Immigration Program Manager

The Arab American Association of New York (AAANY) is a 501(c)(3) not for profit social service organization located in Brooklyn, New York. Our mission is to support and empower the Arab immigrant community by providing services that will help them to adjust to their new homeland and become active members of American society. Our aim is for families to achieve the ultimate goals of independence, productivity, and stability.

•  Immigration Program Manager will manage AAANY's immigration program and staff members, including attorneys and immigration navigators to ensure clients are provided with superior service and care. This includes: 
• Coordinate a staff of immigration navigators, caseworkers, lawyers and paralegals to 
• Ensure AAANY's goals are being met at developing and deepening the Associations relationships with like-minded organizations and program funders.
•  Understanding and responding to the emerging immigration needs of the community AAANY serves.
• Coordinating town halls and know-your-rights workshops with the Advocacy department.
• Processing applications, including screenings from intake to submission for clients eligible for immigration benefits including: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), naturalization, permanent resident card renewals, and other.
• Participating in large scale screening events and making appropriate referrals Creating and maintaining physical and electronic case files, including coordinating and documenting correspondence with clients and other agencies.
• Managing data entry in internal and external data management systems and assisting with generating reports
• Supporting other immigration and caseworker staff as needed Catalogue and communicate program indicators and success stories for grant reporting and presentations to organizational stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree or professional and/community experience that may be the equivalent of or a substitute for a formal bachelor’s degree;
• Bilingual in Arabic is required, multiple dialects a plus.
• Excellent and careful attention to detail;
• Effective communications skills, including written and verbal; 
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills;
• Ability and experience working with diverse individuals and communities;
• Ability to work in a fast‐paced, high intensity environment;
• Flexible schedule and availability for occasional weekend work;
• Strong understanding of Arab community and other communities of color preferred;
• Initiative and drive to learn and excel at the responsibilities described above;
• Preferred but not required:
• Experience working as an immigration paralegal or advocate; and
• Demonstrated a commitment to social justice issues and experience working in a non-profit or community setting.

The Arab American Association of New York is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.