Chief of Staff

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

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Job Title : Chief of Staff

Department : Office of the President

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 and Washington, D.C.; Nairobi, Kenya; Bogota, Colombia; and Geneva, Switzerland, 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 270+ 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 $67 million and won the respect of law firms in countries around the world. Our global pro bono network includes over 3,000 lawyers across six continents, 64 countries, and 130 law firms. Last year, law firms contributed over $35 million USD in pro bono legal services.

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 were in 2020. 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. We have won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies. The Center has also led the development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights. We have built the legal capacity of women’s rights advocates in more than 65 countries and counting.

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

The Role : The Center is seeking a strategic, forward-thinking and politically savvy Chief of Staff to serve as the right hand and key advisor to the CEO. This role is designed first and foremost to enable the CEO’s effectiveness, ensuring the CEO is fully supported, prepared, and focused on the highest priorities. The Chief of Staff will provide strategic and operational support to the CEO to optimize impact, facilitating timely decision-making, effective information flow, and organizational alignment and implementation of key priorities. The Chief of Staff will act as air traffic controller, problem solver, project manager, and thought partner to the CEO and the Executive Team, working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to help drive the organization's success.

This position is based in the New York City office in a hybrid model of 3 days in-office, 2 days working-from-home.

Primary Responsibilities :

Executive Effectiveness :

• Strategically manage the CEO’s day-to-day and longer-term schedule to prioritize the most important initiatives, activities, and decision-making. Ensure the CEO’s time is used efficiently by establishing clear meeting objectives and agendas, preparing high quality briefing materials in advance, and effectively facilitating meetings.
• Facilitate the flow of information among the CEO’s direct reports in a timely and organized manner to ensure decisions, action items, and key information are shared with appropriate staff and high priority issues are raised and resolved. Track action items to completion, elevating issues to the CEO and providing troubleshooting support as needed.
• Serve as an organizational integrator, connecting the dots and spotting issues across the organization only visible due to the unique perch of the Chief of Staff. Share information, flag issues, and problem solve to address challenges before they arise.
• Act with agility and respond with urgency when needed. Keep the CEO informed on progress and challenges related to priority issues and rapid response scenarios.
• Lead and support special projects, as directed.

Executive Team Effectiveness :

Office of the President Management :

Qualifications :

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.

Compensation : The annual salary for this position is $275,000. 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 office are headquartered.

Union : This position is not covered by the Center’s bargaining unit.

FLSA Status : This is an exempt position.

Level : Senior Director (S11)

Benefits :

How to Apply : To apply for this role please visit this this link to Chalenor's website.

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.

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 but unsure about whether your experience aligns with the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles. To learn more about the Center’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, please visit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Center for Reproductive Rights.

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.

Requirements :