Legal Services Pro Bono & Partnerships Coordinator

Global Refuge • Baltimore, MD

5d

About The Position

Global Refuge, formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), is a nonprofit serving newcomers seeking safety, support, and a share in the American dream. Since 1939, we have welcomed those seeking refuge, upholding a legacy of compassion and grace for people in crisis. We walk alongside individuals, families, and children as they begin their new lives in the United States through our work in refugee resettlement, care for unaccompanied children, and economic empowerment and employment. Our work also extends to Guatemala and Mexico, where we help young people with skills training and community reintegration. To date, we have served over 800,000 people from around the globe. Our comprehensive services leverage our extensive organizational expertise as well as government, community, and faith partnerships. Attracting and retaining the best talent is vital to our continued growth and we are proud to offer an excellent benefits package. Please join us as we make a difference in the lives of newcomers. The Coordinator will provide programmatic support, working with the Manager and other key stakeholders, in implementing and maintaining a network of volunteers and partners to advance Global Refuge's ability to provide critical legal services to the populations that we support. In addition to providing administrative support for the Pro Bono & Partnerships team, this position will involve client interaction, outreach to community partners and/or law firms, and may include occasional travel and some work on evenings or weekends.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills is required
• High attention to detail, excellent follow up, ability to prioritize and organize work in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities is required
• Ability and willingness to travel 10% and work occasional evenings and weekends
• Commitment to Global Refuge's core mission and values and an ability to model those values in relationship with colleagues and partners; commitment to empowering refugees and migrants.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in pro bono or volunteer coordination and community engagement or outreach is highly preferred
• Experience working with immigrant populations and knowledge of refugee resettlement and immigration is preferred
• Demonstrated fluency in any language of the populations we serve such as, Spanish, Dari/Pashto, Arabic, Haitian Creole, is highly preferred; some portfolios may require fluency in a specific language

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and logistical support for the immigration legal services team's pro bono program, including meeting outreach and scheduling, event planning and coordination, agenda creation for activities and events, generating reports, file organization, and note taking during internal and external meetings and events
• Maintain a database of volunteers, law firms, and community partners
• Provide general administrative and programmatic support to the legal services and pro bono/partnership team
• Work with the manager and senior team members to vet and onboard new volunteers
• Identify and attend recruitment or relevant community events to increase network of volunteers and other service providers
• Coordinate on- and off-site events and training sessions
• Assist in maintaining and distributing training resources, responsible for regularly taking inventory of legal services outreach materials, and properly archiving such materials
• Monitor and track related budgets and expenses, assist with the preparation of monthly expense reports
• Serve as point of contact for a portfolio of volunteers and/or partners
• Answer or escalate general inquiries regarding legal services and the pro bono/partner program
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision available the first day of employment
• generous paid time off including 20 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave, 12 paid holidays
• 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave and up to 12 weeks of fully paid FMLA leave
• company 403(b) contribution of 3%, an additional 7% match which vests immediately
• tuition reimbursement
• professional development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level