ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
We are community builders co-creating enduring change toward a just society where every person has personal, social, and economic power. Our united system of programs, neighborhood centers, social enterprises, and partnerships connects individuals and their families across the region.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The program coordinator role is to help manage and develop and to support the agency’s mission. This position is to develop and implement a high quality of domestic and sexual violence. Most of duties include follow-up services, legal advocacy, immigration services, and general family issues the coordinator is expected to seek collaborative partnerships, administrative duties were its needed, oversea compliance with funding requirements, as well as perform other assignment under moderate supervision.

Primary Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Provide advocacy and coordination services to immigrant and refugee women involved in domestic abuse and sexual situations

• Decide with women’s shelters for referrals for victims in emergency situations or connect client to onsite advocate at Brian Coyle Center
• Interpret the laws of the legal system to educate victims of their rights

• Accompany women to family court hearings and assist them in preparing for other hearings in the judicial system when other legal advocates assistance is needed
• Develop a working relationship with prosecutors, police, probation officers, and people in the judiciary system

Strategy and Thought Leadership

• Coordinate daily operations for IWAP and the legal clinics at Brian Coyle Center
• Develop and implement holistic domestic abuse program for immigrant women from east Africa and legal clinics at the center.
• Leads diverse staff/ interns, volunteers in providing high quality programming to immigrant women and residents of Cedar Riverside Neighborhood

• Identify and resolve staffing /interns /volunteers’ problems and conflicts
• Train and supervise volunteers and interns as needed to support programs and foster community involvement

• Will ensure coordination and develop and implement a high quality of domestic and sexual violence
• The ideal candidate will be Two years’ experience working in the field of domestic violence preferred
• Completion of a 40-hour advocacy training preferred
• Experience with developing and accessing resources
• Strong computer/technical skills preferred
• Ability to work flexible hours; evenings and weekends may be required when needed
• Applicants must have working experience and knowledge of East African Immigrant women and speak Somali, Oromo, or other East African language fluently
• Create content & curriculum for activities
• Make recommendations for program improvements
• Coordinates daily operations for IWAP and Legal Clinics at the Brian Coyle Community Center
• Develops and implements all components of a holistic domestic abuse program for immigrant women from East Africa and for the legal clinics at the center
• Leads diverse staff/ interns, volunteers in providing high quality programming to immigrant women and residents of Cedar Riverside Neighborhood

• Identify and resolve staffing /interns /volunteers’ problems and conflicts
• Train and supervise volunteers and interns as needed to support programs and foster community involvement

• Stay current with and connected to available community resources.

Operations and Outcomes

• Develop activation plans
• Execute programs flawlessly
• Track and report assigned metrics

People and Community Development

• Provide excellent client service
• Engage internal & external relationships
• Make effective use of volunteers
• Join community advisory committees / neighborhood Safety committee
• Participate in Coalitions memberships. 

Financial Management

• Use resources and supplies responsibly
• Record time and expenses accurately

Required Skills/Experience

• Make check requests / keep Expense Recording.
• Bring case files up to date
• Help quarterly reporting
• Attend and all agency required training
• Complete 40-hr. and submit certifications
• Able to build positive, nonjudgmental relationships with community
• Open to working in low-income neighborhoods with diverse community
• Understanding of appropriate personal boundaries and professional ethics

• Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include evenings and weekends
• Self-motivating with excellent time management and accountability skills

Desired Attributes

• Passion for what’s possible
• Clear sense of personal purpose
• Commitment to social justice
• Creative problem-solver
• Skilled communicator and motivator

Benefits

Benefits are offered to all regular employees who work at least 20 hours a week. Our benefits package includes health insurance, dental insurance, vision coverage, employer paid short term and long term disability, employer paid life insurance, health saving account (HSA) option, flexible spending account (FSA) option, retirement plan option with an employer match, paid time off and floating holidays, and 16 paid holidays.

A Note to Potential Candidates

Studies have shown that women, trans, non-binary folks, and BIPOC are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every single one of the qualifications as described in a job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization, and we are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job. That candidate may be one who comes from a background less traditional to our field of work, and that’s okay. We would strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of the qualifications described.

Affirmative Action/EEO statement

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Pillsbury United Communities is intentional about its responsibility of maintaining an equitable environment that is inclusive and welcoming. We hire, support, and promote talented individuals using a process that is fair and equitable to all that apply. We believe differences such as age, race, culture, ability, and sexual orientation are valuable and an asset to our organization, and employees are protected from reprisal.