Director, Civil Legal Aid Initiative
The National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA), founded in 1911, America’s oldest and largest nonprofit association devoted to excellence in the delivery of legal services to those who cannot afford counsel, seeks a Director for its new Civil Legal Aid Initiative. This position reports to NLADA’s Vice President for Civil Legal Services and is responsible for leading grant-funded work associated with the Initiative. The Director will be engaged in a wide range of activities, including but not limited to: gathering data to ascertain and measure the impact of legal services provided through federal (and other) programs; developing core curriculum and delivery plan for a total of six regional meetings aimed at improving the civil legal aid community’s capacity to secure federal grants; researching new areas of potential federal funding and creating a sophisticated strategy to improve the capacity of civil legal aid programs to gain access to those funds; pursuing strategies to facilitate the active involvement of community partners in the regional trainings and in the full process of federal grantmaking with legal aid programs; developing baselines and methodologies to track the success of the initiative in terms of grants made, sub-grants received, and proposals submitted; creating and nurturing relationships; and helping the civil legal aid sector develop a culture of assessment and outcome measurement.
Qualified candidates will possess a Law Degree. A minimum of five to ten years of experience in civil legal aid, federal funding and/or grants management is preferred. A minimum of five to ten years experience managing projects and supervising staff is preferred. The position requires excellent skills in written and oral communication, and research skills using both web-based and published materials. Must have the ability to think strategically, with a proven ability to translate strategies into program activities and trainings; ability to work independently and in teams is required. Candidates must have a strong commitment to the mission and goals of NLADA and a thorough understanding of its work.
To apply for this position send a resume, cover letter and writing sample to hr@nlada.org with the subject line “NLADA JOBS: Civil Legal Aid Initiative Director.”