Outreach Coordinator - Cornell Law School

The Outreach Coordinator conducts outreach efforts for the Path2Papers (P2P) project at Cornell Law School. P2P is a grant-funded project that works within the Immigration Law & Advocacy Clinic to provide legal consultations and referrals for DACA recipients primarily in California. The goal of the project is to move as many DACA recipients as possible onto a long-term path to residence and eventually U.S. citizenship, mostly through employment-based immigration options.

The coordinator serves as the primary point of contact to DACA recipients and other Dreamers and their employers to increase awareness of employment-based immigration options and to encourage participation in legal consultations through Path2Papers. They also work closely with employers, community organizations, and advocacy partners to build networks of support for Dreamers pursuing employment-based immigration sponsorship.

Other duties include:

• Developing and implementing outreach strategies.

• Creating and distributing educational resources.

• Delivering public-facing presentations and representing Path2Papers at various events.

• Building and maintaining relationships with community partners, advocacy groups, universities, and employer networks.

• Tracking outreach activities and preparing reports.

• Facilitating regular meetings with Path2Papers staff and collaborating organizations to coordinate strategies.

Occasional travel to Ithaca, NY, San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, and/or other project locations may be required.

This grant-funded position is for a two-year term, requiring 20 hours of work per week.Employment through the intended term, as well as potential reappointment will be based on performance and funding availability.

The position may be conducted remotely within the United States (pending university approval), with preference given to candidates based in the San Francisco, Bay Area in California. Please note that New York convenience of employer guidelines require New York State individual tax reporting and withholdings for the position if the work is conducted outside of NYS. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working outside NYS.

What We Need

• Bachelor's degree and 2-4 years of experience in outreach, communications, and/or community engagement, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and strategies.

• Sound judgement in decision-making, high integrity, and respect for confidentiality.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Comfort with public speaking and leading workshops or webinars.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships with community members, nonprofit organizations, and employers.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a remote team.

• Commitment to the project core goal of moving DACA recipients into long-term immigration status.

• Ability to advocate for individuals from a broad range of backgrounds.

If you have all those things, great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have, but it's ok if you don't.

• Bachelor's degree.

• Experience working with immigrant and/or DACA communities.

• Connections to organizations, businesses, and other stakeholders working with DACA communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.

• Experience in marketing or digital outreach. Proficiency in Spanish or another language widely spoken in immigrant communities.

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• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, and sustainability.

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• Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1. To offer greater flexibility for observing faiths and traditions we also offer two additional floating holidays. Learn more about our generous leave provisions: Holiday and Accrued Time Off | Working at Cornell

• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program. Learn more about our extensive educational benefits: Education Benefits | Working at Cornell

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

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