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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.
Featured Openings
Chief Financial & Grants Officer
About this Position: We are currently seeking a Chief Financial and Grants Officer, who has experience managing federal government grants and also has experience working with other revenue sources, such as state and municipal government contracts and private philanthropic foundations. This is a full-time position based in Anchorage, Alaska. Salary range 95k-110k, depending on experience. 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. AIJ is an equal opportunity employer. AIJ is looking for a candidate with:
- Commitment to AIJ’s mission to protect the human rights of all Alaskans;
- 5+ years of experience with federal grants and contract acquisition and management;
- 5+ years of experience overseeing a nonprofit organization’s accounting function, other relevant experience may substitute for a portion of this required experience;
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, non-profit management or a closely related field is ideal but not required;
- Advanced graduate degree in one of the above fields is preferred;
- Working knowledge of non-profit accounting and federal uniform (grants) administrative requirements;
- Advanced skill and experience using QuickBooks and Excel;
- Hard working and highly organized with superior attention to detail.
This new, senior level position will work closely with AIJ’s management level staff and perform the following tasks: Oversee management of grants and contracts to ensure compliance with funder requirements; Maintain positive relationships & communications with funders, including government agency representatives; Create a database of all grants and contracts in order to monitor and track them; Manage invoicing and billing of AIJ contracts and oversee federal grant drawdowns to ensure full payment is received and financial documentation is maintained; Update and manage monthly grant budget to actual charts; Project grant expenditures for staff coding and planning of work activities; Prepare grant application budgets; Review and prepare contracts with outside agencies and contractors as needed; Assist with human resources, agency insurance renewal and benefits management; Assist senior level management staff with ACH approval process, payroll and check runs; Maintain adequate accounting controls by reviewing, preparing and recommending needed financial policies and procedures; Monitor agency cash flow, unrestricted funds, and balance sheets; Project agency revenue, expenditures and work to grow unrestricted revenue sources; Provide oversight and back-up to ensure accounts payable and receivables are coded and prepared correctly; Work with outside auditors and CPA firm to furnish requisite data to ensure timely completion of annual audits and tax filings; Complete annual and any special audit preparation activities; Work closely with the Executive Director to prepare budgets and financial reports; and track expenditures and income of various programs to ensure financial sustainability.
Position open immediately 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 Tribal Liaison Coordinator
About this Position: This is a full-time position based in Anchorage, Alaska.
The successful candidate plays a critical role in working with AIJ’s Climate Justice Tribal Liaison Director to lead AIJ’s effort to forge meaningful, sustainable relationships with Alaska Native communities to advocate for climate justice. The successful candidate will work with tribal communities to elevate Alaska Native voices, values, and priorities through community based environmental monitoring of permafrost thaw and flooding and development of climate justice policy. 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.
This position has both external and internal-facing leadership responsibilities. Externally, the successful candidate will work with AIJ’s Climate Justice Tribal Liaison Director to represent the Alaska Institute for Justice as liaison to Alaska Native communities, and state and federal government agencies and international working groups. The successful candidate must possess the ability to effectively work and advocate with Alaska Native communities. Internally, the candidate will work with AIJ’s Climate Justice Tribal Liaison Director on climate justice with Alaska Native communities, such as implementing community-based environmental monitoring and co-developing climate justice advocacy strategies with Alaska Native communities.
Position Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in ethnic studies, Alaska Native studies, Alaska Native governance,
environmental studies, social psychology, or a related field that includes coursework
and/or experience communicating and working with Alaska Native communities
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to build lasting relationships.
• Strong knowledge of Alaska Native policy, cultures, histories and government relations, including concepts of sovereignty and self-determination.
• Minimum two years of experience working with Alaska Native communities.
• Ability to communicate across cultural lines to include interpretation of policy between tribal, federal and Alaska state governments.
• Able to work independently, collaboratively and creatively to find solutions to challenges.
• Experience and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
• Strong interest in coordinating policy activities with Arctic Indigenous peoples.
• Facilitate meetings with Alaska Native communities.
• Draft reports.
Salary: $60,000 to $75,000 DOE. Position open until filled. 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. AIJ is an equal opportunity employer.
To apply pleased 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 robin.bronen@akijp.org
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
Human Trafficking Staff Attorney
About this Position: This is a full-time exempt position based in Anchorage Alaska dedicated to providing specialized legal services including immigration assistance, crime victims’ rights enforcement, navigating and understanding the criminal justice process and legal resources available to victims of human trafficking statewide.
The ideal candidate for this position must:
- possess excellent written and oral communication skills, self-confidence and be able to advocate on behalf of clients with compassion.
- dependable, be able to work with a team of co-workers in stressful situations and to work with people from diverse cultures whose first language is not English.
- be committed to providing legal representation to underserved immigrant and limited English proficient individuals and those normally excluded from the justice system.
QUALIFICATIONS
- D. degree required and licensed to practice law in the United States.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and work experience with culturally diverse clients required.
- Previous work experience with domestic violence, sexual assault or human trafficking survivors, or non-profit legal services program and minimum two years legal experience is preferred.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide immigration legal representation of clients in proceedings before the Alaska Court System, Department of Homeland Security, the Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Includes appearances at hearings, preparation of witnesses, legal research, and the preparation of briefs and other pleadings.
- Manage case files in accordance with program policy and procedures.
- Work with paralegals and volunteers when they are assisting in your client-related work. Includes oversight of case management, telephone assistance and preparation of documents.
- Meet deadlines imposed by state court judges, the Executive Office of Immigration Review, the Department of Homeland Security and the Supervising Attorney of the Alaska Immigration Justice Project.
- Provide consultations and prescreen clients to review client eligibility for human trafficking services.
- Participate in outreach and education activities to immigrant community, social service, legal services and health care providers and attorneys to increase awareness about human trafficking. Participate in Human Trafficking Task Force meetings.
- When appropriate work with law enforcement officers to advocate for protection and safety for human trafficking clients.
- Provide comprehensive case management supportive services for human trafficking victims to assist with housing, public assistance benefits, employment services, mental health services, physical health care services and any other services to assist the client to meet her/his needs.
- Provide legal representation of human trafficking clients in other courts when material to immigration, family law and other legal issues related to the victimization of clients.
- Assist domestic violence and sexual assault programs and other agencies working with human trafficking crime victims to make services accessible to underserved and limited English proficient trafficking survivors statewide.
- Develop culturally and linguistically appropriate resource material for human trafficking victims, if needed.
- Perform general office duties, such as faxing, copying and filing.
- Maintain case statistics for reports to funders.
Salary: $80,000-$90,000 with a generous benefits package. 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:
Anna Taylor
Supervising Attorney
Alaska Institute for Justice
anna.taylor@akijp.org
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