New Mexico Immigrant Law Center

Deputy Director of Programs, Advocacy, Strategic Advancement

New Mexico Immigrant Law Center

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Albuquerque • New Mexico • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $128,440 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Unity

About the role

  • Lead and mentor program directors to ensure consistent management practices, professional development, team cohesion and mentorship opportunities for directors across programs.
  • Work with the Executive Leadership Team in a manner that supports the free exchange of ideas, allows for reflection and creative problem solving around pain points, and encourages camaraderie and collaboration within and across program areas.
  • Partner with Deputy Director of Operations on assessing organization-wide strategic direction in light of current deliverables for grants, future funding opportunities, and to make strategic program decisions on programming, implementation plans and execution, hiring needs, and staff responsibilities.
  • Drive a sense of community, collaboration and practice/program unity.
  • Model and support NMILC’s culture of collaboration, fun, trust, accountability, and transparency where all employees are able to thrive, including people from different generations, economic backgrounds, and historically marginalized and excluded groups.
  • Provide strategic direction for NMILC’s directors, translating NMILC’s strategic plan into programmatic goals, staffing plans, and funding priorities.
  • Lead long-range strategic planning in collaboration with Executive Director and Deputy Director of Operations.
  • Collaborate with the Executive Leadership Team and Development Team to support fundraising and development goals.
  • Lead integration of narrative change, movement building, and program strategies to amplify NMILC’s statewide impact.
  • Oversee and lead the program design and implementation of large sources of funding, e.g., supporting design of program concepts to pitch to funders, co-develop revenue strategies, and determining how to operationalize the spend-down of funding.
  • Identify and evaluate new program and partnership opportunities, including new direct legal services, legal advocacy needs and projects, and/or potential alliances and expansion of services that align with NMILC’s mission and vision.
  • Build and nurture local, state, and national partners and networks, as well as advocacy, policy, and litigation opportunities.
  • Build, maintain, and share knowledge of local and national immigration issues and trends that inform or have an impact on NMILC’s strategic direction.
  • Work as liaison between program, development, and communications teams to advance NMILC strategic program priorities and ensure an integrated and aligned approach across funding, donor relations, legal services, and policy advocacy.
  • Support fundraising efforts, working closely with the development team and executive director by serving as an ambassador to funders and partners, representing NMILC’s vision at meetings and speaking at forums and events.
  • Collaborate with communications and development teams to align funding strategies with program priorities and help craft accurate and compelling storytelling content about NMILC’s programming and impact for external and funder audiences.
  • Coordinate with the Director of Community Engagement and Director of Pro Bono Services to identify and strengthen pro bono and volunteer engagement strategies.
  • Partner with program, development, and administrative teams to ensure program teams provide timely, accurate, and inspiring program narratives and information needed for grants, reports, and communications.
  • Work with Director of Communications, Deputy Director of Operations, Development and Grant writing Teams to identify ongoing improvements to and potentially implement an upgraded CRM system that strengthens data-driven approaches, donor engagement, program reporting, and board member fundraising.
  • Strategically support NMILC staff externally with networks and alliances, including attending events and meetings, in collaboration with the Executive Leadership Team, Director of Policy and Coalition Partnerships, and Programs and Partnerships Manager.
  • Identify and nurture strategic alliances that expand NMILC’s reach, amplify immigrant voices, and advance systemic change.
  • Collaborate with directors and executive leadership to build clearly defined program implementation plans and strategic vision.

Requirements

  • Juris Doctor degree.
  • At least two years of prior experience in a deputy director or higher role or comparable leadership position, the duties of which included the development and implementation of legal strategies, the development and partnership with community partners, and management of staff.
  • At least two years of prior experience in engaging a variety of funders and securing funding, with or without development staff support, for programs and operations.
  • Broad knowledge of legal and policy issues, and relevant ethical obligations related to immigrant rights.
  • Proven significant and prior commitment to inclusive workplaces.
  • Supportive leadership, thoughtful, and collaborative leadership style, including experience building, coaching, and developing the leadership capacity of directing team members to innovate and achieve high impact.
  • Team-building, collegial management style focused on training, working collaboratively, holding accountable, and mobilizing diverse internal and external partners.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to juggle multiple ongoing projects and exercise good judgment under stressful situations.
  • Experience creating, investing in, uplifting, and managing innovative and effective programs; strong inclusive facilitation skills; Grounded while working in a fast-paced environment; prior success with managing staff in a legal environment; excellent judgment, measured and operational savvy.
  • Can prioritize between and manage multiple demands.
  • Superior written and oral communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work effectively, professionally, and collaboratively with a diverse range of partners, supporters, government officials, and clients, with a commitment to the highest ethical standards.
  • Experience in conducting and supervising complex legal research and analysis.
Benefits
  • 100% of Individual Employee Health Premium paid by NMILC for the Base Plan and 50% for dependents.
  • Buy-up Plan also available.
  • Upon meeting 401k plan eligibility requirements, access to discretionary employer match up to 10% of base salary (determined each fiscal year based on funding projections).
  • Optional Flexible Spending Account for pre-tax funds for medical and/or dependent care cost.
  • Short-term and long-term disability and life insurance.
  • Flexible work schedule and hybrid/remote work options.
  • 15 paid vacation days (3 weeks) annually.
  • 1 earned sick leave hour for every 30 hours worked.
  • Company-paid federal holidays in addition to 2 weeks of winter break, 1 week for spring break, and 1 week for summer break, and other days as established in coordination with the local public school schedule.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
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Soft skills
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