Pro Bono Associate

Job Title:Pro Bono Associate

Department: Office of the General Counsel, Pro Bono

Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights around the world. With offices in New York City, New York; Nairobi, Kenya; Bogota, Colombia; Geneva, Switzerland; and Washington, D.C., the Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization changing law and policy throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. Our 230+ diverse professionals are committed to advancing the Center's human rights mission through game-changing litigation, legal policy, and advocacy work. This has powered the Center's exceptional growth to an operating budget of over $50 million and won the respect of law firms in countries around the world, with an additional $29 million annually of donated legal services, representing the work of countless lawyers from more than 46 countries.

The Center's Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact: By 2030, half of the world's population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they are today. The Center has a track record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since our founding in 1992, the Center has transformed how reproductive rights are understood and applied by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, abortion, assisted reproduction, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). We have won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies. Additionally, the Center has led the development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights and has built the legal capacity of women's rights advocates in more than 65 countries and counting.

The Role: The Associate, Pro Bono Services (Office of the General Counsel) will support the work of the Pro Bono Department. The individual in this role will report directly to the Pro Bono Senior Manager and is primarily responsible for providing a high level of administrative and organizational support to the Pro Bono team (located across multiple time zones), including detailed calendar management, support for law firm communications/meetings, and development and maintenance of tracking and contact management systems.

The Pro Bono Associate will be based in New York City in a hybrid model of 3 days in-office, 2 days working from home. COVID-19 vaccination is required for all US-based employees of the Center.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support to the Director of Pro Bono Services and other team members as assigned. Day-to-day tasks will include calendar support, meeting logistics and agendas, travel arrangements, and credit card statement processing
• Provide general administrative support to the Pro Bono department, including but not limited to maintaining information management systems (e.g. Sharepoint, Monday.com), taking meeting minutes, monitoring action items and follow-up, and ensuring team is apprised of Center policy and process updates, e.g. travel policy, H.R., etc.
• Develop and update manuals, guides, and best practices documents that outline how the Pro Bono unit operates.
• Support the Pro Bono Coordinator in accurate end-of-month reporting, including via weekly data input and review in Salesforce and in the annual Pro Bono valuation process.
• Create avenues for team communication and a positive team dynamic across three continents, including by managing teams channels and bi-monthly team meeting agendas; maintaining a team-wide calendar of events, activities, and meetings; soliciticting and disseminate key updates from team members; organizing team events and celebrations.
• Support team external marketing efforts, including ordering branded materials, designing holiday cards, and facilitating thank you gifts to law firms.
• Coordinate internal and external meetings at the Center and off-site; provide technical support for virtual meetings; design, distribute, collect and manage RSVPs; coordination of guest lists with building security and onsite host(s), prepare meeting materials, including PowerPoint presentations, and facilitate event follow-up logistics as appropriate.
• Respond to internal and external team information requests, including by running Salesforce reports and generating law firm profiles.
• Research external partners, primarily law firms and firm attorneys, to develop geographic mappings, identify targets for outreach, and support the creation and ongoing maintenance of background documents
• Develop an understanding of the Center's programmatic work; attend departmental and inter-departmental meetings to become versed the Center's work across region.
• Other tasks and special projects as assigned

CRITICAL POSITION BEHAVIORS:

• Initiative: Effectively responds to pressure or crisis situations and acts professionally. Uses resources well. Follows through on ideas, assignments and open issues. Must possess a "can-do" and "will-do" attitude.
• Flexibility/Adaptability: Ability to adapt to and work effectively within a variety of situations and with various individuals and groups. Understanding and appreciating different and opposing perspectives, adapting one's approach as the requirements of a situation change. "Out of the box" thinking is a plus.
• Energy Level: High energy level and enthusiasm for the position.
• Independent Worker/Thinker: Must have the ability to work independently and in a team setting.
• Confident: Must possess and exhibit a level of confidence in themselves and their work but be able to take direction and criticism professionally. Comfortable engaging with executive-level staff as well as external partners
• Results Oriented: Ability to achieve results and complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Accountability: Reliability to complete assigned tasks, perform the duties required by the position, and be present in order to further the strategic goals of the Pro Bono Program and the Center.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required;
• Preference for 1-2 years of experience as an administrative or legal assistant in a not-for profit organization or law firm;
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and familiarity with Salesforce or another database system;
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to shifting duties while maintaining focus and follow-through and the ability to work professionally in a fast-paced environment;
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with attention to detail, accuracy and pacing;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including research and proofreading skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, with capacity to receive and accept constructive feedback, take initiative and be pro-active, and demonstrate solid problem-solving skills.

