Detention Watch Network

Join our team! The Research Manager or Senior Research Manager is part of Detention Watch Network’s Advocacy Team and will play a critical role in advancing DWN’s mission to end immigration detention through research, data and policy analysis, writing, strategy development, and coalition building. Our team provides technical assistance and education to DWN members, the public, lawmakers, and other stakeholders. The person will play a significant role in educating our members and helping shape our advocacy through research, analysis, and writing. They will also serve as an important coalition-builder for DWN members, partners, and allies who engage in research and analysis on issues relevant to DWN’s advocacy work.

This is an 18-month position with the possibility of extension.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority given to applications received by July 9, 2026.

Salary Range: $70,000 – $80,000 (Advocacy Manager) or $80,000 - $90,000 (Senior
Advocacy Manager)

Why work for DWN?
✨4-Day Work Week: DWN operates on a 32-hour, Monday-Thursday 4-day work week.
✨Paid Time Off: Staff are eligible for 3 weeks their first year of employment; 4 weeks days during years two through seven; and 5 weeks after eight years of employment; plus, we close for two weeks at the end of the year.
✨Commitment to our staff: DWN invests in staff growth and professional development opportunities and is committed to providing regular feedback and opportunities for advancement. Crystal clear focus: Our team gets to work with dedicated and growing membership committed to the abolition of immigration detention.
✨Wellness Fund: We know that this work can be physically and emotionally taxing, so DWN offers a wellness fund to all staff: a stipend of $500 per year to go towards personal health and self-care (yoga classes, therapy co-pays, massages, workout gear—whatever works for you!)
✨Added perks: we offer generous benefits and salaries, a monthly cell phonestipend to all staff, plus eligibility for an eight-week sabbatical after threeyears on staff.

Learn more about this position at the link in bio our at detentionwatchnetwork.org

From Delaney Hall to Adelanto and everywhere in between: shut down detention centers! 

ICE’s immigrant detention system subjects people to medical neglect, overcrowding, abuse, and rampant transfers that disappear people into the detention system, sowing confusion and cutting people off from their loved ones and support networks. 

Immigrant detention is inherently inhumane and unjust. Immigrants are our family members, neighbors, friends, and coworkers – worthy of dignity and respect regardless of where they came from or how they arrived in the U.S. 

📣 Shut down all detention centers.