05/19/08 | Office Manager | VOICE

05/19/08 | Vietnamese Translator | Department of Small and Local Business Development

05/19/08 | Contract Attorney | Providus

04/27/08 | Executive Director | NAPABA

04/27/08 | Director of Communications | JUSTICE AT STAKE CAMPAIGN

04/27/08 | Temping Opportunities For Vietnamese Fluent Attorneys

Executive Director Search | NAVASA

Country Director | VOICE, Cambodia

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Office Manager

VOICE: Manila, Philippines

Following the fall of Saigon in 1975, over half a million Vietnamese refugees ( "boat people") fled persecution from the new communist rulers. Eighteen years after their escape, a small group remain stranded in the Philippines. Not recognised by Vietnam and given only temporary residency status in the Philippines, the Vietnamese are impoverished and targets of discrimination, bribery and violent crime. They are denied equal protection before the law, access to legal employment, social services, travel, property ownership and access to further education.

The Need:

VOICE is currently seeking a graduate to volunteer as Office Manager at our legal aid office in the Philippines. Ideally, this person will have experience working in refugee/ humanitarian fields and can dedicate a minimum of 6 months on field. Our desired starting date is June, 2008.

Responsibilities:

• Advocate for political and social alternatives to the stateless dilemma of the Vietnamese in the Philippines;
• Develop co-operative working relationships with various international organizations (eg. IOM and Amnesty International); government departments (eg. Philippine Department of Justice, Philippine Immigration Department); and various embassies from resettlement countries;
• Compiling written submissions on behalf of our clients;Individual case management;
• Oversee the day-to-day running of the office, including admin, finances and staff management.  
• Client interaction to ensure that their legal and social needs are met.   
  
  VOICE will cover:

• Return airfares to the Philippines;
• Travel insurance;
• Food and accommodation;
  
• Cell phone service;
• Office-related travel expenses
• A monthly stipend
  

Our Mission

VOICE is a non-profit organization which was set up to provide a voice for the overseas Vietnamese community through advocacy for refugee protection, human rights, civil society in Vietnam and other issues of significant concern to the community.  Along with our work on refugee protection and statelessness, we are also working with a coalition on the counter trafficking of women and children in Southeast Asia. We are hoping to open an office/ shelter in Cambodia to help victims of trafficking by year end.

To apply, please send resume and cover letter
By Mail:

VOICE
Att: Lisa T.D. Nguyen
1802 S St NW
Washington DC 20009

By E-mail:
info@vietnamvoice.org

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Vietnamese Translators
D.C.'s Department of Small and Local Business Development

D.C.'s Department of Small and Local Business Development is looking for volunteers to translate during community meetings.  We're specifically looking for Spanish, Vietnamese, and Korean speakers.  Most of the meetings are held in the evenings between 6 and 9 pm and you only have to commit to doing one meeting.  FYI, our next community meeting is for Kennedy St (Ward 4) businesses and will be held at Emery Recreation Center, 5701 Georgia Ave NW, Monday, May 19th at 6pm.
 
If you're interested in translating at the May 19th meeting or at any other meetings please contact

Camille Nixon at camille.nixon@dc.gov or (202) 741-0894.

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Contract Attorney Work
Providus

To any attorneys who are fluent in Vietnamese and looking for a project:  Providus is immediately recruiting Attorneys with native/excellent Vietnamese proficiency for an upcoming Document Review Project. The pay rate is $50 per hour plus overtime and the referral bonus is $200 *.

*The Referral must work a minimum of 40 hours for contract placement.  Please contact:

Darrin A. Jones
Placement Assistant
Providus
1130 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 710   Washington, D.C. 20036
202) 222-0077 OFFICE
(202) 355-9303 Direct 
(202) 222-0078 Fax

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Executive Director
NAPABA
Washington, D.C.

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association ("NAPABA") seeks an experienced individual to serve as its Executive Director in Washington, D.C. to coordinate and to direct the overall operation of the organization.  The Executive Director will report to an 18-member Board of Governors and supervise 4 full-time staff, along with additional interns and volunteers.  The Executive Director will have the following general responsibilities:

Responsibilities:  

• Management and Administration: Supervise NAPABA office staff; provide member services, assess key needs of the organization such as facilities and technology infrastructure to promote highest level of efficiency; assist NAPABA President-Elect with annual national convention planning; assist NAPABA Vice President for Membership with recruitment; assist NAPABA Treasurer with budget development.
• Programs and Policy: Assist NAPABA Board and Committee Chairs to execute, coordinate, and develop and coordinate NAPABA programs and policy; serve as NAPABA's liaison with other bar associations (e.g., other minority bar associations, the American Bar Association), other Asian Pacific American ("APA") organizations, and the media; assist with legislative and other policy efforts.
• Fundraising: To develop, coordinate, and execute development efforts; maintain donor relationship and sponsorship records; assist NAPABA Vice President for Finance and Development with sponsor relations and work with the NAPABA Law Foundation (NAPABA's charitable and educational affiliate).

