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About AIJ
The Alaska Institute for Justice is a non-profit organization headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. Our mission is to protect the human rights of Alaskans. The Alaska Institute for Justice includes three programs: Alaska Immigration Justice Project dedicated to providing legal representation to Alaska’s immigrant and refugee communities; Language Interpreter Center dedicated to training bilingual Alaskans to work as interpreters and provide an interpreter referral service; and Social and Climate Justice Research and Policy Institute focused on social and climate justice issues. As an agency we are committed to equity and justice and fostering a team work environment.
About the Social and Climate Justice Research and Policy Institute
The Research and Policy Institute includes a small team of people dedicated to social and climate justice to inform public policy at the local, national and international level.
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Alaska Native Languages Program Director
About this Position: This is a full-time position based in Anchorage, Alaska.
AIJ is committed to providing language access to clients, partners, and communities across Alaska. The ideal candidate for this position must:
- Speak any Alaska Native language
- Be knowledgeable about Alaska Native Languages
- Have a deep understanding of Alaska Native cultures and histories
- Have or be able to create and nurture strong and respectful working relationships with individuals and organizations that AIJ serves
- Have strong verbal and written communication skills
- Have the ability to lead and facilitate conversations and discussions with groups of various sizes
- Have a vision of how to work within Alaska’s language access ecosystem to ensure strong collaborations
Qualifications for Alaska Native Languages Program Director
- Minimum 5 years of demonstrated experience working with Alaska Native languages or communities
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to create program budgets and track program financials
- Ability to schedule travel and work with Alaska Native translators and interpreters
- Ability to travel
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
- Able to effectively prioritize and meet deadlines
Primary Responsibilities:
Create qualified and trained pool of available Yup’ik interpreters and translators to meet the language access needs across the state of Alaska;
- Manage all aspects of the Alaska Native Languages program daily operations in the provision of statewide interpretation and translation services;
- Oversee customer invoicing and interpreter/translator payments for provision of Alaska Native language services;
- Maintain interpreter and translation standards consistent with existing National Codes of Interpreter Professional Ethics;
- Identify resource and training needs to provide Yup’ik interpreter and translation services across the state of Alaska;
- Identify terminology development needs to provide Yup’ik interpreter and translation services;
- Secure, negotiate and administer language access contracts with customers;
- Analyze Alaska Native language needs, vocabulary development for specialized terminology, assign priorities and formulate both short and long range strategies to meet language needs and priorities;
- Participate in relevant community and funder meetings to promote language access and provide language access guidance; and
- Provide expertise to state and federal government agencies and public and private entities to identify and respond to Alaska Native language access needs.
Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree or higher in any field that supports the duties and tasks of the position.
Salary: $65,000 to $80,000 DOE with a generous benefits packages. AIJ offers a competitive benefits package, including a generous PTO policy; 15 paid holidays per year; retirement benefits; health, vision, dental, disability, and life insurance paid in full for employee. The Alaska Institute for Justice is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Position open until filled.
To apply please submit a cover letter referencing this position, a resume, and the names and contact information for three professional-related references electronically to:
Indra Arriaga
Strategic & Operational Director
Alaska Institute for Justice
Indra.arriaga@akijp.org
Grants & Development Director
About this Position: This is a full-time position based in Anchorage, Alaska.
The ideal candidate for this position must:
- Have a commitment to protecting human rights
- Prior grant writing and grant management experience
- Proven work experience as a Development Director or similar role
- Superb written and verbal communication skills to speak with grant managers, donors and other community stakeholders
- Work with fundraising software and tools to track progress throughout the year
- Good organizational and time management skills to help keep projects on track
- Have an understanding or desire to learn about domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking and the legal and language access needs for underserved immigrant and limited English proficient Alaskans.
- Familiar with the non-profit community ecosystem in Alaska and a demonstrated history of partnering with other entities to either develop grant proposals or implement projects.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree and a minimum of five years’ experience with grant writing and program development in non-profit or other settings, or transferable work experience.
- Experience in writing and managing federal or state grants required.
- Excellent technical writing skills.
