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Indivisible Project · 1 week ago

Associate Director for Immigrant Defense Organizing

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$110K/yr - $110K/yr

7+ years exp

Indivisible Project is a progressive grassroots organization dedicated to building a democracy that reflects a broad, multiracial populace. The Associate Director for Immigrant Defense Organizing will lead efforts to support local Indivisible groups in responding to ICE enforcement activities, providing training, guidance, and coordination to ensure effective and responsible responses to the needs of immigrant communities.

GovernmentNon Profit

Responsibilities

Build and manage relationships with key national and local immigrant rights organizations, rapid response networks, legal-support-aligned partners, and immigrant-led formations as appropriate

Coordinate with partners to identify what support is most useful for Indivisible groups (trainings, escalation pathways, narrative guidance, local coalition entry points, pressure tactics)

Represent Indivisible in relevant coalition spaces and ensure our work complements immigrant-led strategy (and does not inadvertently duplicate, undercut, or create risk for partners or impacted communities)

Track emerging developments and surface strategic opportunities/risks to internal leadership

Work with partners and internal teams to design and deliver trainings for Indivisible groups and statewides (e.g., rapid response roles volunteers can play, safe/public pressure tactics, narrative guidance, local coalition coordination, support structures)

Build clear, practical “how-to” resources for volunteer leaders (briefing docs, facilitation guides, escalation ladders, FAQs, sample outreach, and recommended local partner connections)

Provide ongoing briefings for locals/statewides as enforcement activity shifts—translating fast-moving national information into grounded guidance and next steps

Provide direct support to groups in priority locations (coaching, troubleshooting, and helping them navigate coalition dynamics and internal alignment)

Serve as the internal hub across Organizing, Training, Policy, Digital, Comms, Mobilization, and Data/Analytics to ensure coherent support (not a scattershot of uncoordinated inputs)

Create lightweight systems for intake, triage, and prioritization: what groups are seeing, what they need, what we can provide, and what should be routed to partners

Coordinate internal resourcing for group needs (training capacity, comms support, digital amplification, policy guidance, mobilization infrastructure)

Track progress against goals (trainings delivered, groups supported, partner activations, resource uptake) and adjust plans based on what’s working

Draft and/or coordinate content development to amplify network action and highlight on-the-ground organizing power, in partnership with the Media and Digital Campaigns teams

Support narrative discipline and quality control: ensure materials are accurate, values-aligned, and consistent with coalition strategy and operational realities

Qualification

Immigration rights experiencePartnership managementTraining designDeliveryCrisis-response organizingProject managementCoalition management skillsSpanish proficiencyWritten communicationPresentation skillsCross-team collaboration

Required

7 years of relevant experience in organizing, campaigns, advocacy, or movement work with increasing responsibility; immigration rights experience strongly preferred

Existing relationships in the immigrant rights ecosystem (national and/or local), especially rapid response, detention/ICE oversight, or aligned advocacy organizations

Strong partnership and coalition management skills, including sound political judgment, follow-through, and the ability to operate with clarity amid disagreement

Effective front-of-room presentation skills, and a demonstrated ability to design and deliver trainings and translate complex issues into practical guidance for volunteer leaders

Excellent project management and cross-team collaboration skills; proven ability to juggle multiple streams of work and prioritize under pressure

Deep commitment to racial, gender, and economic justice, and experience working in multiracial, coalition environments with a clear equity lens

Strong written communication skills (briefings, toolkits, action guidance)

Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment where conditions on the ground can change quickly

Preferred

Experience working with distributed networks (volunteer-led or chapter-based models) and supporting local leadership across regions

Experience supporting work that intersects with safety/security concerns (e.g., harassment/doxxing risk, de-escalation considerations, operational triage)

Experience in crisis-response organizing moments (rapid escalation, media attention, coalition coordination under pressure)

Spanish proficiency or other relevant language skills