Qualifications:

• Outstanding leadership, communication, management, and administrative skills.
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with NAPABA Board, committees, members and the APA community.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to legal issues affecting the APA community.
• Experience in non-profit fundraising.
• Experience in media/public relations.
• Computer proficiency, including word processing, database usage and spreadsheets.
• Some travel required (e.g., attendance at NAPABA Board meetings, annual conventions, and regional conferences).
• J.D. degree strongly preferred, but not required.

NAPABA is a non-profit, non-partisan professional organization of Asian Pacific American attorneys nationwide. Through its approximately 50 local APA bar associations and chapters, NAPABA is now at the forefront of national and local activities in areas such as access to justice, language rights, increasing the diversity of federal and state judiciaries, professional development, combating anti-immigrant backlash and hate crimes, and civil rights reform.

Date Available: June 1, 2008
Reports to: NAPABA Board of Governors
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Application Deadline: Open until filled

Please send a statement of interest, resume, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three work-related references (including at least one from a current or recent supervisor) to:
NAPABA Executive Director Search Committee, c/o Nimesh M. Patel, Esq.
Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP
701 Eighth Street, N.W.; Washington, D.C.  20001

Applications may also be sent by fax to (202) 654-3354 or by e-mail to npatel@thelen.com. No telephone inquiries, please.

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Director of Communications
JUSTICE AT STAKE CAMPAIGN

Justice at Stake (JAS) is a national campaign working to keep America's courts fair, impartial and independent.  Through its network of 50 partners, Justice at Stake provides a national forum for strategic planning, media outreach, public education and advocacy, policy research and analysis, grassroots education, coalition building and reform.

The Director of Communications manages the planning and execution of Justice at Stake's communications and outreach to a wide variety of audiences, including the media, academics, activists, funders, board members and the public at large.  The Director supervises an assistant and interns and works with all Justice at Stake staff, and works closely with organizations and individuals in Washington, D.C. and around the country.

Responsibilities:

• Developing plans to educate the public and policy leaders, and support reforms on behalf of fair and impartial courts, in Washington, D.C. and around the country
• Coordinating joint media strategies and projects with Justice at Stake partner groups, courts, legislatures, bars and other organizations
• Managing the work of a communications assistant
• Building and maintaining relationships with reporters and editors, and acting as organization's spokesperson
• Drafting and editing reports, press releases, op-eds, letters to the editor, newsletters, and blog entries,
• Supervising the production of video and audio products, including a podcast
• Overseeing the JAS website and blog, including limited technical support
• Helping plan and coordinate events and conferences
• Representing JAS at meetings and conferences
• Overseeing and assisting with other projects, including polling, voter education, and grant requests and reports
• The Director of Communications may also be called upon to assist with Justice at Stake field outreach to state partner organizations and allies. 

This position is based in Justice at Stake's office in Washington, D.C.  The ideal candidate will have substantial experience dealing with the media, with legal and political issues, and in political campaigns or other political organizing.  Occasional travel is required.  Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience, and Justice at Stake offers great benefits, including a 403 (b) program with an employer match.

Please send cover letter and resume, by April 11, to jobs@justiceatstake.org.

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Temping Opportunity (1)

At this point the request for the Vietnamese speaking attorneys has quite open ended and the firm is not sure if they will be used for document review or substantive research, my belief is that it will be some combination of the two.  The hourly rate for the attorneys will be in the range of $40 to 50/hour.  As for the number of hours, duration and amount of OT, this is all TBD.  The location of the work will be at the firm downtown DC.

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Temping Opportunity (2)

D.C. law firm is seeking Vietnamese fluent attorneys who are DC barred/pending.  If interested, contact  
Keith Min, Esq.
Director, Recruitment
Ajilon/StaffWise Legal
1150 Connecticut Ave, NW Suite 707
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 861-0100 voice
(202) 861-0349 fax

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Executive Director Search
NAVASA
Silver Spring, Maryland
Salary: $60-80K or Commensurate with Experience.

The opportunity:

NAVASA (National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies) is a national membership organization whose membership is comprised of community-based (CBOs) and faith-based organizations (FBOs) throughout the US. The mission of the organization is to improve social and economic justice in the Vietnamese communities throughout the country.  NAVASA achieves its mission by implementing three key strategies: (1) Building organizational capacity of Vietnamese-led community-based organizations (CBOs) and faith-based organizations (FBOs), (2) Developing a new generation of non-profit leaders, and (3) Increasing funding support for Vietnamese CBOs and FBOs. NAVASA is funded by grants from governments, foundations and corporations.

This is a leadership opportunity with the potential to profoundly influence the empowerment of the Vietnamese community in the US. Appointed by, and answering to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for providing the overall strategic direction, management and leadership for the organization. S/he is also responsible for the overall performance and financial health of NAVASA and will play a key role in the development and execution of all funding resource strategies and program initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated leadership with vision, presence and passion.
• Ability, interest and track record in fundraising; passionate about selling and promoting a cause.
• Ability to work effectively with a broad range of stakeholders including leaders of community based and faith based organizations, legislators, government officials, business leaders, youth leaders, and others.
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills including the ability to motivate and inspire others, to clearly articulate goals and set priorities, and to develop and manage staff, contractors and consultants.
• Demonstrated competency and sensitivity working with individuals and groups from diverse racial, cultural, linguistic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Experience in fiscal management for organizations funded by governments and foundations' grants.
• Ability to communicate in both Vietnamese and English.

