Associate Director for Global Advocacy

**Job Title**: Associate Director for Global Advocacy (Geneva)

**Department**: Global Advocacy

**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, New York; Nairobi, Kenya; Bogota, Colombia; Geneva, Switzerland; and Washington, D.C., 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 230+ 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 $50 million and won the respect of law firms in countries around the world, with an additional $29 million annually of donated legal services, representing the work of countless lawyers from more than 46 countries.

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 are today.** 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 (SRHR). We have won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies. Additionally, the Center has led the development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights and has built the legal capacity of women's rights advocates in more than 65 countries and counting.

The Associate Director role is for a seasoned professional with expertise on advocacy, coalition-building, and multilateral political negotiation with extensive people and organizational management experience. The position reports directly to the VP for Global Advocacy and will supervise two Senior Global Advocacy Advisers, with the potential for more as the team grows, and work closely with staff across the organization in Government & External Relations, Programs, Communications, and Development. The position will be based within the Global Advocacy Team, which sits within the Government & External Relations Division. The position is based in the Center's Geneva office.

The role will be based in the Center's Geneva office, with international travel required. This role is in a hybrid model, working 3 days in the office and 2 days from home, and the AD will be required to be in person at the UN in Geneva, on a regular basis and as needed.

**Primary Responsibilities**:
**Supervision, Management, and Leadership**
- Serve as part of the Global Advocacy department leadership team, including serving as an internal resource and thought partner to the VP;
- Represent the Global Advocacy Team in internal cross-organization processes as requested, and liaise with other departments in the Center as needed, including Government & External Relations, Programs, Communications, and Development;
- Supervise and provide guidance to Geneva-based Global Advocacy staff, including two Senior Global Advocacy Advisers, and identify and implement individual workplans, professional development, and performance plans;
- Assist with the supervision of fellows, interns, volunteers, and pro bono lawyers, as requested;
- Ensure that the VP is fully informed of all relevant projects and ensure alignment on institutional priorities and positions;
- Oversee recruitment and onboarding of Global Advocacy staff, as needed;
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested.

**Advocacy and Strategy**
- Lead and oversee the implementation of Geneva-focused aspects of the Center's UN strategy;
- Support the VP with the implementation of the Center's Strategic Plan and report effectively on opportunities and challenges;
- Develop overarching strategy for the Center's engagement at the UN in Geneva, which raises the visibility and profile of the Center's work with key policymakers, and provide strategic oversight of its implementation and evaluation at a high level of quality;
- Provide strategic input and support implementation of key departmental advocacy projects across New York and Geneva and in capitals;
- In collaboration with the VP, work with the Center's Programs Division to identify opportunities for advocacy in collaboration with partner organizations and lead on development and implementation of annual joint workplans;
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders at the UN in Geneva, including permanent missions and other nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), in order to pro