Job Announcement: AALDEF Poll Monitoring/Exit Poll Coordinator

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Glenn Magpantay

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Jan 11, 2008, 2:31:27 PM1/11/08

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Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Poll Monitoring/Exit Poll Coordinator

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is a New York-based national organization that protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans through litigation, advocacy and community education. AALDEF has a 15-person staff and is supported by foundation and corporate grants, individual contributions, and special events. A one-year position is available in AALDEF’s Asian American Democracy Project. For more information about AALDEF and its voting rights activities, visit our website at www.aaldef.org.

DESCRIPTION:
AALDEF's Asian American Democracy Project seeks to promote fairness in the electoral process and invigorate the civic participation of Asian Americans, especially new citizens and persons not yet fluent in English. By expanding access to the electoral process for Asian Americans, AALDEF improves the quality of democracy for all Americans.

The Poll Monitoring/Exit Poll Coordinator will manage several volunteers and work with other Asian American community groups to conduct a non-partisan exit poll of Asian American voters and an Election Day monitoring effort in twelve states. The job includes recruiting and training volunteers; supervising the development, translation and printing of materials; overseeing logistics for volunteer assignments; and giving educational presentations about the Project. The Coordinator will also oversee post-election follow-up and assist in writing a report about Asian American participation in the 2008 elections.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Ability to supervise volunteers and work with a wide variety of community leaders and organizations.
Strong knowledge of MS Access and other database systems.
Bilingual ability in an Asian language, preferably Chinese, Korean, or Vietnamese, is desirable.
Detail oriented and focused.
Strong organizational and communication skills.
Experience in community organizing is helpful.
Ability to travel and work on weekends.

TO APPLY:
Send a cover letter, resume, and three references to:

Voting Rights Coordinator Search
AALDEF
99 Hudson Street, 12th floor
New York, NY 10013-2815
fax: 212-966-4303
Email: in...@aaldef.org (put "voting rights coordinator search" in the subject line)

DEADLINE: January 31, 2008. The position will be filled as soon as possible.

For more information, contact Glenn D. Magpantay at 212-966-5932 or in...@aaldef.org.