Senior Program Manager, Racial Equity Initiative

### SUMMARY

The Senior Program Manager will support efforts to develop and articulate a “Latino lens” within current and future public discussion on racial equity and racial justice. The goal of this position is to help:

### Essential Functions

#### Writing and Research (60%)

– Possess familiarity with issues related to inequality and structural racism in the Latino community and knowledge of Latino history in the United States.
– Apply critical evaluation of material gathered from a variety of sources (such as academic journals and policy reports) to conduct literature reviews including but not limited to:
– Research and synthesize essential literature on systemic/institutional racism, specifically the Latino-focused subset of that literature.
– Review and summarize core civil rights laws, highlighting strengths and weaknesses from the Latino community’s perspective.
– Help prepare brief analyses on how specific disparities experienced by Latinos in UnidosUS’s key issue areas (Education, Health, Immigration, Housing, and Workforce) may be explained by systemic and structural racism.
– Develop policy recommendations based on research evidence.
– Draft high-quality research reports.
– Manage research projects at a high-quality level, including regarding time and budget.
– Keep up with new developments in relevant racial justice and racial equity policy research areas.
– Disseminate findings widely (including web content such as blogs) and other media releases.
– Prepare, draft, review, and edit a variety of position papers and related products, including blogs, press releases, op-eds, one-pagers, and articles on relevant journals or publications.
– Assist with literary review and media scans and help prepare abstracts and strategies based on findings.
– Create content for social real-time influencer engagement opportunities.
– Engage in policy work related to Latinos and racial equity.

#### Management and Administrative Support (20%)

– Provide timely and professional operations support to the Racial Equity Initiative and Narrative Change efforts related to the impact of systemic racism on the Latino community and the Recipe for Unity campaign’s related projects.
– Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with allied individuals, policymakers, coalition partners, funders, and others to provide support for UnidosUS’s Racial Equity policy work.
– Schedule meetings/conference calls across multiple time zones and calendars.
– Serve as meeting/conference call administrator/moderator.
– Prepare and disseminate documents and agendas before meetings and disseminate meeting notes upon completion.
– Assist in the coordination of regular meetings with sub-grantees (30-plus individuals or organizations), respective partners, and funders. This work includes supporting project staff in the development of pre-meeting materials, reviewing contracts, etc.
– Partner with the finance team to timely process all invoices via Concur, keeping compliance and funder (federal and non-federal) policies and procedures in mind.
– Provide requested research for upcoming projects, initiatives, and opportunities.
– Other duties as assigned and required.

#### Fundraising and Ideas Generation in collaboration with Resource Development (15%)

– Identify new business opportunities and work with team members to win new work.
– Generate new ideas for fundable research projects focused on policy or narrative change.
– Contribute to drafting proposals for outside funding.

#### Data Management (5%)

– Maintain and/or update all contacts and networks related to the Racial Equity Initiative and Narrative Change efforts.
– Help maintain the program listserv and communications with partners in academia, media influencers, and consultants.
– Create and maintain a repository and e-files of relevant documents and literature.
– Support Racial Equity Initiative efforts with data entry related to program management and creation and maintenance of the listserv with partners and coalitions.

### Qualifications & Requirements

#### Education and Experience

– Bachelor’s degree.
– Professional with five (5) years to seven (7) years of relevant experience in a nonprofit setting working on Latino issues.
– Strong writing and project management experience.
– Knowledge of key racial justice trends, debates, and struggles in all communities of color.
– Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Office 365.
– Robust understanding of and commitment to improving opportunities for the Latino community.
– Flexibility to travel 20% of the time, sometimes on short notice.
– Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of the Latino community.

#### Desired Qualifications

– Master’s degree.
– Racial justice experience within the Latino community.
– Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills.

### Skills and Abilities

– Steadfast commitment to UnidosUS’s mission, vision, and values of Excellence, Accountability, and Respeto.
– Commitment to the U.S. Latino community, Latino nonprofit organizations, and the Latino market.
– Demonstrated experience working in nonprofits, community-based organizations, and diverse communities.
– Strong facilitating skills with the ability to synthesize different views and guide multiple participants toward consensus decisions.
– Detail-oriented with the ability to plan meetings and track multiple priorities, documents, organizations, opinions, and tight deadlines with moderate supervision.
– Ability to establish and maintain sound professional relationships, including the temperament to impartially represent different perspectives.
– Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
– Commitment to excellence and high standards.
– Ability to work independently and as a member of various teams and committees.

### Competencies

– Adaptability—Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; and can handle frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events.
– Project Management—Develops project plans; coordinates projects; communicates changes and progress; completes projects on time and budget, and manages project team activities.
– Strategic Thinking—Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; understands organization’s strengths and weaknesses; analyzes market and competition; identifies external threats and opportunities, and adapts strategy to changing conditions.
– Analytical—Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data; and designs workflows and procedures.
– Initiative—Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; takes independent actions and calculated risks; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; and asks for and offers help when needed.
– Oral Communication—Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; and participates in meetings.
– Problem Solving—Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem-solving situations; and uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
– Teamwork—Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; is able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; and supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.
– Written Communication—Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively; and is able to read and interpret written information.

### Physical Demands and Work Environment

– Accurately complete detailed forms and reports.
– Coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.
– Perform some repetitive motion activities.
– Sit for long periods of time.
– Frequently required to stand.
– Frequently required to walk.
– Frequently required to sit.
– Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity.
– Frequently/Continually required to talk or hear.
– Occasionally required to lift/push light weights up to 25 pounds.
– Specific vision abilities required for this job include [close vision, distance vision, peripheral, depth, and ability to adjust or focus].
– Utilize visual acuity to operate equipment, read technical information, and/or use a keyboard.
– The noise level in the work environment usually is quiet to moderately loud.

### COVID-19 Considerations

– All employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

### ABOUT US

UnidosUS, previously known as NCLR (National Council of La Raza), is the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Through its unique combination of expert research, advocacy, programs, and an Affiliate Network of nearly 300 community-based organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico, UnidosUS simultaneously challenges the social, economic, and political barriers that affect Latinos at the national and local levels. For more than 50 years, UnidosUS has united communities and different groups seeking common ground through collaboration, and that share a desire to make our community stronger. For more information on UnidosUS, visit [www.unidosus.org](http://www.unidosus.org) or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

### Employment with UnidosUS is contingent upon the successful completion of a background screen.

### EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, marital status, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, personal appearance, family responsibilities, political affiliation, or enrollment in a college, university, technical school, or adult education.

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