strong facilitation, mediation, and communication skills.
• Experience coordinating events, meetings, trainings, or community campaigns.
• Ability to build trust with diverse communities.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with CRM systems, databases, and data tracking.
• Valid California driver's license, insurance, and reliable transportation.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, integrity, and a personal approach that values all individuals and respects differences regarding race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ability, socio-economic circumstance, immigration status, and record of arrest or conviction.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience working with day laborers, immigrant workers, and/ or low-income communities.
• Experience in immigrant rights and advocacy.
• Knowledge of local government structures and community advocacy.
• Experience working with volunteers and coalition partners.
• Experience with Social Media tools for outreach efforts.

Knowledge of popular education methodology.

Fluency in Spanish, Mam or another Indigenous language is a plus.

Compensation and benefits:

• Street Level Health Project provides full benefits (medical, dental, vision, vacation, and sick leave)
• paid one-week spring/summer break, paid 10-day winter break, and sick leave) and voluntary, employee-funded retirement savings plan.

This position is full time at a base rate of $75,000/year with potential for an increase in pay based on experience.

Street Level Health Project is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity/expression, national origin, age, medical condition, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, weight, linguistic characteristics (such as accent and limited English proficiency where not substantially job-related), citizenship status, HIV/AIDs status, or any other basis prohibited by law.