Policy Counsel/Analyst, NIJC
About the role
The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) advances human rights and due process for immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers through direct legal services, impact litigation, advocacy and public education. Headquartered in Chicago with offices in Washington, DC, Indiana and San Diego, NIJC's team of 160 attorneys, paralegals and professionals, along with 2,000 pro bono attorneys, is at the forefront of immigration reform. The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) seeks a Policy Counsel or Policy Analyst to join its growing policy-advocacy team. NIJC develops policy priorities rooted in our direct legal services and litigation to advance immigrant rights. Priority areas include protecting due process and welcoming policies: ending immigration detention; combatting harsh immigration enforcement and the criminalization of migrants. This counsel or analyst will contribute to NIJC's advocacy products by drafting and editing policy documents, legislative text, analysis of regulations, commentaries, and public-facing explainers with a heavy focus on developing client stories and client advocates. This position is a hybrid position based in NIJC's Chicago Office. This counsel or analyst will be directly supervised by the Associate Director of Government Relations and work closely with other policy team members in Washington, DC and Chicago, IL as well as NIJC staff across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Serve as one of NIJC's key representatives in Chicago, IL and Washington D.C. advocating to advance policies that support immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.
- Maintain relationships with elected officials with a primary focus on Chicago, Cook County, Illinois officials, and staffers.
- Assist Associate Director of Government Relations in representing NIJC in formal and informal coalitions of national and local organizations.
- Work with NIJC staff to identify and track