Asian Law Caucus

Program Manager

• At this critical moment when civil and constitutional rights are under unprecedented attack, the Asian Law Caucus (ALC) seeks an experienced litigator or policy expert to serve as Program Director for our Immigrant Justice Program (IJ Program Director).
• The IJ Program Director will play a significant role in advancing ALC’s mission protecting immigrant communities, particularly Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities, including Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities.
• They will provide vision, leadership, and mentorship to a team of attorneys and community advocates working in ALC’s Immigrant Justice Program and will provide strategic thought partnership with the rest of the Senior Leadership Team and Executive team.
• The Immigrant Rights Justice program works to uphold due process and equal protection for all, regardless of immigration status, and to end detention, discrimination, and systemic harm, and build toward a humane immigration system that keeps families and communities together.
• In partnership with senior leaders at ALC, this role will lead the team to bring about systems change through an integrated approach combining direct services, coalition building, innovative impact litigation, and strategic advocacy.
• The Program Director will also work with staff and collaborate with ALC’s other programs and strategies.
• The ideal candidate is attuned to and has deep expertise in immigration policy and legal analysis on sanctuary, denaturalization, visa processing, and other enforcement policies and practices, and is committed to building leadership and power with and for impacted communities.
• Experience working on national security issues is highly desired.
• The Program Director should bring a leadership style that is grounded in principles of equity and inclusion and can partner with ALC’s leadership and staff to build connectivity and cohesion across the organization.
• The Organization ALC is the nation’s first legal organization focusing on advancing and defending the civil rights of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities.
• Since 1972, ALC has fought for access to affordable housing in San Francisco’s Chinatown, litigated high-profile civil rights cases, advocated for the passage of landmark policy changes, and provided an array of services, including community education, advocacy, and direct client representation to further the rights of low-income immigrants and communities of color, across our immigrant rights, workers\' rights, housing rights, national security and community safety, and National Democracy Initiative programs, and other emerging areas of law.

Immigrant Rights Program Director