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The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
Voting Rights Coordinator
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is a 36-year old New York-based
national organization that protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans through litigation,
advocacy and community education. AALDEF has a 21-person staff and is supported by foundation and
corporate grants, individual contributions, and special events. A one-year position is available in
AALDEF’s Asian American Democracy Project. For more information about AALDEF and its voting rights
activities, visit our website at www.aaldef.org
Voting Rights Coordinator
DESCRIPTION: AALDEF's Asian American Democracy Project seeks to promote fairness in the electoral
process and protect the voting rights of Asian Americans, especially new citizens and persons not yet
fluent in English. By expanding access to the electoral process for Asian Americans, AALDEF improves
the quality of democracy for all Americans.
The Voting Rights Coordinator will manage several volunteers and work with other Asian American
community groups to conduct a nonpartisan multilingual exit poll of Asian American voters and an
Election Day monitoring effort in multiple states for the 2010 Midterm Elections. The job includes
advocacy for bilingual ballots and other election reforms; recruiting, training, and coordinating volunteers;
supervising the development, translation and printing of materials; and giving educational presentations.
The Coordinator will also oversee post-election follow-up and assist in writing a report about Asian
American participation in the 2010 elections.
Additional Qualifications:
- Ability to supervise volunteers and work with a wide variety of community leaders and organizations.
- Strong knowledge of MS Access and other database systems.
- Bilingual ability in an Asian language, preferably Chinese, Korean, or Vietnamese, is desirable.
- Detail oriented and focused.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Experience in community organizing or political campaigns is helpful.
- Ability to travel and work on weekends.
How to Apply:
Send a cover letter, resume, and three references to:
Voting Rights Coordinator Search
AALDEF
99 Hudson Street, 12th floor
New York, NY 10013-2815
fax: 212-966-4303
Email: info@aaldef.org (put "voting rights coordinator search" in the subject line)
DEADLINE: May 3, 2010. The position will be filled as soon as possible.
For more information, contact Glenn D. Magpantay at 212-966-5932 or info@aaldef.org.
--AALDEF is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer--
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