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Deputy Executive Director - Program and Legal Advocacy
Location:
New York, NY
Description:
Reporting to and working collaboratively with the Executive Director (ED), the Deputy Executive Director, Program & Legal Advocacy (DED) is a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) providing leadership for and supervision of NAPW's legal team and taking responsibility for the day-to-day program operations of the organization. The DED as an experienced senior level attorney with executive management experience and serves as a strategic thought partner and advisor to the Executive Director the SMT.In absence of the Executive Director, the DED (in consultation with the COO), is designated as the highest authority to respond to internal and external inquiries, make programmatic/advocacy decisions, and represent NAPW in any and all responsibilities assigned to the Executive Director. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): * Serving as a thought partner and advisor to the ED to create and implement NAPW's mission-work and strategic planning;* Helping to identify and participate in management and staff trainings that support collaboration, identify and promote the organizations values and advances its mission;* Working collaboratively with the SMT (collectively responsible for the critical business functions of Program, Finance/Operations, Human Resources, Communications, and Development/Grant Administration), to develop and implement administrative policies & procedures for guiding operations, strengthening internal systems, ensuring high levels of staff engagement, managing performance, and encouraging continuous learning, sound fiscal stewardship, and promoting administrative and programmatic alignment;* Helping to create NAPW's reproductive justice public policy/public advocacy initiatives and to determine when NAPW supports and/or joins related allied efforts by other organizations;* Directly supervising the day-to-day work of the Senior Staff Attorneys, Staff attorneys, post-graduate fellows, legal & programmatic interns, legal contractors, loaned associates, and Research and Program Associates. Supervision includes coaching and training, assigning and reviewing work, mentoring, analysis and editing of written work and providing the ED with sufficient time to review;* Representing and speaking on behalf of NAPW at the request of the ED. The ideal candidate will possess the following minimum qualifications: * JD degree from an accredited law school is required; Membership in at least 1 (one) state and federal bar is required;* Master's Degree in Non-profit Management, Public Policy, Social Work, or a related field is highly desirable;* 10+ years of senior-level management experience in a non-profit legal advocacy/public interest/social justice environment, with demonstrable success in change implementation;* Minimum eight (8) years of complex litigation and advocacy experience as an attorney providing direct client representation, with a particular emphasis in public interest law and reproductive justice and drug policy litigation in state and federal courts;* 5-7 years of experience in the supervision of attorneys and managing programs (and staff) in a non-profit advocacy setting;* Demonstrated capacity to serve as a member of a Senior Management Team and advisor to the Executive Director on all matters pertaining to NAPW's legal advocacy;* Knowledge of and experience in reproductive health, rights, and justice; civil rights with knowledge of drug policy reform, women's rights, family law, child welfare reform, and human rights is highly-desirable;* Demonstrated interpersonal skills, cultural competence and enthusiasm about building collaboration across diverse movements;* Highly effective communication skills in a wide range of settings including the public and media;* Excellent legal research and writing skills, must be comfortable with editing and being edited;* Demonstrated and verifiable reputation of integrity with no history of disciplinary offenses as an attorney or in any other capacity;* Willingness to travel and to work evenings and weekends when necessary;* Full fluency in English is required. Fluency in Spanish or another language is highly desirable;* Advanced-level proficiency in using Mac OS platform MS Office Suite, with familiarity or trainability in other software applications, social media platforms, and databases and research tools. recblid z9zpscggk4mdu1odyaunp69wxu8ng7 Juris Doctor
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