Scheduler to the President & CEO, Center for Reproductive Rights, New York, NY

Scheduler to the President & CEO

Posted on: June 14, 2013
Posted by: Center for Reproductive Rights

DESCRIPTION

The Center for Reproductive Rights (the "Center"), a global human rights organization founded in 1992 with expertise in constitutional and international law, seeks a Scheduler to be based in its New York City headquarters. The Scheduler reports to the Director of the Office of the President and will work closely with the Director to proactively schedule the President & CEO's time to reflect the Center's strategic priorities. The Scheduler will join the team of an innovative and cutting-edge organization committed to promoting the equality, reproductive health, and self-determination of women throughout the world. National-level courts, regional human rights courts, and United Nations bodies have increasingly recognized that a woman's right to reproductive autonomy and reproductive healthcare are basic human rights that must be protected. The Center for Reproductive Rights has played a key role in securing these legal and policy victories and works with attorneys and advocates in the U.S., Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. In addition to its headquarters, the Center has offices in Washington, D.C., Nairobi, Kenya, Bogotá, Colombia, Kathmandu, Nepal, and Geneva, Switzerland. The Center's current annual operating budget is approximately $15 million.

The Scheduler will have the benefit of the Center's many strengths:

• A compelling global human rights mission and cutting-edge legal and policy work that has a reputation for quality and excellence.
• A dynamic organization that has consistently grown in budget size and program impact.
• Dynamic and articulate spokespeople.
• Established relationships with and the respect of opinion leaders, journalists, editors, and legal and NGO partners.
• An organizational philosophy that values and supports strong financial management and a proven track record of strong audits and best practices oversight.
• An impressive and engaged Board, strong leadership team and a solid balance sheet.

The Scheduler will be joining the Center at an exciting time for the institution and at a critical time for the nation. In December 2011, the Center's Board adopted a new strategic plan for 2012-2017. This plan was crafted with the input of both Board and staff during a year-long process of external and internal examination and deliberation. The Center has launched a number of bold new initiatives to go on the offense and change the discourse and policy landscape, while significantly expanding its capacity with new programing and ambitious fundraising goals.

The Center works across the globe on issues including access to life-saving obstetrics care, contraception, abortion services, and comprehensive sexuality information, as well as the prevention of forced sterilization and FGM. It has brought groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. committees, and regional human rights bodies, and has built the legal capacity of women's rights advocates in over 50 countries. The Center's groundbreaking litigation and advocacy has transformed how reproductive rights are understood by courts, governments, and human rights bodies, and its undivided focus on reproductive rights has given it unparalleled expertise in the use of constitutional, international and comparative human rights law to hold governments accountable for failing to ensure women's access to critical reproductive healthcare services.
The Center is led by President & CEO Nancy Northup, who brings a rich mix of experience in public interest law, government service, and women's rights advocacy. Under her leadership, the Center has expanded its international work, including the launch of an international litigation campaign that has included the first abortion case decided by the U.N. Human Rights Committee and the first case to frame preventable maternal deaths as a human rights violation. She also led the integration of the human rights framework in the Center's U.S. work and the establishment of the Law School Initiative. Before joining the Center in 2003, Ms. Northup served as the founding director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School; as a prosecutor and Deputy Chief of Appeals in the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York; and as a law clerk to the Honorable Alvin B. Rubin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Ms. Northup has taught constitutional law and human rights as an adjunct professor at NYU and Columbia law schools.

The Center is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization governed by a 23-person board of directors. The Center has a diverse staff of over 100 professionals from Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Kenya, Korea, Nepal, Nigeria, the Philippines, Sweden, Slovakia, the U.K., and the U.S.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Scheduler's main responsibilities will include:

• Execute and help plan the schedule of the President & CEO, in conjunction with the Director of the OOP. Ensure that the schedule meets the priorities and goals of the OOP strategy and partner with the Director of the OOP in the overall vision of the schedule.
• Manage all internal and external scheduling requests of the President & CEO. Collect and maintain ongoing scheduling requests ensuring all calendar requests are documented and appropriate review occurs.
• Oversee all traveling and advance logistics related to the schedule of the President & CEO. Organize trip planning calls with internal/external stakeholders, develop written, detailed schedules, and manage all related travel in conjunction with the schedule. Manage logistics related to the schedule including agenda scope and briefing materials.
• Coordinate cross-departmentally to ensure that all materials related to the schedule including briefing memos, travel confirmations and speech materials are accurate, timely and are incorporated in the daily briefing binder.
• Partner with the Director to create the President & CEO's call and action lists and help the President & CEO to execute said lists.
• Develop and improve templates and formats related to the scheduling process. Such materials include scheduling template, scheduling request template, event memo template and final product, and trip call agenda.
• Complete special projects as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred;
• Minimum of three to five years of related, progressively responsible work experience, including scheduling and travel management experience;
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
• Excellent writing, proofreading and editing skills with attention to detail;
• Excellent project management skills and ability to handle multiple projects and tasks, often in a fast paced environment;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive information;
• Ability to work collaboratively and under pressure;
• Flexibility to work overtime;
• Commitment to reproductive rights and human rights generally;
• Ability to see and understand the big picture and translate into a strategic schedule.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send a cover letter and resume to resumes@reprorights.org, and indicate "Scheduler, Last name and Code 186 in the subject line." The cover letter and resume should be sent as attachments.

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 candidates from all groups and communities to apply.