Career Opportunities

We currently have the following positions available for:

Staff Attorney

Supervising Attorney

Finance Coordinator

East Tennessee Project Director (based in East TN)

Development Director

Event Attendant (Part-Time)

Deep Canvassing Associate (Part-Time)

Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, military or veteran status, marital status, or parental status. Immigrants, refugees, and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Benefits for full-time TIRRC employees include medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% of the medical employee premium covered by TIRRC, 401K retirement plan, and 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Program. In addition, TIRRC provides paid leave including up to 15 vacation days, 13 paid holidays, and 3 weeks paid sick leave in an employee’s first year and 6 weeks of paid parental leave. TIRRC is certified as a Nashville Living Wage employer.

To apply for an open position, please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@tnimmigrant.org.

Fellowships and Internships

TIRRC offers internships and fellowships to dependable high school, college, or graduate students who are willing to dedicate regular hours weekly over a period of time. Interns are not required to have experience, however, they must desire to gain real skills and have an interest in immigrant and refugee rights.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some positions may look a bit different and require working remotely from home. Roles and responsibilities could change if working remotely. However, our goal is for you to still have the best experience to gain skills, build knowledge, and grow.

Fellowships will be available for eligible college students for 15 hours per week at $17.40/hour. Traditional/unpaid internships will be available for 10 hours per week.

Summer 2024 Fellowship Openings:

Legal Services Fellow

Operations Fellow

To apply for an internship or fellowship, please send a cover letter and resume to cesar@tnimmigrant.org. Please indicate which of the following positions you are interested in applying for in your cover letter.

More Opportunities

For a listing of nonprofit job opportunities in the Nashville area, please visit The Center for Nonprofit Management.

For nonprofit job and internship opportunities in the United States and abroad, please visit Idealist.