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:

• Managing a staff of immigration navigators, caseworkers, legal interns and paralegals and working closely with supervising attorneys
• Ensuring 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; anything immigration justice related.
• Reviewing 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 and coordinating large scale screening events both in person and virtual and making appropriate referrals Creating and maintaining physical and electronic case files, including managing and documenting correspondence with clients and other agencies.
• Managing data entry in internal and external data management systems and assisting with generating reports
• ensuring that AAANY’s Immigration Department meets all grant deliverables and reporting requirements as indicated in the grant agreement
• Supporting other immigration and caseworker staff as needed
• Cataloging and communicating program indicators and success stories for grant reporting and presentations to organizational stakeholders.
• Supporting for city and state grant reports and grant writing for the department
• Attending any and all site visits and communicating with partners and funders for the department
• Attending immigration testimonies before City hall
• 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:
• An immigration paralegal or advocate; and
• DOJ accredited
• 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.

Full-time employees also receive 15 days of paid vacation, also 8 personal days, eight sick days, fifteen paid holidays, as well, AAANY will be closed for 1 week for summer recces.

Bilingual in Arabic is required, multiple dialects a plus.