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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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Climate Justice Tribal Liaison Coordinator

About the Position

The successful candidate plays a critical role to forge meaningful, sustainable relationships with Alaska Native communities and 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 as liaison to Alaska Native communities and state and federal government agencies. Internally, the candidate will work with Alaska Native communities on 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.

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-$75,000 with a generous benefits package. The Alaska Institute for Justice is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Position open until filled

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

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

  • J.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:

  1. 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.
  2. Manage case files in accordance with program policy and procedures.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Provide consultations and prescreen clients to review client eligibility for human trafficking services.
  6. 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.
  7. When appropriate work with law enforcement officers to advocate for protection and safety for human trafficking clients.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Develop culturally and linguistically appropriate resource material for human trafficking victims, if needed.
  12. Perform general office duties, such as faxing, copying and filing.
  13. 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

Alaska Native Languages Program Director

About this Position: 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: 

  • Have substantial knowledge of or speak any Alaska Native language
  • 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-$80,000, generous benefits package. AIJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Position open until filled.

To apply submit a cover letter referencing this position, resume, and three professionally-related references to:

Indra Arriaga

Strategic & Operational Director

Alaska Institute for Justice

indra.arriaga@akijp.org

 

Chief Grants Officer

 Position: This is a full-time position based in Anchorage, Alaska. Telework options available. 

About Alaska Institute for Justice: At the Alaska Institute for Justice (AIJ), we are committed to protecting the human rights of all Alaskans. AIJ is an award winning agency with dedicated professionals that provide statewide legal services to immigrants, language access services and public policy work. AIJ has fifteen staff who speak English, Spanish, Korean, German, French, & Hmong. As an agency we uphold certain basic values. These include:

  • Commitment to equity and justice, and respect for the rights and dignity of others.
  • Integrity, responsibility and accountability in all our work.
  • Pursuit of excellence, in creating long-term sustainability for AIJ’s work within Alaska characterized by principles of shared values and team engagement. 

The Alaska Institute for Justice (AIJ) is a nonprofit organization. 

Since opening our office in 2005, AIJ has been on the frontlines of promoting justice and equality of treatment for immigrants and refugees residing in Alaska. AIJ’s three programs protect, defend, and advance the rights of some of Alaska’s most underserved communities including: 1) Legal Program; 2) Language Interpreter Center; and 3) Climate Justice Institute.

 The ideal candidate for this position must:

  • Have a commitment to protecting human rights
  • Prior grant writing and grant management experience
  • Superb written and verbal communication skills to speak with grant managers, donors and other community stakeholders
  • 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 in non-profit or other settings, or transferable work experience.
  • Experience in writing and managing federal or state grants required.
  • Excellent technical writing skills.
  • 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.

Salary: $75,000 to $100,000 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:

Kari Robinson, Deputy Director
Alaska Institute for Justice
kari.robinson@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

For more information about the immigration options available to you

Anchorage Office
431 West 7th Ave. Suite 208
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-279-2457
Fax: 907-279-2450
Toll Free: 1-877-273-2457

Juneau Office
9085 Glacier Highway, Suite 204
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Phone: 907-789-1326
Fax: 907-789-1324
Toll Free 1-877-273-2457

Juneau Mailing Address
P.O. Box 35832
Juneau, AK 99803

Human rights of all Alaskans including immigrants, refugees and Alaska Native communities.