Careers

The North Carolina Justice Center is a progressive research and advocacy organization dedicated to expanding opportunity and protecting the rights of low-income individuals in North Carolina. For almost 30 years, the NC Justice Center has been on the front lines in the courts, at the legislature, in the media, and in communities advocating for positive changes for low-income and working North Carolinians. We hold government agencies, institutions, and other actors accountable to address the root causes of racism. We have produced major research reports that have influenced important public policy change in North Carolina. The NC Justice Center has played a primary role in most of the state’s major policy debates and successfully litigated hundreds of individual cases and class actions.

  • Staff Attorney, Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project
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    Upon request, The North Carolina Justice Center will provide reasonable accommodation for all candidates with disabilities.
    Location: Hybrid (Raleigh, NC)
    Department: Immigrant and Refugee Rights
    Job Title: Staff Attorney
    Reports to: Project Director of Immigrant and Refugee Rights
    FLSA Status: exempt
    Union Status: Union
    Job Group: Group 6
    Supervises: none
    Salary: $65,000-$79,111.92

    Overview

    The North Carolina Justice Center (NCJC) is a progressive research and advocacy organization dedicated to expanding opportunities and protecting the rights of low-income individuals and communities in North Carolina. For over 29 years, NCJC has worked across policy, legal, and community platforms to address poverty and systemic inequities through legislative advocacy, litigation, public education, and coalition building.

    The Staff Attorney for the Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project works closely with community members, local, state, and national-level partners and other NCJC advocates to advance systemic change in immigrants’ and refugees’ rights in North Carolina through a combination of individual representation, impact litigation, community outreach, and policy advocacy. This position will maintain a practice that primarily involves representing individuals in Immigration Court as well as before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services but could incorporate cross-program work as needed. The attorney will serve as a resource for advocates and partners across the state, including private attorneys, nonprofits, and government agencies. Finally, the staff attorney will engage in collaboration with community and advocacy groups to support a collective mission to eliminate poverty and promote justice in North Carolina.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Work collaboratively with other Justice Center Attorneys to provide legal assistance and direct representation to immigrants in all relevant forums, including state and federal courts, and administrative agencies. This will include immigration legal matters, representing clients before the USCIS, immigration courts, and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The Attorney may also participate in impact litigation under supervision or in collaboration with other Attorneys.
    • Conduct as needed community education and presentations on immigration law and immigrants’ rights issues and conduct legal clinics.
    • Collaborate with other Justice Center staff to address systemic issues facing immigrants and refugees.
    • Maintain regular case logs of all clients related work in case management database system.
    • Other duties may be assigned to meet the Justice Center’s needs.

    Minimum Qualifications

    • Three to five years representing immigrants in immigration matters, including in immigration court.
    • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to work independently, ability to meet deadlines.
    • Strong legal writing, research, and oral advocacy skills.
    • Highly proficient in written and spoken Spanish and English.
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and 365 Suite.
    • Demonstrated commitment to social justice, ability to recognize the barriers facing immigrant communities, and experience working with low-income individuals.
    • Demonstrated commitment to racial equality.
    • Some travel, evening, and weekend work is required.

    Certifications/Licenses Required

    • J.D. and admitted to a State Bar

    Physical Requirements

    The employee should have the ability to maintain focus and productivity while performing sedentary tasks at a workstation for prolonged periods, including working on a computer, managing documents, or engaging in virtual meetings.

    Work Environment

    This role involves a combination of remote work, in-office work at NCJC’s Raleigh headquarters, and occasional offsite travel for vendor selection, meetings, or community events. Some evening and weekend availability may be requested depending on casework or community needs.

    Benefits

    • Six weeks paid time off annually
    • Paid parental leave and holidays
    • Employer contributions to a 403(b)-retirement plan
    • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
    • Disability and life insurance
    • Flexible spending and health savings account options
    • Part of the collective bargaining unit


    Coordinator, Development
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    Upon request, The North Carolina Justice Center will provide reasonable accommodation for all candidates with disabilities.
    Location: Hybrid (Raleigh, NC)
    Department: Development
    Job Title: Coordinator, Development
    Reports to: Director, Major Gifts, Endowment, and Communications
    FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
    Job Group: 3
    Union Status: Union
    Supervises: N/A
    Hiring Range Salary: $47,395-$54,966

    Overview

    The North Carolina Justice Center (NCJC) is a progressive research and advocacy organization dedicated to expanding opportunities and protecting the rights of low-income individuals and communities in North Carolina. For over 29 years, NCJC has worked across policy, legal, and community platforms to address poverty and systemic inequities through legislative advocacy, litigation, public education, and coalition building.

