Manager, Hemispheric Migration

Overview

Emerson Collective blends philanthropy and targeted investments to generate and sustain groundbreaking initiatives. Our partners range from artists to scientists, educators to technologists across the United States and around the world. We have a community of change-makers, diverse and disparate in backgrounds with a core belief that we should not accept the world as it is.

As with the whole of Emerson Collective, what matters most is that we work with people who are not only the very best at what they do, but also the kindest.

The Opportunity

Emerson Collective (EC) seeks to advance humane, practical migration policies that respect the dignity of migrants and acknowledge the variety of forces - including climate change - influencing decisions to migrate. We recognize the challenges irregular migration poses to sending, transit, and receiving countries, and we seek to promote and help implement regional and sub-regional frameworks for managing migration that expand safe, legal migration pathways and help stabilize and integrate migrant populations in major Latin American host countries.

The Manager of Hemispheric Migration will support Emerson’s engagement with governmental and civil society leaders in the Americas to advocate for a shared commitment and shared responsibility for a well-managed hemispheric migration system. This role will report to the Program Lead for Latin America and Director, Hemispheric Migration. The role is based in Mexico City or Washington, DC, with frequent travel required.

Role and Responsibilities

• Support programmatic work focused on strategic stabilization efforts for displaced populations, safe legal channels, and sustainable policies that advance integration set by the Program Lead for Latin America and Director, Hemispheric Migration. According to strategic priorities, support projects managed by other team members, particularly the Directors of Government Relations and Host Community Stabilization.
• Help identify, conduct due diligence processes, make grants to, and convene key regional actors to enable and advance a dedication to humane, managed migration.
• Support the management and engagement of, as well as strategic communications with key partners across the Americas, including INGOs, government actors at the national and subnational level, international financial institutions, researchers, and philanthropies.
• Draft policy papers and communicational products for internal and external audiences to support advocacy efforts, and provide research support and analysis on sub-regional, regional, and hemispheric migration trends, developments, and policy, in English and Spanish.
• Collaborate effectively with various teams across Emerson Collective, including philanthropy, communications, data, and others to advance the work of the hemispheric migration team.
• Administrative duties include supporting virtual and in-person convenings and events, notetaking, and other tasks.

Qualifications, Skills, and Requirements

• 5-7 years’ experience working on hemispheric and/or sub-regional migration issues.
• Experience in grant-making strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced work environment with minimal guidance.
• Strong sense of professionalism and capacity to engage respectfully with multiple audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to write clearly and synthesize complicated concepts.
• All hands-on deck approach to working in a collaborative environment.
• Spanish language fluency required (written and verbal).
• Degree in migration or related field.
• Travel required up to 20%.

Location

Emerson Collective is a Bay Area-based organization with offices in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco, Oakland, Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C. This position is based out of Emerson’s Washington DC office and open to remote arrangements from Mexico City.

To Apply

The review of applications is underway and will continue until the position is filled. Applications should consist of a letter of interest, a current resume, and one writing sample.

This position requires being up to date on COVID vaccination consistent with current CDC guidelines, subject to documented religious and/or medical exemptions.

Building a diverse and inclusive workforce is key to our mission and values as we strive to create systemic change and open possibilities for all of the communities we serve. To that end, we provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.