Program Coordinator (Los Angeles)

Program Coordinator

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is a global leader in the protection of unaccompanied and separated children who are forcibly displaced from their countries of origin. Launched in 2008, KIND champions a world in which every child's rights and well-being are protected throughout their journey to safety.

Building on its extensive programming and successful model in the United States, KIND is expanding in the Americas and Europe to bring its experience to bear in working with unaccompanied and separated children. Our work focuses on addressing the legal and mental health needs of this population; building strong partnerships and engaging in training and capacity strengthening with governments, NGOs, and the private sector; and advocating for systemic and pragmatic reforms to advance the rights of unaccompanied and separated children.

KIND seeks a Program Coordinator to provide support for legal services programming in the provision of legal services to unaccompanied children facing removal proceedings. The Program Associate will provide nimble, savvy, high-level support to senior staff in a fast-paced and fluid setting. The Program Associate reports to the Managing Director. This position is contingent upon continued funding.

Essential Functions :

• Organizes, coordinates, plans, and provides administrative support to the Managing Director including, travel and meeting coordination, compiling meeting agendas, recording, and synthesizing meeting minutes, and related support tasks.
• Assists in the compilation and distribution of protocols, policies, and procedures for the Legal Programs Team.
• Supports in-house and pro bono training technical assistance by providing coordination, scheduling, and material development support which includes knowledge management of electronic files, indexing, and posting to make technical assistance materials fully accessible as well as assistance with preparing and finalizing presentations.
• Works with Managing Director to provide support for in-house KIND programming events.
• Works in coordination with Managing Director on event planning including retreats (both virtual and in person).
• In close coordination with the Managing Director, assists in tracking and maintaining budget records and category spend-down.
• Serves as confidential assistant to the Managing Director, including engaging in a range of support activities, such as upkeep and maintenance of confidential documents.
• Serves as a liaison to Operations and Human Resources components on select tasks.
• Contributes to special projects such as Legal Services Team wellness initiatives and other working groups.
• Assists with substantive programmatic work and periodic interim assistance to the field office, as needed.
• Assists Managing Director and other Legal Services Team staff with project management support.
• Receives and refers phone calls from main office phone number.
• Other duties as assigned, including but not limited to administrative duties of the office, mail, supplies, and related tasks.

Qualifications and Requirements :

$23 - $29 an hour

Our benefits include :

For a complete list of benefits, please visit here.

Our focus on wellness :

KIND recognizes that our ability to help our clients starts with helping our team members. KIND has prioritized wellness for employees through Mindfulness and Wellness Trainings, Wellness Platforms, Employee Assistance and Resilience Programs, Time Away and Office Wellness Activities.

For more information regarding our Wellness initiatives please visit this link.

Application Instructions :

To be considered for this role, please submit an employment application at supportkind.org / join-the-team, along with your resume and cover letter.