Immigration Program Manager

Who We Are

Hispanic Federation (HF) is the nation's premier Latino nonprofit membership organization. Founded in 1990, HF supports Hispanic families and strengthens Latino institutions through grantmaking and direct services in the areas of education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment, and the environment. HF is headquartered in New York City, with field offices in CA, CT, DC, FL, NC, IL and Puerto Rico. Values that drive our work include equality, fairness, diversity, and empathy.

Who We Seek

Hispanic Federation seeks an Immigration Program Manager to provide administrative and logistical support and lead community outreach efforts to partner agencies. The Manager will oversee the Immigration Department’s relationships with stakeholders, manage budgets and data around participant outcomes, and provide support for the immigration program and its events. The Manager will serve as a main point of contact for community-based organizations focused on programming benefitting immigrant populations. The Manager will represent HF in community spaces, bring resources to events, and provide real-time updates to support HF’s Immigration Initiatives programming. Additionally, the Manager will serve as a crucial resource in reporting program data and preparing first drafts of impact reports for internal purposes as well as external partners.

The successful candidate will have experience working with immigrant communities in New York City, a commitment to social justice, an ability to communicate with diverse populations, and a high attention to detail. The Manager will liaise with community-based partners and with internal departments across the organization to ensure collaboration.

The position operates under a hybrid model with days in-office and remote. The Manager will also be required to work outside of the office as events and program needs require. All positions are required to be onsite a minimum of ten (10) days a month.

Position Location: New York, NY

Reports to: Director for Immigration Initiatives

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the immigration fee scholarship initiatives; coordinate with HF internal departments, track project data and budget, and communicate with organizational partners and scholarship awardees.
• Manage the coordination of immigration program reports, subgrantee site visits, program updates, budgets, and other items as required.
• Develop Know Your Rights and anti-hate presentations and materials with support of the Legal Services Team to create accurate, culturally competent and responsive outreach materials.
• Streamline, monitor, and track data for reporting on private and public funding.
• Review departmental payment requests for accuracy and ensure all information for pertinent financial assistance requests is properly completed.
• Assist with virtual and in-person events; lead in logistics and material preparations for Immigration Initiative events such as community health fairs, employment fairs, know-your-rights events, law clinics, etc.
• Represent HF at outreach community events and recruit community and nonprofit participants for immigration activities and events.
• Cultivate new community partners that serve immigrant communities.
• Complete additional tasks as assigned and requested.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, a focus on public policy, government, or political science preferred
• At least two (2) years of related experience working with a nonprofit supporting community outreach and events
• Experience with Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) is required, experience with other programs and operating systems will be considered
• Proficiency in written and spoken Spanish is required, additional languages spoken is an asset
• Experience with public speaking and presenting at trainings or KYR workshops is required
• Excellent communication skills with strong research and writing experience
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and meet deadlines
• Experience with managing budgets and financial tracking processes
• Must possess strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Experience with community engagement and direct outreach with people of diverse backgrounds along with an understanding of New York City's diversity is an asset
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to work collaboratively and respectfully with staff at all levels and with diverse communities
• Experience with contract management and file/data management a plus
• Demonstrated commitment to advancing the Hispanic Federation’s values, mission, and goals

Compensation and Benefits:

Position salary starting at $55,000 -$65,000 and salary is and is commensurate with experience. Compensation comes with a robust benefits package with a fully subsidized medical, dental, vision insurance after 2 months, 403(B) retirement plans with a company match after 6 months, and access to flexible spending and pre-tax commuter benefits.

First year employees of the Hispanic Federation receive a PTO package with 15 days designated for vacation, 4 Personal Days, and 8 Sick Days annually.

To Apply

Please submit a résumé, cover letter detailing your interest and qualifications, to this portal. No telephone calls.

For more information about the Hispanic Federation, go to www.hispanicfederation.org.

Hispanic Federation is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against actual or perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, creed, disability, marital status, sexual orientation and/or other protected categories.

Position salary starting at $55,000 -$65,000 and salary is and is commensurate with experience. Compensation comes with a robust benefits package with a fully subsidized medical, dental, vision insurance after 2 months, 403(B) retirement plans with a company match after 6 months, and access to flexible spending and pre-tax commuter benefits.

First year employees of the Hispanic Federation receive a PTO package with 15 days designated for vacation, 4 Personal Days, and 8 Sick Days annually.

Proficiency in written and spoken Spanish is required, additional languages spoken is an asset