Project Coordinator, Interpretation Technical Assistance & Resource Center
Posted on: August 8, 2012
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Organization Description
The Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence (API Institute) is a national resource center on domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, and other forms of gender-based violence in Asian and Pacific Islander communities. It serves a national network of advocates, community-based service programs, national and state organizations, legal, health, and mental health professionals, researchers, policy advocates and activists from social justice organizations working to eliminate violence against women. Its vision of gender democracy drives its goals to (1) strengthen culturally-relevant advocacy, (2) promote prevention and gender equity through community engagement, and (3) influence public policy and systems change. Primary activities include convening national, regional, and local trainings and meetings, providing technical assistance, developing culturally relevant models and materials, maintaining a clearinghouse of information on gender violence, and a resource center on interpretation and language access. The API Institute is a fiscally-sponsored project of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum.
The Interpretation Technical Assistance & Resource Center (ITARC) is a program of the API Institute on Domestic Violence. It addresses issues of language access in the criminal and civil legal systems for victims of domestic and sexual violence. ITARC provides technical assistance and training to federal and state grant recipients, primarily of the Office on Violence Against Women, regarding the development of language access plans, the provision of interpretation and language services, and working with interpreters. For more information please visit our website at www.apiidv.org.
Position Summary
The Project Coordinator will be responsible for developing, coordinating and implementing the objectives and activities of the Interpretation Technical Assistance Resource Center (ITARC), a project of the Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence (API Institute). Responsibilities will include project planning, liaising with a national network of subject matter experts; maintaining the Resource Center; product development; and providing regular technical assistance and trainings on models and issues related to language access for victims of domestic violence to courts, law enforcement, legal services, interpreters, and domestic violence social service providers. The Project Coordinator will be expected to take on various complex components and work with high levels of autonomy and in close coordination with other ITARC and API Institute staff in the San Francisco office. This position reports to the Director of the API Institute.
Job Responsibilities:
■ Develop and implement project objectives and activities of the Interpretation Technical Assistance Resource Center;
■ Coordinate and provide general and targeted technical assistance on Title VI, language access, and interpretation for grantees of the Office on Violence Against Women, which include but are not limited to attorney, advocates in community-based-organizations, systems personnel and interpreters;
■ Design, plan and provide trainings on a range of topics; using different delivery methods including webinars; and pertinent to the targeted audiences;
■ Convene national, regional, statewide or local trainings, meetings and conference calls;
■ Develop manuals, training materials, and other products;
■ Research, review, and provide information about federal and state agencies, courts, and other service providers;
■ Increase the capacity of community-based-organizations serving victims/survivors with limited English proficiency and with bilingual providers to advocate for language access and the provision of interpretation services
■ Provide resources, training, and consultation to staff of the Office on Violence Against Women, including serving as a liaison to the funder's grant program specialist
■ Maintain and disseminate materials in the Resource Center: collect and analyze relevant literature on language access policies, manuals, and models for interpretation, and disseminate information to a national network of providers;
■ Coordinate administrative and grant management aspects of the project, including assisting with grant-writing and report-writing;
■ Attend and assist with all the API Institute’s meetings, events, and functions as required;
■ Perform other duties as assigned by the API Institute’s Director.
Required Qualifications:
■ Graduate degree or equivalent experience in social or legal services provision;
■ Three years of advocacy experience in community-based-organizations serving individuals with limited English proficiency;
■ Three years of experience in program planning, implementation, and coordination;
■ Knowledge of best practices in spoken language interpretation;
■ Demonstrated experience in providing training and/or technical assistance;
■ Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated public speaking skills;
■ Proficiency with Windows-based computer programs: MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Access; database management; and conducting online research;
■ Ability to develop and communicate a project plan effectively;
■ Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work with diverse groups of people, organizations, systems and multiple stakeholders;
■ Strong initiative, creativity and motivation, including ability to work under pressure and with deadlines;
■ Ability to work both independently and collaboratively;
■ Excellent time management and organizational skills;
■ Ability to travel nationally as part of work responsibilities.
Preferred Qualifications:
■ Experienced in or knowledgeable about domestic violence;
■ Bilingual and/or bi-literate in any language;
■ Experience advocating for and implementing policies to increase language accessibility for limited English proficient persons.
Employment Status: Full Time, 37.5 hours/week.
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt.
Salary: $62,000 base DOE, excellent fringe benefits.
Start Date: As soon as possible.
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Application Instructions:
Please submit your CV/resume, a cover letter specifically referencing qualifications enumerated above, and one writing sample to info@apiidv.org with “ITARC Project Coordinator Search – [Last Name], [First Name]” in the subject line.
Application Deadline: August 24, 2012 but applications will be reviewed as they are received.
The Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence, and its fiscal sponsor, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, including bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender communities.
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