Careers

Family Advocates assist survivors of domestic violence and their children to develop, pursue, and achieve their goals to live free of violence while promoting Esperanza United’s mission.

• Primarily working overnights, weekends, and holiday shifts. Eligible for holiday pay
  Must commit to be scheduled a minimum of 24 hours (three shifts) per month

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The Public Policy Director works to advance Esperanza United’s public policy and systems change priorities through education, policy development, strategic partnerships, coalition-building, and administrative advocacy for multi-disciplinary and cross-sector stakeholders. Priority issue areas include gender and social justice, immigration, enhancing safety and access to resources for gender-based violence (GBV) survivors, and how all of these impact and intersect with Latin@ communities. The Public Policy Director oversees the strategy and implementation of Esperanza United’s policy initiatives, supervises a team of two people, and serves as a leader within the organization, community, GBV field, and among other key stakeholders.

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The Accountant is involved in all aspects of accounting and financial reporting. This position performs intermediate level accounting work, such as processing transactions, preparing financial statements, and assisting with management and compliance oversight for grants, contracts, and other awards from government, foundation, and corporate funders. This position is based in our St. Paul office, supporting programs and personnel nationally. This position allows for a hybrid work environment and will start as soon as possible after an offer is extended.

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The Esperanza Legal Services Project (ELSP) Staff Attorney is responsible for leading the new initiative of the ELSP, including planning and implementing priorities, as well as providing high quality legal information, counsel, and representation to clients.

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The Communications and Marketing Coordinator markets Esperanza United products broadly with a particular eye to meeting the organization’s advancement goals and building relationships with local media. They coordinate our social media, email marketing, and local public relations work, creating, distributing, and project managing materials in English and Spanish.

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The Contracts and Compliance Manager generally manages the post-award compliance processes for Esperanza United’s government and other grants and provides oversight of contracts. This body of work includes maintaining grant expense and administration policies, systems, and documentation to ensure compliance; developing and procuring contracts with subrecipients and consultants; incorporating best practices; and ensuring excellent controls. A large portion of this work will focus on national, federal grants and contracts related to those awards, including a major grant Esperanza United received from Health and Human Services, where we act as a pass-through/funder to 29 subgrantees. This position works closely with finance, development, and program staff to ensure accurate, timely, efficient, and transparent processes are in place for our grants’ life cycles.

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The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) serves as a key member of the executive leadership team.  The CFO is the lead financial position for Esperanza United and is responsible for managing the financial operations of the organization, ensuring the organization’s financial health and sustainability. The CFO oversees all financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and compliance requirements.  A key responsibility is to ensure all government awards and all subrecipient grants are accurately tracked and drawdowns are completed on a timely basis.  The CFO will work closely with the President/CEO, executive level team, and Board Finance Committee to develop and implement financial strategies that support the organization’s mission and goals.

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Family Advocates assist women and children who are survivors of domestic violence to develop, pursue and achieve their goals to live free of violence while promoting Esperanza United’s mission. 

• Primarily work Monday-Friday 8 am – 4 pm with occasional evenings/weekends on special projects
• Support the Refugio when requested by covering different shifts
• Strengthen existing and develop new relationships with community organizations and systems in the Twin Cities area, especially around responding to Latina realities
• Develop and maintain relationships with community organizations and systems.

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