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About the Role
The Training Manager, Immigration Legal Services is responsible for the strategy, program design, development, and management of legal and law-related training programming for immigration legal service providers. This role ensures high-quality curriculum and training delivery, trainer coordination, participant experience, and compliance with Continuing Legal Education requirements.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Manager of Training Operations on the delivery of the NYIC Training Institute’s signature 40-Hour Comprehensive Overview of Immigration Law training.
- Maintain and update curricula, recruit trainers, and provide outreach and support to attendees.
- Design and implement new legal and law-related training programs for service providers working with immigrant communities.
- Lead the development of training curricula in partnership with subject matter experts.
- Ensure training materials and structure are interactive, engaging, and relevant to participants.
- Conduct trainings on selected topics and recruit qualified trainers for other subjects.
- Lead technical assistance program for organizations seeking DOJ Recognition and Accreditation.
- Provide 1:1 consultation and application feedback, and facilitate group consultations.
- Plan and coordinate the delivery of legal technical assistance to immigration legal practitioners across NY state.
- Co-present periodic webinars on DOJ R&A for staff and volunteers of New York-based nonprofits.
- Represent NYIC on the national R&A working group.
- Ensure compliance with all requirements of an Accredited Provider of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) in New York State.
- Oversee training program logistics and participant experiences.
- May supervise a Training Associate and/or intern, by setting clear expectations, supporting professional development, and conducting performance management.
- Support NYIC Action as needed.
- May occasionally move or carry materials weighing 50 pounds or less.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Recent and substantive experience working in immigration legal services.
- Strong understanding of the challenges of immigration legal practices and the need to respond rapidly to policy and procedure changes.
- Experience working as an accredited representative, paralegal, legal assistant, attorney, or other immigration legal services practitioner.
- Working knowledge of the fundamentals of the DOJ Recognition and Accreditation program and related processes.
- Strong facilitation, written communication, verbal communication, and relationship-management skills.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to rapid changing policies, procedures, and program needs.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with staff across teams and departments, funded partners, trainers, and legal service providers.
- Commitment to NYIC's mission and organizational values.
- Demonstrated experience in program data management, reporting, and compliance requirements.
- Demonstrated experience in design, development, and delivery of legal or law-related trainings for service providers working with immigrant communities.
- Demonstrated experience in development of training curricula in partnership with subject matter experts and creating interactive, engaging, and relevant training materials.
- Demonstrated experience in provision of technical assistance, consultation, or application feedback to immigration legal service providers.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
Skills
- Immigration legal services
- DOJ Recognition and Accreditation program
- Facilitation
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Relationship management
- Project management
- Organizational skills
- Collaboration
- Training curriculum development
- Technical assistance
- Consultation
Location
- New York City
- New York State
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Permanent
- Full Time
Experience Level
- Exempt
Salary/Compensations
- $75,800/year
Benefits
- Full benefit plan
- Unlimited vacation time after 90 days of employment
- Paid sick time
- Commuter benefits
- Comprehensive retirement plan
About the Company
- The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) is an umbrella policy and advocacy organization for nearly 200 groups in New York State.
- We envision a New York state that is stronger because all people are welcome, treated fairly, and given the chance to pursue their dreams.
- Our mission is to unite immigrants, members, & allies so all New Yorkers can thrive.
- We represent the collective interests of New York’s diverse immigrant communities and organizations and devise solutions to advance them.
- Advocate for laws, policies, and programs that lead to justice and opportunity for all immigrant groups.
- Build the power of immigrants and the organizations that serve them to ensure their sustainability, to improve people’s lives, and to strengthen our state.
- Organizational values: Inclusive & Representative; Fair & Just; Accountable & Trusted.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship, sex, age, disability or marital status.