Job
VP of Programs
| Location | Los Angeles, CA 900017 |
| Date Posted | July 05, 2023 |
| Job ID | 10064 |
| Employment Type | Direct Hire |
Scion Nonprofit Staffing has been engaged to conduct an immediate search to find a VP of Programs for our client, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Southern California (AJSOCAL), one of the nation’s largest legal and civil rights organizations, located in Los Angeles, CA! AJSOCAL serves thousands every year, with a focus on the most vulnerable members of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities.
ABOUT ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) is the nation’s largest legal and civil rights organization for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). Founded in 1983 as the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California serves more than 15,000 individuals and organizations every year.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have long been leaders, community members, and change makers. With over 50 ethnicities and over 100 languages and dialects, their rich history intertwines with efforts for racial justice, immigration, and civil liberties. Today, AAPIs are 7.2% of the US population, 15.3% of the electorate in California, and the fastest growing ethnic population in the US. This breadth of resilience informs the way AJSOCLA continues to fight for access and equity.
Through direct services, impact litigation, policy advocacy, leadership development, and capacity building, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California focuses on the most vulnerable members of AAPI communities while also building a strong voice for civil rights and social justice. From the earliest immigrants in the 1800s, to building communities across nationalities and experiences, to empowering community members to vote, educating ourselves and allies, AJSOCAL is advancing justice. To learn more, please review their website at https://www.ajsocal.org/
POSITION OVERVIEW:
As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the Vice President of Programs is responsible for the execution of AJSOCAL’s programmatic functions such as Direct Services, Impact Litigation and Policy. The right individual will be an impassioned legal steward who wants to make a difference in an impact-focused organization! The candidate in this position will also align strongly with AJSOCAL’s values of compassion, community responsiveness, courage, and collaboration.
The VP of Programs reports to the Chief Executive Officer and has direct oversight of the Managing Director and other programmatic staff. AJSOCAL is based in downtown Los Angeles, with satellite offices in Orange County and Sacramento.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
ABOUT ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) is the nation’s largest legal and civil rights organization for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). Founded in 1983 as the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California serves more than 15,000 individuals and organizations every year.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have long been leaders, community members, and change makers. With over 50 ethnicities and over 100 languages and dialects, their rich history intertwines with efforts for racial justice, immigration, and civil liberties. Today, AAPIs are 7.2% of the US population, 15.3% of the electorate in California, and the fastest growing ethnic population in the US. This breadth of resilience informs the way AJSOCLA continues to fight for access and equity.
Through direct services, impact litigation, policy advocacy, leadership development, and capacity building, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California focuses on the most vulnerable members of AAPI communities while also building a strong voice for civil rights and social justice. From the earliest immigrants in the 1800s, to building communities across nationalities and experiences, to empowering community members to vote, educating ourselves and allies, AJSOCAL is advancing justice. To learn more, please review their website at https://www.ajsocal.org/
POSITION OVERVIEW:
As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the Vice President of Programs is responsible for the execution of AJSOCAL’s programmatic functions such as Direct Services, Impact Litigation and Policy. The right individual will be an impassioned legal steward who wants to make a difference in an impact-focused organization! The candidate in this position will also align strongly with AJSOCAL’s values of compassion, community responsiveness, courage, and collaboration.
The VP of Programs reports to the Chief Executive Officer and has direct oversight of the Managing Director and other programmatic staff. AJSOCAL is based in downtown Los Angeles, with satellite offices in Orange County and Sacramento.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Guarantee that services and programs are suitable and culturally responsive to the specifics of the AAPI community served.
- Fortify and elevate the organization’s civil rights voice and impact.
- Oversee Impact Litigation department to bring challenges in state and federal court to create systems change.
- Supervise Policy to create systems change using local, state, and federal advocacy, including legislation.
- Manages Direct Services programs, including legal services for the AAPI community.
- Improves alignment between Impact Litigation, Policy, and Direct Services to promote effective collaboration.
- Enable effective program execution.
- Ensure grant deliverables and fiscal responsibilities are met.