    The Coordinator, Development is responsible for supporting key aspects of donor engagement, fundraising operations, and communications. This work includes, but is not limited to, event planning, donor stewardship, data management, digital outreach, and grants management. This position will require occasional evening and weekend work.

Key Responsibilities

Donor Stewardship

  • The Coordinator, Development will research major donor’s background information and provide a prep sheet for use by the Executive Director and Development Director. Additionally, the Coordinator will be responsible for tracking any major donors’ outreach and flagging it for the Executive Director and Development Director.
  • Maintain timely, professional donor correspondence and manage donor meeting prep and follow-up.

Events

  • Support fundraising events and cultivation activities.
  • Oversee event logistics, including invitations, sponsor invoicing, attendee tracking, and day-of event registration and event oversight.

Digital Engagement & Communications 

  • Support NCJC’s online fundraising presence, including email marketing, and social media campaigns in partnership with the communications team.
  • Assist with segmentation and scheduling of multi-channel campaigns.

Database & Development Operations

  • Maintain and strategically use the donor database.
  • Maintain accurate donor records, fundraising schedules, and key reports.

Grants & Reporting

  • Research potential grant funding opportunities.
  • Track reporting requirements

Other Duties as Assigned

Minimum Qualifications

  • This position requires a minimum of two years of college level education toward a bachelor’s degree or an associate degree.
  • Two years of experience in development
  • Strong writing, interpersonal and communications skills.
  • Intermediate level of proficiency in using the Microsoft Office 365 suite and social media platforms. 
  • Must be highly organized and capable of managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
  • Experience with CRM databases.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with EveryAction CRM preferred.

Physical Requirements

This employee should have the ability to maintain focus and productivity while performing sedentary tasks at a workstation for prolonged periods, including working on a computer, managing documents, or engaging in virtual meetings. Lifting up to 20 lbs. is required for event execution.

Work Environment

This role involves a combination of remote work, in-office work at NCJC’s Raleigh headquarters, and occasional offsite travel for vendor selection, meetings, or community events. Some evening and weekend availability may be requested depending on casework or community needs.

Benefits

  • Six weeks paid time off annually
  • Paid parental leave and holidays
  • Employer contributions to a 403(b)-retirement plan
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Flexible spending and health savings account options
  • Part of the collective bargaining unit

  • Communications Director
    Updated and Reposted July 2025
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    Recruiting until filled.
    Location: Hybrid (Raleigh, NC)
    Department: Communications
    FLSA Status: Exempt
    Reports to: Director, Gifts
    Union Status: Non-Union
    Hiring Salary Range: $75,000-$85,000

    Overview:
    The Communications Director is responsible for developing the communications strategy for the NC Justice Center and advancing a strong, compelling message for progressive social change across the organization’s issue areas. This includes increasing the visibility of our work among key audiences, policymakers, and the media. The Director leads digital and legacy media strategies, including website and email content, list-building, social media channels, publications, branding, press outreach, and media monitoring. They also manage the editorial calendar to ensure timely, coordinated, and strategic communications.

    A key focus of this role includes collaborating with policy staff to shape and amplify advocacy efforts, especially during legislative sessions. The Director should have experience communicating policy positions and working alongside staff engaged in legislative advocacy and litigation to help drive media attention, public awareness, and engagement with decision-makers.

    Key Responsibilities:
    Team Leadership

    • The Director creates and drives a multichannel communications strategy with the goal of developing the organization’s voice, brand, and integrity.
    • The Director coordinates the work of the central communications team. project communications staff, development staff, and engagement staff to ensure strategic alignment.
    • The Director collaborates with central communications staff to create and assess individual and team work plans.
    • The Director supervises the communications and graphic design staff.
    • The Director leads in the development, implementation, and evaluation of an annual communications plan in collaboration with the team.
    • The Director regularly updates communications processes and ensures that all staff are trained as needed.
    • The Director writes applications for grants and supports reporting requirements.
    • The Director oversees the professional development of the team, including identifying training needs/opportunities, assessing the skills and deficits of staff under their supervision, and conducting annual performance evaluations for those staff.

