Marshall Weinberg Global Legal Fellow at Center For Reproductive Rights

Primary Responsibilities: 

The Fellow for this role will be assigned litigation and Advocacy work, by:

•  Conducting legal and policy research and analysis on international and regional human rights law, as well as comparative national-level law;
•  Assisting in the development and drafting of pleadings, fact sheets, articles, and other advocacy documents positioning reproductive rights as fundamental human rights;
•  Supporting the Center's capacity building initiatives, designed to increase the use of the law to promote reproductive rights by local partners across the globe;
•  Researching and drafting presentations and other materials to strengthen the capacity of partners and other stakeholders to advance reproductive rights;
•  Supporting the identification, documentation and application of best practices in litigation initiatives;
•  Researching and monitoring developments and trends in Litigation and Advocacy  initiatives and methodologies and supporting development of resources;
•  Supporting the Africa program in maintaining partnerships with NGOs, and other stakeholders;
•  Working closely with the Legal Adviser  to digest and disseminate reproductive rights updates for advocates and partners in the region;
•  Assisting with the planning, logistics and implementation of online and offline litigation and advocacy capacity building events;
•  Supporting the operational activities of the litigation team , as needed, including maintaining filing systems;
•  Institutional responsibilities such as monthly programmatic update, monitoring and evaluation, tracking lobbying and press mentions;
•  Using editing skills to assist with blue booking and fact-checking of reports, petitions, shadow letters, and other documents, as needed; and
•  Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Candidates with 2-3 years' work experience, with a degree in law and knowledge of international and regional human rights and women's rights and of reproductive rights or women's health are eligible to apply.
• The candidate should be capable of complex legal analytical work and possess excellent writing, editing, research and oral advocacy skills.

Fluency in French is preferred.

Critical Competencies:

•  Strategic thinking: Applies big-picture thinking while also focusing on the details of implementation.
•  Decisiveness: Consistently makes sound decisions in a timely manner supportive of the Center's mission, core values, and strategic objectives. Blends vision and judgment.
•  Collaboration: Brings a track record of working effectively with various and diverse individuals and groups, and a willingness to actively listen and invite different views and opinions across all levels of the institution to build alignment in support of a common goal.
•  Receives and Provides Direct Feedback: Actively gives and requests feedback to and from peers, supervisors and direct reports (if applicable) about work products, behaviors, values, style and approaches with a view on how this impacts self, other individuals and teams.
•  Transparency: Consistently applies openness and honesty in communicating decisions and plans to team members.
•  Commitment to learn: Applies a growth mentality to their own and their team's (if applicable) development. Promotes a culture of learning by modeling inquisitiveness and an openness to viewing mistakes as an opportunity to learn and improve.
•  Passion for Coaching, and Mentoring Staff: Empowers and motivates employees and creates opportunities for learning, development, and leadership, with a focus on harnessing skills for the future development of team members. (if applicable)
•  Accountability: Follows through on each commitment made to individual contributors, teams and partners and proactively informs others of any delays that occur along the way. Holds team members accountable.
•  Integrity: Possesses impeccable integrity and personal and professional values that are consistent with the Center's high standards and mission.
•  Empathy: Serves as an empathetic, approachable leader who engenders trust and confidence. (if applicable)
•  Adaptability/Flexibility: Demonstrates comfort with ambiguity and calculated risk.