Description:
Title: Coordinator, Corporate Engagement
Department: Corporate Engagement, U.S. Program Division
Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights worldwide. 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 $60 million and won the respect of law firms in countries around the world. Our global pro bono network includes over 3,000 lawyers across 6 continents, 88 countries, and 140+ 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 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 development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights. It has built the legal capacity of women’s rights advocates in more than 65 countries and counting. To learn more about the Center, please go to www.reproductiverights.org .
The Job:
The Coordinator, Corporate Engagement reports directly to the Senior Manager, Corporate Engagement and is a member of the Corporate Engagement unit within the U.S. Program Division. This role works closely with key stakeholders inside and outside of the organization (such as CRR communications and IT colleagues, as well as corporate and movement partners). The ideal candidate has an interest in corporate social responsibility and economic impact of social policy, thrives in a dynamic fast-paced environment, excels in close collaboration on and across teams, works effectively across lines of difference, actively listens to and engages with colleagues and supervisors, can contribute to organizational initiatives, provides and responds constructively to feedback, and has at least 5 years’ experience in project and program management.
The position will be based in the Center’s New York City office in a hybrid model of 3 days in-office, 2 days working from home.
Primary Responsibilities:
Research Support
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Research companies, identify targets, and prepare team for external meetings.
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Track news on close partners and industry trends.
Project Management & Administration
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Contribute to corporate engagement strategy and workplan, bringing a business-minded perspective.
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Enter and update Salesforce data, working with colleagues across teams to integrate new best practices.
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Update and maintain key program dashboards, expenses, and customer relationship management (CRM) tools with key project milestones, coordinating across teams when needed.
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Join meetings, takes note of key decisions, integrates them into project plans, and drives follow-up.
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Collaborate with the U.S. Division Management unit to adhere to internal processes for program operations.
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Complete expense reports for select members of the Corporate Engagement team.
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Provide calendar support for cross-Division events, meetings, or other initiatives.
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Be one of the first points of contact for questions from U.S. Division staff on Corporate Engagement-related issues and provide a customer service approach to directing them to resources or directly providing answers.
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Support the Corporate Engagement Unit with budgeting as needed, in collaboration with the owner of the budgeting process.
Travel and Event Support
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Plan events and manage logistics. This may include things like supporting speakers, creating invite lists and tracking RSVPs, managing technology needs, booking and managing travel arrangements, and/or arranging catering or other reservations.
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Support travel logistics for speakers, partners, and U.S. Division staff.
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Other duties as assigned.
Compensation: The annual salary for the position is $73,440. This salary reflects a position based in New York City or Washington, D.C. This salary will be subject to a downward locality adjustment if authorization is granted to work outside 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 offices are headquartered.
Union Status: This position will be part of the CRR Union, a shop within Local 2110 United Auto Workers—Technical, Office, and Professional Workers Union.
FLSA Exempt Status: This position is an exempt position.
Level: P3a
Benefits:
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Health: The Center provides a comprehensive health insurance plan with no in-network deductible and best-in-class reproductive healthcare coverage, including infertility. The Center also offers Dental and Vision coverage.
- Well-being: The Center offers resources to help prevent and recover from burnout through different programs that enable mental, physical, and community well-being. The Center provides generous leave, including paid parental leave, personal days, vacation, and sick leave. We are closed the last week of December to allow staff to spend winter holiday time with their loved ones.
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Investment: After the first year of employment, the Center will contribute 7.5%* of your annual salary to a 401(k) (*applicable only in US and Kenya).
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 U.S.-based positions: Applicants for employment in the U.S. must have valid work authorization that does not now and will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S. by The Center for Reproductive Rights.
Requirements:
Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s Degree and at least 5 years’ professional experience required; business focus preferred.
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Experience working with companies/private sector.
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Proven experience developing and implementing project plans. Experience with project management software like Monday.com preferred.
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Proven experience maintaining customer relationship management tools.
- Able to work collaboratively across the entire organization with a focus on global inclusivity.
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Excellent interpersonal, communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
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Experience communicating with senior leaders and writing memos to update them.
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Experience communicating with external stakeholders and senior corporate stakeholders.
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Advanced competency using digital tools such as SharePoint, PowerPoint, Teams, Monday.com, Word, Excel, and Outlook. Experience with Salesforce preferred.
