Manager, Special Projects

DePaul University Athletics

Special Projects Coordinator at the Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic building immigration legal services capacity for low-income immigrants. Organizing trainings and collaborating with community-based organizations in the Chicago area.

Posted 6/19/2026part-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $41 - $62 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Organize, develop (including preparing curriculum and materials) and coordinate specialized immigration trainings with identified staff of immigrant-serving community-based organizations (CBOs).
Organizing and lead regular convenings of identified CBO staff in order to facilitate information sharing and collaboration amongst immigrant serving organizations.
Engage with CBO staff to identify information gaps, training and mentoring needs and progress toward capacity building for complex representation.
Utilize the Clinic’s website, emails, and technology tools to facilitate work of the project.
Assist in preparing compliance reports for current Clinic donors. Conceptualize, develop, implement, and evaluate new strategies for providing efficient and effective assistance to CBOs that represent low-income refugees and immigrants.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BA/BS, and a minimum of five years experience with either low-income immigrant legal assistance projects, DOJ recognition and accreditation or related experience.
Proficiency in a second language, particularly Spanish, is preferred.
Candidate should be able to travel locally to CBO partner sites and be flexible in schedule to accommodate CBO partner requests for trainings.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Working for a stable and well-known University.
Top choice medical, dental, and vision benefits.
Retirement plan matching contribution of 8%.
Tuition waivers for employees *and* dependents.
Generous paid time off, sick time, holidays, floating holidays, and more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

curriculum developmenttraining coordinationcapacity buildingcompliance reportinginformation sharingmentoringevaluation strategiesimmigration legal assistanceDOJ recognitionaccreditation

Soft Skills

organizational skillsleadershipcommunicationcollaborationflexibilityproblem-solvingengagementfacilitationinformation gap analysisstrategic thinking