We Are Hiring!
We’re looking for a Refugee Outreach Coordinator who’s ready to build trusted relationships, strengthen pathways to support, and help shape how Iskashitaa shows up for refugee communities across Tucson.
This role is rooted in listening, connection, and follow-through. Refugees already engage with Iskashitaa through harvesting, food distribution, garden arts, and community events—but we need dedicated outreach, coordination, and systems to ensure people are connected to the right resources at the right time.
If you’re people-centered, culturally grounded, and motivated to turn relationships into lasting support structures, this role might be for you.
🌻 Why You’ll Love Working With Us
You’ll help shape and grow Iskashitaa’s refugee outreach efforts as community needs and services evolve.
You’ll work directly with refugees, community partners, and staff in a mission-driven, multicultural environment.
You’ll see tangible impact as your work supports food security, community integration, and access to resources for refugee families.
You’ll be part of an organization that values lived experience, collaboration, and learning by doing.
About Iskashitaa Refugee Network
Iskashitaa Refugee Network (IRN) is a 23-year-old, Tucson-based nonprofit fostering refugee integration, promoting food literacy, and reducing local food loss through community-based harvesting, education, and cultural exchange.
Our team works with refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, and community partners to glean and redistribute over 100,000 pounds of produce annually, strengthen local food security, and build meaningful cross-cultural connections across Tucson.
About the Role
We are seeking a full-time Refugee Outreach Coordinator to strengthen and formalize Iskashitaa’s outreach and support for refugee and asylum-seeking communities across Tucson. This role is ideal for a relationship-centered, culturally grounded professional who can build trust, coordinate services, and help refugees navigate access to food security programs, community resources, and social networks.
The Refugee Outreach Coordinator will serve as a primary point of connection between refugees and Iskashitaa’s programs, while cultivating partnerships with refugee-serving organizations and community-based resources. This role is expected to evolve as services expand and may eventually support or supervise additional outreach staff or interns.
Key Responsibilities
Refugee Outreach & Engagement
Build and maintain trusted relationships with refugees and asylum seekers participating in Iskashitaa programs.
Conduct outreach through in-person engagement, community events, apartment complexes, and partner referrals.
Maintain regular communication with refugee participants via WhatsApp, phone, email, and in-person contact.
Support refugee participation in harvesting, food distribution, garden arts, community events, and educational workshops.
Resource Navigation & Referrals
Assist refugees in connecting to appropriate resources, including food access, resettlement agencies, legal services, education, employment programs, and health or social services.
Coordinate referrals with refugee-serving organizations, resettlement agencies, faith-based organizations, and community partners.
Help refugees navigate unfamiliar systems and processes with cultural sensitivity and trauma-informed care.
Program Coordination & Collaboration
Work closely with IRN staff, interns, and volunteers to communicate refugee needs, priorities, and feedback.
Support community events, educational workshops, and outreach activities, including occasional evenings and weekends.
Assist with intake processes, data collection, documentation, and tracking participation and outcomes.
Contribute to program evaluation through qualitative and quantitative feedback from refugee participants.
Partnerships & Capacity Building
Cultivate and maintain relationships with refugee-serving organizations, community-based organizations, educational institutions, and faith-based partners.
Represent Iskashitaa at relevant meetings, trainings, and community events.
Share insights from the field with staff to inform program development, outreach strategies, and organizational learning.
Qualifications
Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills.
Experience in community outreach, case management, refugee services, or related community-based work preferred.
Cultural competence and comfort working with refugee and immigrant communities.
Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and adapt in a dynamic environment.
Basic data entry and documentation skills; comfort with Google Workspace.
Proficiency in English required; additional languages spoken by local refugee communities are a plus.
Bachelor’s degree OR equivalent lived, professional, or volunteer experience preferred.
Reliable transportation and valid driver’s license preferred.
Compensation & Schedule
$18.00/hour, full-time (40 hours/week).
Occasional evenings and weekends for community events and outreach.
Paid holidays and flexible scheduling within program needs.
How To Apply
We are excited to hear from individuals passionate about fostering refugee integration, promoting food literacy, and reducing local food loss through community-based activities.
To apply:
Please submit the following to information@iskashitaa.org:
Résumé
Cover letter describing your interest in the role and relevant experience
Next steps:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Top candidates will be invited to an interview.
Selected interviewees will be asked to provide a brief writing sample to demonstrate their communication skills and program development thinking.