 
To apply, forward resume and cover letter to:
Mr. Duc Duong, Chair, ED Search Committee
ducduong@comcast.net
More information about NAVASA can be found at www.NAVASA.org

NAVASA is an equal opportunity employer with a demonstrated commitment to hiring individuals who reflect the diversity of the communities they serve. Persons of color, persons with multilingual abilities, women, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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Country Director
VOICE, Cambodia
 
VOICEis a non-profit organization which was set up to provide a voice for the overseas Vietnamese community through advocacy for refugee protection, human rights, civil society in Vietnam and other issues of significant concern to the community. 

The Background: 

Vietnamese are the single largest minority group in Cambodia. The number of Vietnamese who work as direct sex providers represent as high as 30% of the total number of commercial sex workers (CSWs). This number is disproportionately high when measured against the total number of Vietnamese in Cambodia. Even more startling is the increase in the sale of (and subsequent decrease in price paid for) the virginity of Vietnamese children in urban Cambodia.  

Research and correspondence with NGOs on the field have confirmed that prevention activities, as well as the response to these problems do not match the extent of the need for them. This is further exacerbated by the fact that the Vietnamese are undocumented and a marginalised minority because of the historical animosity between Vietnam and Cambodia. For this reason, they are even more vulnerable to exploitation and governmental neglect. 

For the above reasons, VOICE aims to open an office/ resource centre in Phnom Penh by June 2008 to provide direct social, educational, financial, legal and medical services to the undocumented Vietnamese living in Cambodia.  

The Need:

VOICE is currently seeking a university graduate with extensive work experience in poverty alleviation and sustainable development to serve as Country Director (CD) for VOICE, Cambodia. As CD, you will help VOICE craft, develop and execute programs targeting children and young women vulnerable to entering the commercial sex industry. You will be overseeing up to 20 staff/ volunteers, coordinating educational programs for children and facilitating vocational training programs for young women. This work will require you to have excellent organisational skills, strong leadership and people skills, as well as the ability to multi-task and work in tandem with other NGOs to promote our mission. 
 
 Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement educational and vocational programs as part of our mission to provide social services to those in need.
• Develop co-operative working relationships with various non-government organizations, Khmer government officials and other agencies working on the field tackling our concerned issues.
• Compiling written submissions/ reports to our donors and benefactors.
• Individual case management;
• Oversee the day-to-day running of the office, including admin, finance and staff management.  
• Interacting with our 'clients' to ensure that their needs are met.

• Requirements:  
• A university degree in international development, public policy, law or a related field.
• At least 2 years on the field work experience in similar areas.
• An aptitude for creative problem-solving in complex environments.
• Deep knowledge of issues surrounding trafficking, poverty, Vietnam and Khmer cultures.  
• Strong leadership and analytical skills, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to travel
• Fluent in English and Vietnamese is preferred. The ability to speak Khmer is a plus. 

To apply, please send resume and cover letter 

By E-mail: 
lisa@vietnamvoice.org 
OR 
By Post: 
VOICE
Att: Lisa T.D. Nguyen
1802 S St NW
Washington DC 20009 

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Director of Communications
JUSTICE AT STAKE CAMPAIGN

Justice at Stake (JAS) is a national campaign working to keep America's courts fair, impartial and independent.  Through its network of 50 partners, Justice at Stake provides a national forum for strategic planning, media outreach, public education and advocacy, policy research and analysis, grassroots education, coalition building and reform.

The Director of Communications manages the planning and execution of Justice at Stake's communications and outreach to a wide variety of audiences, including the media, academics, activists, funders, board members and the public at large.  The Director supervises an assistant and interns and works with all Justice at Stake staff, and works closely with organizations and individuals in Washington, D.C. and around the country.

Duties include:

• Developing plans to educate the public and policy leaders, and support reforms on behalf of fair and impartial courts, in Washington, D.C. and around the country
• Coordinating joint media strategies and projects with Justice at Stake partner groups, courts, legislatures, bars and other organizations
• Managing the work of a communications assistant
• Building and maintaining relationships with reporters and editors, and acting as organization's spokesperson
• Drafting and editing reports, press releases, op-eds, letters to the editor, newsletters, and blog entries,
• Supervising the production of video and audio products, including a podcast
• Overseeing the JAS website and blog, including limited technical support
• Helping plan and coordinate events and conferences
• Representing JAS at meetings and conferences
• Overseeing and assisting with other projects, including polling, voter education, and grant requests and reports 

The Director of Communications may also be called upon to assist with Justice at Stake field outreach to state partner organizations and allies. 

This position is based in Justice at Stake's office in Washington, D.C.  The ideal candidate will have substantial experience dealing with the media, with legal and political issues, and in political campaigns or other political organizing.  Occasional travel is required.  Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience, and Justice at Stake offers great benefits, including a 403 (b) program with an employer match.

Please send cover letter and resume, by April 11, to jobs@justiceatstake.org.