Advocacy Coordinator at ACLU

[Talise Sutherland]

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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) invites applications for an
Advocacy Coordinator position with the ACLU’s National Security
Project.

The ACLU is a nationwide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization
dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality embodied in the
U.S. Constitution. Since September 2001, the ACLU’s National Security
Project has litigated numerous challenges to government attempts to
restrict civil liberties and human rights in the name of national
security. For example, we are currently challenging the government’s
“rendition” program, under which the CIA has kidnapped foreign
nationals and transferred them to the custody of foreign intelligence
services that use torture. We have brought several challenges to the
constitutionality of the FBI’s authority to issue “national security
letters,” and in two cases we are currently contesting the
government’s practice of denying visas to foreign scholars whose
political views the government disfavors. In 2006, we brought a
constitutional challenge to the National Security Agency’s warrantless
wiretapping program. Since 2004, we have also been engaged in Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA) litigation to demand information about the
torture and maltreatment of detainees held in U.S. custody abroad;
that litigation has resulted in the release of more than 100,000 pages
of government documents. We are litigating a number of other cases
relating to dissent, discrimination, surveillance, secrecy, detention,
and torture.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Work in collaboration with other members of the ACLU’s National
Security Project, with other Projects within the ACLU’s Legal
Department, and with other Departments within the ACLU to develop and
implement creative public education campaigns to raise public
awareness of civil liberties and human rights issues arising from
national security policies.
Organize conferences, training programs, and public events to raise
awareness of civil liberties and human rights issues arising from
national security policies.
Write, edit, and plan the distribution of advocacy and public
education materials, including public education reports, blogs, video
scripts, and “know your rights” materials.
Coordinate advocacy and cultivate and maintain relationships with
other civil rights, advocacy, and community organizations working on
civil liberties and human rights issues arising from national security
policies;
Assist ACLU attorneys and the ACLU’s web team in updating and
maintaining web pages about the Project’s cases and issues.

COMPENSATION:
The ACLU offers a generous and comprehensive compensation and benefits
package, commensurate with experience and within parameters of the
ACLU compensation scale.

The ACLU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and
encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with
disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.

The ACLU comprises two separate corporate entities, the American Civil
Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation. Both the American Civil
Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation are national organizations
with the same overall mission, and share office space and employees.
The ACLU has two separate corporate entities in order to do a broad
range of work to protect civil liberties. This job posting refers
collectively to the two organizations under the name “ACLU.”
Additional Qualifications:
REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

At least 2 years experience with organizing, communications, research,
or advocacy in the field of civil liberties or human rights.
Bachelor’s Degree required, J.D. preferred.
Experience developing and implementing public education campaigns; web-
based campaign experience a plus.
Excellent writing and editing skills.
The ability to communicate in a clear and compelling manner both
verbally and in writing; experience explaining complex legal issues to
a non-legal audience is a plus.
A demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
A demonstrated ability to manage a variety of tasks simultaneously, to
conceive of new projects, and to execute those projects from
conception to completion.
A demonstrated interest in civil liberties and human rights issues
related to national security is preferred but not required.
Experience building relationships with relevant grassroots
organizations a plus.

HOW TO APPLY:
Applications should consist of a cover letter, a resume, two letters
of recommendation, and two writing samples. Email applications to
hrj...@aclu.org and reference [LGLF-42/ID] in subject line, or mail
applications to:

Human Resources
RE: [LGLF-42/ID]
American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, which will
not be before June 27, 2008.