U.S. Regional Manager, Pro Bono Services

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United States
Organization information
Organization name: 
The Center for Reproductive Rights
Job type: 
Policy Development/Advocacy
Position Description: 

Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) is the global leader in using the power of law to advance reproductive rights as fundamental human rights. Headquartered in New York City, the non-profit, non-partisan organization has regional offices in Bogota, Geneva, Nairobi, and Washington, DC, and a staff of approximately 200 diverse professionals. The Center’s compelling human rights mission and reputation for excellence and cutting-edge legal work has powered its exceptional growth trajectory to an operating budget of over $40 million and won the respect of the world’s leading law firms, as reflected in the additional $29 million annually in donated legal services, representing the work last year of 820 lawyers in 46 countries.

The overarching goal of the Center’s new 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 do today. The Center has a track record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since its founding in 1992, the Center’s game-changing litigation and advocacy, combined with its unparalleled expertise in constitutional, comparative, and international human rights law, have transformed how reproductive rights are understood by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, contraception, abortion, and assisted reproduction. It has won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies, 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 60 countries and counting.

The Role: The U.S. Regional Manager, Pro Bono Services, reports directly to the Associate Director for Pro Bono Services. The U.S. Regional Manager, Pro Bono Services will assist in deepening and leading the Center’s initiative to develop and expand its network of pro bono resources in priority Center states in the South, Southeastern, and Central United States, raise the Center’s profile in the legal community, and collaboratively work with Center staff, regional partners, public interest legal organizations, the local bar, and the private law firm sector to institutionalize pro bono relationships in the region. The Regional Manager will collaboratively develop and advance a proactive pro bono agenda to support the Center’s strategy to build, defend, and enforce reproductive rights through an expansive pro bono network and the development of pro bono partnership models to increase and optimize the Center’s litigation and advocacy capacity. In collaboration with colleagues in the Center’s Pro Bono Program and the Regional U.S. Program, the Regional Manager will ensure the Center’s visibility and leadership on issues related to pro bono and connect the regional pro bono engagement to the Center’s pro bono efforts in other regions.

The U.S. Regional Manager, Pro Bono Services will be based in the South, Southeastern, or Central United States.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead the recruitment and management of the United States South/Southeastern/Central regional pro bono and advocacy network through cultivation meetings, Center presentations, and collaboration with Center staff, including working closely with the Associate Director, U.S. Programs
• Assist in conceptualizing, designing, and implementing a pro bono agenda to expand and deepen the network of pro bono law firms and attorneys in the South/Southeastern/Central U.S., according to U.S. strategies and work plan priorities.
• In collaboration with the pro bono team, manage the referral of pro bono projects, and facilitate the relationship between pro bono attorneys and the Center liaison for projects
• Partner with the Associate Director, U.S. Programs, to fully integrate pro bono into all aspects of the region’s litigation and advocacy strategy to advance reproductive rights.
• Collaborate with staff and Associate Director, U.S. Programs to develop pro bono projects and models to address specific regional challenges.
• In partnership with the Associate Director, U.S. Programs, assist in building, managing, and cultivating clearinghouses for legal representation for clients and other partners who may face common legal issues or litigation.
• Build the capacity of regional partners through the engagement of pro bono resources and act as the liaison for the relationships between the Center’s partners and pro bono law firms.
• Assist in the development of onboarding and capacity building programs for new pro bono partners.
• Participate in regional, national, and local pro bono working groups, committees, professional associations, coalitions, and networks to ensure the Center’s visibility and solidify its leadership in advancing a pro bono culture in the region.
• In collaboration with other members of the pro bono and U.S. teams, develop proposals for regional and national pro bono conferences.
• Develop externally facing materials and publications that highlight the Center’s pro bono work in region.

Requirements: 

• Minimum requirement is a bachelor’s degree, or other advanced degree.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience such as involvement with a pro bono practice at a human rights non-profit, law firm or bar association.
• Strong commitment to the Center’s mission, purpose, and values
• Experience living and working in the region.
• Experience in cultivating relationships with members of the private bar, convening meetings and events, and building partnerships.
• Highly innovative, creative, and collaborative; ability to thrive in a start-up project environment.
• Strong writing skills, including an ability to convey complicated matters to broad audiences; comfort with public speaking and presenting.
• Ability to develop and implement a strategic, multi-pronged advocacy strategy with short and long-term objectives.
• Strong inter-personal skills and ability to build relationships with stakeholders from a variety of sectors.
• Project management experience, including experience in planning and executing a variety of events and of leading projects or specific efforts.
• Ability to travel, mostly regionally and occasionally to New York and Washington D.C.
• Ability to work well with competing priorities, meet deadlines, and manage workflow processes involving multiple people.
• Demonstrated experience and judgment working both collaboratively and independently.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with webinar management, Salesforce and FiscalNote a plus.

Critical Competencies:

• Strategic thinking: Applies big-picture thinking while also focusing on the details of implementation.
• Decisiveness: Consistently makes sound decisions in a timely manner supportive of the Center's mission, core values, and strategic objectives. Blends vision and judgment.
• Collaboration: Brings a track record of working effectively with various and diverse individuals and groups, and a willingness to actively listen and invite different views and opinions across all levels of the institution to build alignment in support of a common goal.
• Receives and Provides Direct Feedback: Actively gives and requests feedback to and from peers, supervisors and direct reports (if applicable) about work products, behaviors, values, style and approaches with a view on how this impacts self, other individuals and teams.
• Transparency: Consistently applies openness and honesty in communicating decisions and plans to team members.
• Commitment to learn: Applies a growth mentality to their own and their team’s (if applicable) development. Promotes a culture of learning by modeling inquisitiveness and an openness to viewing mistakes as an opportunity to learn and improve.
• Passion for Coaching, and Mentoring Staff: Empowers and motivates employees and creates opportunities for learning, development, and leadership, with a focus on harnessing skills for the future development of team members. (if applicable)
• Accountability: Follows through on each commitment made to individual contributors, teams and partners and proactively informs others of any delays that occur along the way. Holds team members accountable.
• Integrity: Possesses impeccable integrity and personal and professional values that are consistent with the Center’s high standards and mission.
• Empathy: Serves as an empathetic, approachable leader who engenders trust and confidence. (if applicable)
• Adaptability/Flexibility: Demonstrates comfort with ambiguity and calculated risk.

Compensation: The annual salary for this position is $95,000.

The Center covers up to 95% of the premium of a comprehensive health insurance plan with no deductible and best on the market ART/infertility coverage. The Center also contributes 7.5% of an employee's salary to a 401(k) account beginning after the first year of employment. The Center also supplies a generous PTO offering.

To apply: 

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

https://reproductiverights.org/apply/?gh_jid=6368734002&gh_jid=6368734002

Notes: 
To learn more about our DEI Organizational Commitments, go here: https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Center-for-Reproductive-Rights_DEI-Statement-of-Organizational-Commitments.pdf The Center for Reproductive Rights is an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusive hiring, and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage people from all groups and communities to apply.
Salary range: 
$95,000.00
Submission deadline: 
Thursday, November 17, 2022