    Digital Media

    • Ensure the NC Justice Center website serves as an effective tool for advocacy, education, and fundraising, integrating seamlessly with email, social media, and other digital platforms. In collaboration with communications specialists, update and maintain the NC Justice Center’s website content, ensure search engine optimization, and oversee regular Google Analytics reporting.
    • Oversee the creation and maintenance of digital ads, such as Google Ads for Nonprofits, paid Google Ads, and Meta ads.
    • Regularly update communications processes and tutorials based on best practices and digital safety and security needs and ensure all staff are trained as needed.
    • Collaborate with staff on the production and editing of all public-facing content, such as publications, briefings, blog posts, one-pagers, videos, and infographics.
    • Collaborate with the fundraising and advocacy teams to create digital campaigns that drive action, support, and awareness. Support projects in developing, launching, and tracking digital advocacy/lobbying campaigns (petitions and action alerts) in EveryAction customer relationship management system (CRM).
    • Build and/or supervise the building of emails and email campaigns in EveryAction CRM, ensuring style and design parameters are followed.
    • Work with IT and other staff to develop and maintain distribution lists and distribution process for all NC Justice Center publications and emails in EveryAction CRM.
    • Provide regular updates of templates, headers, letterheads, and other designs.
    • Implement comprehensive social media strategy for the NC Justice Center’s existing channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X); monitor current trends, analytics reporting, as well as create style and usage guidelines for posts.

    Legacy Media

    • Serve as a spokesperson for the NC Justice Center, in coordination with NC Justice Center staff, by fielding and directing responses to media inquiries.
    • Actively cultivate media relationships using Cision and oversee and maintain a current list of media contacts. Pitch stories and appearances to reporters, columnists, editorial writers, broadcast producers, reporters, hosts, etc.
    • Lead in the preparation and circulation of news releases, advisories, op-eds, and letters to the editor.
    • Identify external events and other speaking opportunities for the Executive Director and staff.
    • Create remarks for organizational public appearances as needed (interviews, briefings, awards, etc.).
    • Monitor staff appearances in the media through Cision; analyze trend data.

    Minimum Qualifications:

    • Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, or marketing.
    • Five years of responsible work experience in communications, marketing, or journalism.
    • Two or more years of supervisory experience managing a team of two or more communications staff.
    • Website management experience on WordPress or comparable CSM platform.
    • Ability to successfully work in a fast-paced highly collaborative work environment.
    • Advanced level Microsoft 365 Office Suite skills.
    • Knowledge of basic graphic design principles with Adobe Creative Suite and/or Canva. Experience audio/video editing is a plus.
    • Strong attention to detail, ability to meet deadlines, work with diverse populations, work independently, and work collaboratively across teams.
    • Demonstrated commitment to social justice and commitment to issues impacting North Carolinians with low incomes.
    • Strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and deep understanding of racial justice issues.
    • Availability on some nights and weekends, particularly during legislative sessions.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Master’s degree in relevant field.
    • Nonprofit communications work history is strongly preferred.
    • Experience working at the state level on policy and legislative issues that impact communities is strongly preferred. Experience with Cision. Experience in providing communications support for the NC Justice Center’s suite of issues: public education, housing, education, energy, transportation, criminal justice, workers’ rights, health care.

    Skills and Competencies

    • Project management experience
    • Exceptional oral and written communication skills and the ability to lead the creation of a variety of content types (media releases, op-eds, blogs, social media copy, etc.).

    Physical Requirements

    The employee should have the ability to maintain focus and productivity while performing sedentary tasks at a workstation for prolonged periods, including working on a computer, managing documents, or engaging in virtual meetings.

    Work Environment

    Home, corporate offices and other offsite meeting spaces, as required. Weekend and evening work may be required.

    Benefits

    The NC Justice Center offers an extraordinary benefits package including affordable health insurance, a retirement plan, professional development opportunities, and six weeks of personal time off.

    The North Carolina Justice Center is an equal opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer:

    The NC Justice Center is is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, personal appearance, marital or family status, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, natural hair styles, or other status as protected by State and Federal laws. We are a Fair Chance Employer and work to reduce barriers to employment for individuals with criminal records. It is our intention to promote the full realization of equality in opportunity and employment.