Don't meet every single requirement? At the Center, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Develop & Manage Self & Others: Takes ownership of individual growth in order to achieve full potential; recognizes the value of team members and helps them develop their full potential while also achieving set objectives.
• Collaboration (People First): Works intra- and/or cross-departmentally to support the goals and overarching strategies of the Center and its strategic plan.
• Feedback (Improve & Innovate): Actively engaged in feedback cycles: Gives and requests feedback to and from peers, supervisors and direct reports about work products, behaviors, values, style, and approaches with a view on how this impacts self, other individuals, and teams.
• Accountability: Follow-through on each commitment made to individual contributors, teams and partners and proactively informs others of any delays that occur along the way.

Work Competencies:

• Project Management: Works effectively on project teams in order to achieve long-term project goal and objectives.
• Problem Solve & Make Decisions: Identifies, analyzes and resolves existing and anticipated problems, using common sense to make timely decisions in order to reach the best solutions for the organization.
• Internal/External Focus: Anticipates internal and external partner's needs; assesses requirements and identifies new solutions that align with overall goals and objectives of the organization.
• Communication & Influence: Communicates with and influences others to gain agreement and commitment to the strategic goals of the organization.

Compensation: This position's salary is $31.87 per hour, 35 hours a week, for an estimated annual salary of $58,000. This salary is reflective of a position based in New York City. This salary will be subject to a locality adjustment, if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting. Note that most of the salaries listed on our job postings reflect New York, NY salaries, where our National offices are headquartered.

Benefits:

• Health: The Center pays up to 95%* of the premium for a comprehensive health insurance plan with no in-network deductible and best-in-class reproductive healthcare coverage, including infertility. The Center also offers Dental and Vision coverage. (* % may differ in various countries)
• Flexibility: The Center currently operates in a hybrid model, allowing staff to work 3 days in the office and work 2 days from home
• Well-being: The Center offers resources to help prevent and recover from burnout through different programs that enable mental, physical and community well-being. The Center offers generous leave including paid parental leave, personal days, vacation, and sick leave. We are also closed the last week of December to allow staff to spend time with their loved ones.
• Growth: You will be working with and learning from some of the top legal and operational minds, all passionate about the mission of advancing reproductive rights around the world. You will also be eligible for a stipend to use towards professional growth.
• Global: You will get a front-row seat to update on the fight for reproductive rights in the global space. You will also have access to Employee Resource Groups to connect to colleagues that share similar interests/backgrounds/views.
• Investment: After the first year of employment, the Center will contribute 7.5%* of your annual salary to a 401(k) (* only applicable in US and Kenya)

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Center is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage people from all communities to apply. If you are excited about this role and unsure about whether your past experience aligns with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Our hiring processes and our work culture offer support and flexibility for staff with a variety of needs. Should you face an accessibility barrier in the application and interview process please let us know by contacting talent@reprorights.org. We will work with you to provide the accommodation that works best for you.

To learn more about the Center's commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), please visit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Center for Reproductive Rights

Learn more about the Center for Reproductive Rights, go to www.reproductiverights.org

FLSA Exempt Status: This is a non-exempt position.

Union Status: This position will be part of the CRR Union, a shop within Local 2110 United Auto Workers—Technical, Office, and Professional Workers Union.

How to Apply: Please complete the application below to apply. A cover letter and resume must be included in your application. Please include these application materials as attachments.

Please note that all genuine Center openings must be applied through the Center website. The Center does not charge a fee at any stage in the recruitment process (application, interviews, or selection). Nor does it request any medical examinations or bank account information as part of this process. If someone contacts, you on behalf of the Center requesting payment for your application please notify talent@reprorights.org before taking any further action.

Our hiring processes and our work culture offer support and flexibility for staff with a variety of needs. Should you face an accessibility barrier in the application and interview process please let us know by contacting talent@reprorights.org. We will work with you to provide the accommodation that works best for you.

Deadline for applications: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Center policy on visa sponsorship for US based positions: Applicants for employment in the US must have valid work authorization that does not now and/or will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the US by The Center for Reproductive Rights.

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