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Director of Organizing
Full-Time
Location: Remote
Reports To: Executive Director
Salary: $85k+
Position Summary:
BAJI seeks a highly experienced Director of Organizing to manage and build BAJI’s organizing and campaign work. As a member of BAJI’s Directors team and in consultation with BAJI staff, the Director of Organizing will lead the organization’s local, state, and national organizing initiatives.
This position oversees, guides, trains, and develops organizers in our six Chapters: New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta, Houston, and the San Francisco Bay Area. These organizers are responsible for the base-building and campaign work, including “Stop Cop City” in Atlanta, “ICE out of CA” in Los Angeles, and “Dignity Not in Detention” in New York, among others. At the national level, BAJI engages in advocacy and community power-building aimed at protecting the rights of Black migrants through our nationwide campaign #ProtectBlackMigrants.
Staff Attorney
Full-Time
Location: Remote
Salary: $75k+
Position Description:
We seek an immigration attorney to join our young and vibrant immigration practice. The immigration attorney will represent clients in deportation proceedings, provide affirmative immigration services, and pursue community-based systemic reform litigation and advocacy aimed at reforming harsh and violent federal immigration laws.
Legal Advocacy Coordinator
Houston
Full-Time
Location: Houston
Reports To: Legal Director
Salary: $75k+
Position Summary:
As a Legal Advocacy Coordinator, you will play a vital role in advocating for legal rights and justice for Black migrants as part of BAJI’s Southern Strategy to assist new arrivals and Black immigrants in the United States. You will be responsible for spearheading legal advocacy efforts for Black migrant communities, providing support to both our clients and other constituents, and liaising with legal professionals and relevant external stakeholders.
Houston Civic Engagement Associate
Houston
Full-Time
Location: Houston
Reports To: Civic Engagement Coordinator
Salary: $65k
Position Summary:
BAJI seeks an experienced organizer to join our Civic Engagement Team in Houston, Texas. The Civic Engagement Associate (Houston) will be contracted to advocate, educate, and organize Black immigrants, surrounding civic engagement issues & voter engagement in Houston, TX.
Bay Area Organizer
Bay Area
Full-Time
Report To: Organizing Director
Salary: $60k+
Position Description:
The BAJI Bay Area Organizer will be responsible for implementing the BAJI strategic plan in consultation with BAJI staff, BAJI Organizing Committee members, and strategic partners. They will show leadership and commitment to BAJI guiding principles, framework, analysis and implementation methods.
Operations Director
Full-Time
Location: Remote
Reports To: Deputy Director
Salary: $80k
Position Description:
As a senior staff member within our dynamic organization, the Operations Director will lead and maintain BAJI’s infrastructure, enabling the organization to expand its reach and engagement in the racial justice and immigrant rights movements. Specifically, the Operations Director will lead “people operations,” knowledge management, administrative planning, and implementation, and support financial, fundraising, and internal communications efforts. This position offers an exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented administration and operations professional to use creativity and innovation to further advance the infrastructure of one of the nation’s premier racial justice and migrant rights organizations. As the face of BAJI in various forums, the Operations Director will also cultivate meaningful partnerships and compellingly articulate our mission to a broader audience.
Houston Organizer
Houston
Full-Time
Location: Houston
Reports To: Organizing Director
Salary: $65k
Position Summary:
BAJI seeks a highly experienced Organizer to manage and build BAJI’s organizing and campaign work. This position will oversee the base-building and campaign work in our Houston Chapter. At the local level, we have organizing committees, which are made up of volunteers who attend meetings and events that push local campaigns such as dismantling 287(g) agreements with Harris County, ending Operation Streamline, Protect Black Migrants Week of Action etc..