Advocacy Manager & Legal Liaison
Job Description
A growing organization dedicated to supporting students on campuses across the country by fostering an inclusive and supportive environment is looking for an Advocacy Manager & Legal Liaison in Brooklyn, NY. The Advocacy Manager & Legal Liaison manages the Advocacy Campus Taskforce (ACT) Response Center, including coordinating legal support for students on campus, and other campus advocacy and advancement projects. They are seeking a candidate who is self-driven, has strong attention to detail, and who can thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the development & management of the ACT Response Center, an integral unit of ACT. It is expected that, initially, the majority of responses will be related to anti-Israel and antisemitic incidents.
- Facilitate the triage of all incidents reported and coordinate the legal support for students.
- Assist with building a coalition of collaborating organizations, legal partners, and lawyers to support the Response Center.
- Arrange conferences for partners.
- Assist with marketing and communications around the Response Center.
- Track all related data.
- Support advancement projects, including professional development, campaigns, and more.
- Manage advancement grant allocations, including security grants, new director grants, building grants, and other advancement resource grants.
- Assist with aspects of the security needs of the network.
Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of experience in legal or other advocacy work
- ● Undergraduate degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Familiarity with campus advocacy
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Accessible and personable
- Ability to deal with sensitive information
- Understanding of and willingness to support the Chabad mission