- Remain compliant with legal and regulatory requirements with Administration, Finance, and Development departments.
- Improve the quality of services and productivity levels.
- Retain high-performance team members through coaching and supervision.
- Utilizing professional development through continuous learning to foster an environment of excellence in service delivery.
- Promote a culture of collaboration between staff and units to cultivate partnerships with Community-Based Organizations
- Sustain and expand the impact of AJSOCAL initiatives by building long-term, cross-sector relationships.
- Staying current with trends in legal aid, changes in areas of interest to the AAPI community, program advancements, and best practices.
- Provide strategic, inspirational support to various stakeholders that are key community partners.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Juris Doctorate and an active member in good standing with the California State Bar.
- 6 years in progressive supervisorial positions, preferably in a legal aid.
- Background in the public interest or addressing social justice issues preferred.
- Strong preference for knowledge and experience working with immigrant communities (experience working with AAPI communities preferred).
- Experience with strategy, strategic planning, and executing multiple portfolios and projects concurrently.
- Detail-oriented, highly organized, and ability to prioritize tasks, take initiative, and handle all levels of administration, including routine duties.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to write and speak persuasively to diverse audiences; to include media, general public, advocates, lawyers, and funders.
- Ability to operate in a professional office environment. Capability to use standard office equipment including but not limited to printers/fax machines, computers, and phones.
*Night and weekend shifts may be required, as well as occasional travel.
**Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical Requirements while performing the duties of this job include being present in public spaces, regularly sitting or standing at a desk for prolonged periods and occasionally lift office products and supplies up to 20 pounds.
***This position with our client requires employees to report to work at a physical location. As a cautionary measure, our client is asking all employees to be fully vaccinated by the date of hire. If an eligible candidate is unable to get the COVID-19 vaccine due to a religious, medical, or disability-related reason, Scion Nonprofit Staffing will work to make available appropriate reasonable accommodations.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Our client offers a competitive base salary of $140,400 to $171,900; robust medical, dental, and vision benefits; basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; flexible spending account; long term disability benefits; employee assistance programs; flexible, hybrid work schedules; 403(b) retirement option w/match; and referral bonuses!
HOW TO APPLY:
For immediate consideration, please visit and send your resume/curriculum vitae, cover letter, and any other information about your candidacy in Microsoft Word online via: http://scionnonprofitstaffing.com/jobs/10064/. Thank you!
ABOUT OUR FIRM:
Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an award-winning national nonprofit recruitment and staffing specialist for nonprofit organizations, foundations, associations, and educational institutions! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully connecting thousands of talented professionals with incredible, mission-driving organizations across the country. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire nonprofit recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing.
Named an Inc. 5000 Top Fastest-Growing Private Company in America, we are proud to also be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firm in America, recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm, and identified as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times! Additional information about Scion Nonprofit can be found online.
Scion Nonprofit, a division of Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and for the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We believe in following best practices and remain committed to considering all qualified applicants.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Our client offers a competitive base salary of $140,400 to $171,900; robust medical, dental, and vision benefits; basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; flexible spending account; long term disability benefits; employee assistance programs; flexible, hybrid work schedules; 403(b) retirement option w/match; and referral bonuses!
HOW TO APPLY:
For immediate consideration, please visit and send your resume/curriculum vitae, cover letter, and any other information about your candidacy in Microsoft Word online via: http://scionnonprofitstaffing.com/jobs/10064/. Thank you!
ABOUT OUR FIRM:
Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an award-winning national nonprofit recruitment and staffing specialist for nonprofit organizations, foundations, associations, and educational institutions! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully connecting thousands of talented professionals with incredible, mission-driving organizations across the country. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire nonprofit recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing.
Named an Inc. 5000 Top Fastest-Growing Private Company in America, we are proud to also be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firm in America, recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm, and identified as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times! Additional information about Scion Nonprofit can be found online.
Scion Nonprofit, a division of Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and for the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We believe in following best practices and remain committed to considering all qualified applicants.
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