AHTP-LEAP Coalition Coordinator

About TakeRoot Justice

TakeRoot Justice (TakeRoot) was founded in 2001 and provides legal, participatory research and policy support to strengthen the work of grassroots and community-based groups in New York City to dismantle racial, economic and social oppression. TakeRoot employs a unique model of partnership with grassroots and community-based groups. Our partners take the lead in determining the priorities and goals for our work and advance our understanding of justice. We believe in a theory of change where short-term and individual successes help build the capacity and power of our partners, who in turn can have longer-term impact on policies, laws and systems that affect their communities.

TakeRoot models our internal structure on anti-oppressive and democratic principles to build a workplace culture that mirrors the progressive change we pursue through our work. We encourage all staff members to participate in key organizational decisions and to help manage integral aspects of our internal operations through a system of committees, or “circles” that oversee areas such as hiring, budgetary decisions, racial justice work, internal and external community building, communications, policy, and more. To learn more about TakeRoot, visit takerootjustice.org.

About the position

TakeRoot Justice (TRJ) seeks an AHTP Coordinator to manage a city-funded contract that provides housing legal services to low-income tenants in all five boroughs of NYC. The legal services are delivered through a consortium of 13 legal service organizations, which are a part of LEAP (https://www.leapcoalition.org/), a membership organization comprised of civil legal services providers. This position will be responsible for ensuring timely reporting and providing administrative and programmatic support for the LEAP consortium’s housing work and contributing to general development of the organization. This is a full-time, hybrid position with occasional in-person work required in our New York City office location as well as other sites, such as courthouses and community-based sites throughout NYC. TakeRoot Justice is a hybrid remote workplace that allows employee flexibility in determining whether to work remotely or in the office.

About the practice area

The Resource Management Team (RMT) collaborates with all TakeRoot Justice’s practice areas—Housing, Immigrants' Rights, Worker Rights, Equitable Neighborhoods, Capacity Building, Consumer Justice, and Research & Policy—to manage our government contracts and data systems and ensure our organization’s work is well-resourced. Externally, we coordinate City-wide coalitions to secure resources, manage contracts, and coordinate services, all to build our partners’ and allies’ collective power.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Program Coordination: Manage day-to-day operations of the Anti-Harassment Tenant Protection and Tenant Outreach & Education Program.
• Data Coordination: Coordinate the LEAP coalition’s monthly reports and facilitate coalition-wide process improvements
• Housing Team Support: Work with TakeRoot’s Housing team to collect the data required for contract reporting purposes, to strategically allocate cases to the team’s contracts.
• Contract Tracking: Develop and implement systems for tracking contract requirements, new initiatives, adapting as necessary to meet evolving needs.
• Agency Coordination: Liase with contracting agencies, both to advocate with agencies on behalf of the LEAP coalition and to communicate contract requirements and updates to the coalition.
• Administrative Support: Provide comprehensive administrative and program support, including managing program data, activities, referrals and tracking case referrals.
• Coalition Engagement: Attend and assist with coalition meetings, field questions from member orgs, and foster strong relationships among coalition members to enhance cooperation and shared goals.
• Site Visits and Audits: Represent the coalition and TRJ during funder site visits and coordinate the documentation and logistics for audits.
• Miscellaneous: Assist with other projects as needed.

Work Within TakeRoot:

• Team Participation: Attend and assist with regular TakeRoot and RMT organizational meetings to stay informed of and aligned with team and organizational goals and initiatives.
• Committee/Circle Involvement: Actively participate in TakeRoot committees/circles and contribute to overall TakeRoot governance and operations.

Qualifications:

• Organizational Skills: Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong time and project management skills.
• Technical Proficiency: Comfortable writing Excel formulas; experience with database is a plus; familiarity, or ideally proficiency, with Airtable is a plus; familiarity with project management applications is a plus.
• Writing Abilities: Strong writing skills, capable of producing clear, concise, and impactful narrative reports and emails.
• Collaboration and Independence: Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team, demonstrating flexibility and initiative.
• Commitment to Social Justice: Genuine interest in, experience with, and commitment to efforts aimed at advancing social justice.
• Cultural Competence: Culturally competent, with the ability to engage respectfully and effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Confidentiality: Professional demeanor and discretion when handling confidential material.

Salary and Compensation:

This is a non-exempt position, with a starting salary of $78,290 commensurate with years of relevant experience. Salary is determined in accordance with our collective bargaining agreement scale. An excellent benefits package is available, including generous vacation, personal, and sick time, along with strong medical and dental coverage. This is a union position, proudly represented by Local 2320 of the National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW.

TakeRoot is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under the law. TakeRoot strongly encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds, including, but not limited to, women, people of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, LGBTGNCNBQI+ people, people from low-income backgrounds, people of all ages, people with personal experience with the criminal justice system, and people with direct and lived experience(s) with the communities we serve. TakeRoot believes that diversity and inclusion are critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.