Deputy Executive Director, Program and Legal Advocacy (DED)
This is an immediate hire. Application Deadline: July 20, 2020
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 and 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):
- Partnering with 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 organization's 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 and procedures for guiding operations, strengthening internal systems, ensuring high levels of staff engagement, managing performance, encouraging continuous learning, and promoting administrative and programmatic alignment;
- Helping to create NAPW's reproductive justice public policy/public advocacy initiatives and determining 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, performance review, 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.
Minimum qualifications include:
- 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;
- 8-10 years: of senior-level management experience in a non-profit legal advocacy/public interest/social justice environment, with demonstrable success in change implementation; 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; experience in the supervision of attorneys and managing programs (and staff);
- 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.
This is an immediate hire. Application Deadline: JULY 20, 2020
SUBJECT: ATTN: Human Resources - NAPW Deputy Executive Director, Program & Legal Advocacy (2020)
NOTE:
Due to the Pandemic, NAPW is currently a completely remote workforce. This position is normally in-office. If the successful candidate is hired while the staff is still remote, we will work with that candidate to ensure that they have the tools, equipment, and digital onboarding to be successfully integrated into our remote work environment.
National Advocates for Pregnant Women is an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, or any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. NAPW recognizes and values the benefits of a diverse workforce.