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THE ORGANIZATION
Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors (NIJFON) mission is to provide free, high-quality immigration legal services; engage in education and advocacy; and build cross-cultural communities. Our vision is a world where immigrants, asylum-seekers, and refugees are welcomed, supported, and able to live without fear. NIJFON represents low-income immigrant communities throughout Northern Illinois. Please visit our website for more information: www.nijfon.org.

THE POSITION
The Project Manager will work directly with the executive director to perform and support general administrative office operations, track grant filings, accounting needs, human resources and grant research. The manager will also work with the New American Initiative program and support the program outreach and programmatic activities including education and advocacy. This position is based in Chicago, with work throughout Northern Illinois. This is a remote work position.

DUTIES

  • Support the Executive Director with managing various organizational projects related to grants and administration.
  • Provide support for all general office administrative tasks assigned
  • Support with human resources management and information resourcing.
  • Support with accounting needs related to grants.
  • Support in grant tracking, expense tracking and grant vouchers.
  • Support maintaining deadlines regarding grants and submissions.
  • Support grant research and development.
  • Support New Americans Initiative Citizenship Program with outreach and education classes as well as support education and advocacy efforts.
    GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    The Project Manager should have a strong commitment to public interest legal service and to the enfranchisement and empowerment of immigrant communities. Justice for Our Neighbors is more than a legal service project; it is a faith-based organization involving many diverse individuals, cultures, and faith traditions who come together to welcome immigrants to our community. As such, the project manager should have an appreciation of the spiritual principles of this work and an ability to work sensitively with staff, volunteers, and clients who have diverse personalities, lifestyles, cultures, political orientations, and faiths.
  • Proficiency in written and spoken Spanish is required, and fluency is preferred. Proficiency in other languages is a plus.

PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Comfort with and ability to work on computers is required for this position. We regularly utilize Microsoft Office programs, as well as Adobe Acrobat Pro, G Suite, and Dropbox. Familiarity with most or all this software is highly preferred.
  • High School graduate. Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business preferred
  • Background, experience in Project Management.
  • PROJECT MANAGER SALARY AND BENEFITS
    Salary: $45,000 per year. A full benefits package, including options for full health insurance coverage (including family members) and pension, is included, along with generous vacation and holiday policies (at least 12 holidays observed, and NIJFON is closed from Christmas Day through New Year’s Day). We are committed to making NIJFON an equitable and just place to work and are actively and continually working to increase staff compensation and benefits. NIJFON is part of a broader network of 19 sites across the country which provides membership and opportunities to professional development resources. There is also an Employee Assistance Program, which provides discounts on goods and services, as well as access to free legal and mental health services. You can find more information about our network here: https://iljnetwork.org/. It is the policy of NIJFON to recruit, employ, compensate, and promote our professional staff in a manner that does not involve segregation or discrimination based on race, color, age, sex, disability, including HIV status, or sexual orientation. NIJFON complies with all governmental non- discrimination rules for its employment locations, including those for citizenship status, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, and marital status.
    HOW TO APPLY
    Those interested in applying should submit a brief note about why you would like to work with us, along with a resume, to: jobs@nijfon.org with “NIJFON Project Manager” in the subject line.
    We look forward to hearing from you!