Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta
Position Title: Executive Director
General Description: The Executive Director serves as Chief Executive Officer of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta (Advancing Justice – Atlanta, formerly Asian American Legal Advocacy Center). The Executive Director is responsible for the organization’s consistent achievement of its mission and financial objectives. The Executive Director is appointed by the Board of Directors and is administratively responsible to the Board. Helen Ho, the founder of Advancing Justice – Atlanta is stepping down and has built a solid foundation for passing the torch of leadership to a new Executive Director who will guide the organization into the next chapter of growth and impact. The new ED will work closely with the staff, community members, Board of Directors, donors and volunteers who are passionate about Advancing Justice – Atlanta’s mission. Working together, the new ED will lead the development of programs into the future and will strengthen Advancing Justice – Atlanta’s role as a leader for justice for Asian immigrants, refugees and Asian Americans (collectively “Asian Americans”) in the South.
About Us: Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta (AAAJ-Atlanta) is the first legal advocacy center dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of Asian Americans in Georgia and the Southeast. It was founded in 2010 by and for Asian Americans to create a powerful voice for Asian Americans in the South.
Advancing Justice – Atlanta develops public policy analyses that is deeply rooted in the South, lifting up the voices of Asian Americans in the region around our core issues of immigration, education and voting rights. We provide linguistically and culturally appropriate legal education and direct immigration assistance, register voters year-round, organize leadership trainings, provide capacity to grassroots organizations, train and mobilize hundreds of volunteers to work with us to build a New American electorate. You can read more about us at www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org.
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