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**About KIND**:Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is a global leader in the protection of unaccompanied refugee and migrant children.
Launched in 2008, KIND champions a world in which every child's rights and well-being are protected throughout their journey to safety.
Since 2008, KIND has accepted over 23,000 referrals of children seeking legal representation in their immigration proceedings.
KIND has welcomed more than 41,000 attendees to trainings since its founding, cultivating partnerships with over 670 law firms, corporate legal departments, law schools, and bar associations across the country.KIND's social services program ensures that migrant and refugee children - who have often endured trauma - receive counseling, educational support, medical care, and other comprehensive services.To address the root causes of child migration from Central America and strengthen the protection of unaccompanied children, KIND advocates for policy changes and educates lawmakers, the media, and the broader public on the conditions that drive these children to flee their home countries.
KIND supports children returning to their home countries by connecting them to essential support services and sponsors gender-based violence prevention programs in Central America to protect children in countries of origin and transit.KIND is also building upon its expertise in the protection of unaccompanied children to encourage the development of pro bono initiatives across Europe in partnership with European NGOs.
**Position Summary**:KIND's team serving unaccompanied children at the U.S.Mexico border seeks a Program Coordinator to provide general support for a variety of team functions and help provide unaccompanied children with initial legal orientations, protection screenings, and options counseling in and around Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
As part of KIND Mexico, a cross-component program of KIND, the team at the border serves UCs at Mexico's northern border, and also works to prevent and mitigate family separation, and facilitate family reunification.The Program Coordinator will work closely with the Managing Attorney and other team members to identify children in need of KIND's services and conduct screenings and intakes and know-your-rights orientations to unaccompanied children.
S/he plays a key role in carrying out the administrative and data management operations of the team, ensuring smooth operation of program objectives, while also supporting attorneys in casework, research, and in coordinating meetings and trainings.
**Essential Functions**:- Provides legal, administrative, and program support to the team along the border.- Helps build relationships with civil society partners and government contacts, in order to identify and access children in need of KIND's services in shelters and encampments, in collaboration with other team members