Job Title: Pro Bono Summer 2023 Undergraduate Student Internship

Department: Office of the General Counsel

Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) is the premier global litigation and legal policy organization using the power of law to advance reproductive rights as fundamental human rights around the world. Headquartered in New York City, the non-profit, non-partisan organization has regional offices in Bogota, Geneva, Kathmandu, Nairobi, and Washington, DC; a staff of approximately 200 diverse professionals; an annual budget of approximately $40 million with an additional $32 million in donated services from leading law firms around the globe.

The Center's game-changing litigation and advocacy work, combined with its unparalleled expertise in constitutional, comparative, and international human rights law, have transformed how reproductive rights are understood by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide. It has played a key role in securing landmark legal victories in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the United States on issues including access to life-saving obstetrics care, contraception, safe abortion services, and comprehensive sexuality information, as well as the prevention of forced sterilization and child marriage. It has brought groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies, 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 60 countries.

To learn more about the Center for Reproductive Rights, go to www.reproductiverights.org.

The Role: The Center seeks an undergraduate intern to support the work of the Pro Bono team. The Pro Bono Intern will support weekly team meetings, maintain key data points in Salesforce, and assist the Pro Bono Associate and Pro Bono Coordinator with tasks related to the annual valuation process. Other tasks such as research, mappings, and presentation support will be assigned as needed.

The internship is part-time from June – August 2023. The required commitment for this internship will be 14 hours per week, 3.5 hours / day Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The intern must be available between 10am and 12:30pm ET on Thursdays but working hours on other days can be flexible.

Candidates will be expected to use a personal computer/laptop and have access to WiFi/internet. Applicants from anywhere in the United States will be considered. However, the position will be supervised by staff who work during the Center's typical business hours, 9:30am-5:30pm EST. Therefore, this position can offer flexible hours within that window.

This position will be remote, though working a few days a week from the Center's New York Office may be an option dependent on the candidate's location.

Primary Responsibilities:

The scope of this position will cover but is not limited to:

• Research on external partners, primarily law firms and firm attorneys, to update contact information, identify practice areas of interest, and maintain up to date information on the Center's Pro Bono Partners;
• Develop and / or update large data sets related to contact information, case referral tracking, law firm practice areas, matter feedback and / or geographic mappings;
• Assist with Salesforce maintenance by obtaining documents related to relevant cases, referrals, and external meetings;
• Provide administrative support for the Program's annual valuation including managing documents and tracking submissions;
• Gather agenda items for the weekly team meeting and take meeting minutes;
• Support document management and cleanup in Sharepoint and Microsoft Teams;
• Provide general administrative support to the Pro Bono Team.

Qualifications:

• Current student enrolled in a bachelor's degree program or a recent graduate;
• Strong commitment to the Center's mission, purpose, and values;
• Interest in nonprofit management and administration;
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills;
• Excellent online research skills;
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively under deadlines;
• Experience with Salesforce or another CRM, and
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs particularly Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Microsoft Sharepoint
• Experience with Monday.com

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.

Compensation: The compensation for this role is $20 per hour.

Duration of Position: This is a part-time internship during Summer 2023, June - August 2023

How to Apply: Please complete the application below to apply. A cover letter and resume must be included in your application. Please include these application materials as attachments.

Deadline for applications: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

The Center for Reproductive Rights is an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusive hiring, and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage people from all groups and communities to apply.

Please note that all genuine Center openings must be applied through the Center website. The Center does not charge a fee at any stage in the recruitment process (application, interviews, or selection). Nor does it request any medical examinations or bank account inform as part of this process. If someone contacts you on behalf of the Center requesting payment for your application please notify talent@reprorights.org before taking any further action.

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