New Mexico Immigrant Law Center

Project Manager

• Develop and execute program operation plans for restricted and unrestricted philanthropic funding and major grants and contracts
• Lead multiple projects simultaneously, assign roles, track progress, and ensure timely completion
• Disseminate information about program deliverables, modifications, policies, and procedures through grant kick-off meetings and cross-departmental communication
• Manage grant documentation and file storage across NMILC’s technology infrastructure
• Design improvements in NMILC’s LegalServer online case management database and Case Management Manual
• Implement grant administrative requirements, including trainings, license renewals, and personnel document updates
• Track program feedback on grant matters to inform future grant applications and renewals
• Coordinate funder communications regarding grant requirements and documentation
• Coordinate funder site visits, assign roles, and lead preparations
• Prepare grant award modifications and budget modification narratives, and coordinate submissions
• Prepare grant reports independently or collaboratively
• Track and compile program data for internal evaluation and funder reporting
• Collaborate on drafting contract-required policies
• Support internal reviews and improvements of grant management practices, processes, and policies
• Support transitioning grants management practices and data into Fluxx GrantSeeker
• Participate in and co-lead weekly Grants and Operations team meetings
• Represent the Grants and Operations teams in all-staff and program team meetings

Grants and Program Project Manager

Attorney

• Represent individuals in non-detained removal proceedings with EOIR and affirmative filings with USCIS, including asylum applications and work permit applications;
• Develop pro se materials and systems to support non-detained New Mexicans in removal proceedings;
• Conduct legal consultations for individuals in ICE custody at the Torrance County Detention Facility and the Cibola County Correctional Center regarding their immigration options;
• Represent detained non-citizens in removal proceedings and bond hearings in front of EOIR, appeals with the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and habeas corpus proceedings in the Western District of Texas and the District of New Mexico;
• Supervise and/or mentor some NMILC attorneys taking on non-detainded removal cases, particularly for representation on the merits;
• Supervise legal assistants and volunteers, both at detention center visits and in individual case matters;
• Strengthen referral networks by coordinating case referrals with other organizations (e.g., Immigrant Justice Corps, ACLU-NM);
• Participate in rapid-response and community legal clinics during times of increased enforcement activity, offering Know Your Rights (KYR) information and orientation for families of detained individuals.

Grants and Program Project Manager

Senior Attorney