- Track record of coordinating multiple projects and successfully building agency capacity.
- Ability to manage competing demands, establish priorities and meet all deadlines.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Grant Writing and Management
- Lead role in working with other AIJ management level staff on grant development and management to build agency capacity and sustainability including grant writing and submission of grants for local, state and federal funding opportunities. Grant management duties include review of grant solicitations and request for proposals. Lead role with preparing grant application materials for submission. Work with grant subawards and managing all aspects of grant programmatic and financial requirements.
- Monitor subawards and work with community partners to secure grants.
- Grant writing includes overall responsibility for the development of proposal abstracts, letters of intent, summary data sheet, proposal narratives with purpose of the proposal, what will be done and who will implement the proposal. Development of budget worksheets and budget narratives. Development of all required grant attachments working with AIJ’s senior management staff.
- Development of grant opportunities through outreach, networking and partnerships with community agencies on grant applications.
- Maintaining grant files for audit including completing and maintaining documentation for award conditions and completing grant set up, budget approval, progress report submission and approval, financial report submission and approval including close-out procedures in JustGrants.
- Primary grant administrator with JustGrants system in submitting grant applications and managing existing grants. Oversee grant deliverables and meeting all programmatic and fiscal reporting requirements.
- Set priorities and monitor grant submission deadlines.
Fundraising and Development
- Work with AIJ Operations Director on AIJ’s sustainability and growing revenue sources to meet community needs. Direct fundraising activities including planning events, interacting with donors to encourage ongoing contributions and seeking out opportunities for financial support through contracts and special events.
- Maintain donor list and engage donors in AIJ’s work.
- Develop marketing strategies with AIJ’s services across the state and networking with community partners and potential funders.
- Assist with AIJ’s website, social media and marketing activities.
- Review and negotiate contractual work opportunities.
- Collaborate with staff to create and implement an annual fundraising plan.
- Develop and maintain relationships with existing donors.
- Develop and obtain financial support from new individuals and organizations.
Salary: $75,000 to $100,000 with a generous benefits packages. The Alaska Institute for Justice is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Position open until filled.
To apply please submit a cover letter referencing this position, a resume, and the names and contact information for three professional-related references electronically to:
Kari Robinson, Deputy Director
Alaska Institute for Justice
kari.robinson@akijp.org
Climate Justice Program Assistant
About the Position
The successful candidate plays a critical role to help coordinate AIJ’s work to forge meaningful relationships with Alaska Native communities and advocate for climate justice. The successful candidate will help coordinate the work of a small team of AIJ staff working with tribal communities to elevate Alaska Native voices and priorities through community-based environmental monitoring of permafrost thaw and flooding and climate justice policy development. This is an excellent role for a person who is passionate about justice, equity and decolonizing the systems that are responsible for the climate crisis. Work responsibilities include:
- Work with Climate Justice Program Coordinator to coordinate culturally-appropriate community meetings, workshops, and trainings with partnering Alaska Native communities, including arranging travel and workshop logistics.
- Conduct research and assist with writing reports and developing presentations with Alaska Native communities to document environmental change and climate adaptation work.
- Work with Climate Justice Program Coordinator to produce visually attractive project information and summaries.
Position Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in ethnic studies, environmental studies, or a related field that includes experience working with Alaska Native communities.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
- Strong knowledge of Alaska Native cultures, histories and government relations, including concepts of sovereignty and self-determination.
- Able to work independently, collaboratively and creatively to find solutions to challenges.
- Highly organized, attentive to detail, and results-oriented.
Salary: $50,000-$60,000 with a generous benefits package
The Alaska Institute for Justice is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Position open until filled
To apply submit a cover letter referencing this position and the applicant’s philosophy about climate justice and Alaska Native tribal sovereignty, a resume, a writing sample and the names and contact numbers for three professional-related references electronically to:
Robin Bronen
Executive Director
Alaska Institute for Justice
To apply please submit a cover letter referencing this position, a resume, a writing sample and the names and contact numbers for three professional-related references electronically to:
- Robin Bronen, Executive Director
- Alaska Institute for Justice
- robin.bronen@akijp.org
- Position open until filled