Voting Rights Advocacy Coordinator

LatinoJustice PRLDEF•New York, NY

8d•$0 - $74,891•Hybrid

About The Position

LatinoJustice PRLDEF seeks a dynamic, creative, and committed advocate and organizer to advance voting rights and election protection in the Southeast Region. LatinoJustice uses litigation, advocacy, community engagement, and education to protect and advance the voting rights of Latine and other communities of color. Its work addresses vote denial practices, including inadequate bilingual assistance at polling places, discriminatory voter roll purges, and unnecessary voter challenges, as well as at-large election structures and unfair redistricting plans. The organization also runs Cada Voto Cuenta, a bilingual election protection program focused on identifying and mitigating election-related violations, particularly language-access complaints. The full-time position is based in the Southeast Region, ideally Florida or Georgia, and involves travel throughout Florida, Georgia, and other priority states in the region. The coordinator is part of the Advocacy team and reports to the Chief of Advocacy in New York City. The role follows a hybrid work model with 60% flexible remote work and regional and local travel as required. The start date is on or after January 4, 2027. This is a union position. Salary is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement and starts at $74,891 for five years of experience. LatinoJustice offers health, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a voluntary 403(b) retirement plan, and generous paid time off.

Requirements

Familiarity with subject areas related to LatinoJustice’s mission and demonstrated commitment to social justice and civil rights.
At least five years of legislative advocacy, coalition, and community education experience.
Strong writing skills for community education, advocacy, organizing, and policy.
Strong communications skills and ability to lead and facilitate community education and engagement meetings.

Nice To Haves

Experience in voting rights and election protection, including knowledge of voting rights laws and issues and their impact on Latine communities.
Reliability, creativity, self-motivation, initiative, and ability to work well both in teams and independently.
Ability to communicate effectively and fluently with a predominantly Spanish-speaking client community; ability to create Spanish-language community education and communication resources is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify Southeast states and local jurisdictions suited to progressive voting rights legislation, including state Voting Rights Acts, or vulnerable to voter-repressive legislation, and develop and execute related advocacy campaigns and community education with advocacy and communications teams.
Build and maintain relationships with regional coalitions, election protection tables, state voices tables, organizations, community stakeholders, academics, and thought leaders, engaging them in LatinoJustice’s work and collaborative projects.
Provide training and workshops, particularly during legislative sessions, on how legislatures work and related topics; develop workshop agendas and content.
Represent LatinoJustice and speak at conferences, meetings, rallies, hearings, and community events.
Collaborate with advocacy, communications, and legal teams on legislative advocacy before state and local legislative bodies.
Advocate for priority voting rights bills by identifying and convening supporters, testifying in support of priorities, and opposing bills harmful to constituent communities.
Work with internal stakeholders to create social media content and develop and distribute voting rights-related social media toolkits to partners.
Guide and participate in the Cada Voto Cuenta bilingual election protection program in Southeast states, including Florida, Virginia, and Georgia, in collaboration with advocacy and communications teams.
Develop educational materials and public service announcements with advocacy and communications teams about voting rights and protections under federal and state law and processes, ideally also in Spanish, and distribute them to community-based groups.
Work on special projects and perform other duties as assigned.