Coordinator, Civil Rights Hub

Public Rights Project

3d • Remote

About The Position

Public Rights Project (PRP) is a national nonprofit organization that helps local government officials fight for civil rights. We build their capacity to protect and advance civil rights, convene and connect them on key issues, and provide legal representation to help them win in court for residents. Since its founding in 2017, PRP has recovered significant financial relief for marginalized people; built a nationwide network of government offices, elected officials, and community-based organizations; trained prosecutors and government lawyers across the country; and secured court victories on rights for abortion, immigrants, workers, and voting. Learn more about our work.

JOB SUMMARY
Public Rights Project seeks to hire a Civil Rights Hub Coordinator to join its Civil Rights Hub (CRH). The CRH Coordinator will provide organization, research, and advanced administrative support to the Civil Rights Hub, which partners with local elected and government officials, as well as local jurisdictions, across the United States. This position will help coordinate CRH’s legal, advocacy, and outreach portfolios, manage systems and data, and liaise with other teams across the organization as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 1 - 3 years of administrative experience, or other relevant fields preferred. May substitute 3 years of related experience for the degree requirement;
• Demonstrated project management experience, including tracking timelines, coordinating tasks, and keeping work moving across multiple priorities;
• Proficiency with software tools such as Office 365, Salesforce, Asana, Campaign Monitor, and program/document management software;
• Experience supporting cross-team projects across departments and levels.
• Align with PRP’s values, including a commitment to: Change and growth, both personally and professionally; Reimagining justice to better reflect the needs and lived realities of our most marginalized populations; Care for people in our work and day-to-day interactions; Partner with a variety of communities, organizations, and individuals for maximum impact; Authenticity and inclusion both internally and with our external partners; and; Investment to internal Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging practices and growth.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new tools and systems;
• Strong communication and research skills, including drafting communication materials and leading conversations with outside partners;
• Ability to complete multiple simultaneous administrative tasks responsibly and on time;
• Strong attention to detail and highly organized;
• Ability and willingness to be adaptable to account for unforeseen challenges / opportunities facing PRP as a new organization;
• Willingness to work occasional nights and weekends to support time-sensitive projects and deadlines;
• The flexibility, humor, and humility to thrive in a fast-paced remote environment.

Nice To Haves

• Expert and proactive project management, strong attention to detail, and managing up/reporting to a number of stakeholders preferred;

Responsibilities

• Participating in internal strategy and coordinating internal and external meetings, including helping to prepare agendas and supporting materials;
• Keeping CRH workstreams, projects, timelines, and follow-ups organized and moving across a remote team of attorneys and advocates engaged in amicus campaigns, policy work, advocacy efforts, training, and convenings;
• Managing CRH programs, projects, and tasks via work management platforms, including Asana, Sharepoint, and other programs (as may be needed);
• Assisting with legislative tracking of local executive orders, ordinances, and select state legislation as well as discrete research projects under the guidance of CRH staff.
• Managing, auditing, and updating CRH data and annual metrics in partnership with the Paralegal 1 and the Operations Manager, via Salesforce, Sharepoint, and other programs, as needed;
• Assisting with the development of effective policy tracking and records in order to better support internal and external collaboration;
• Regularly creating and updating internal tracking of staff projects, possible projects, and deadlines;
• Supporting CRH team, especially senior leaders, with scheduling and calendar management to ensure efficiency and maximize time for team’s core legal responsibilities;
• Supporting in onboarding of additional staff as needed.
• Updating and maintaining Salesforce data related to contacts and meeting records, engagement plans, and operational plan metrics;
• Performing regular audits of CRH programs created that year to ensure data has been properly input.
• Collaborating with Operations Team to efficiently manage communications to external cohorts, including building and distributing external facing materials using Campaign Monitor, Form Assembly, and other communications tools as needed;
• Tracking milestones and notable deliverables to keep the team on target for grant deadlines;
• Providing information to support the work of the impact report as needed;
• Managing the CRH Sharepoint site, ensuring consistent and efficient document retention practices;
• Support CRH team contributions to grant proposals, reports, and periodic communication pieces;
• Leading independent outreach/research to support the CRH team and managing internal records of outreach via Salesforce.
• Working on urgent/weekend matters occasionally.

Benefits

• The determined salary range for this level 2 role is set at $74,630 - $100,970 (for internal equity, PRP will not engage in salary negotiations; salaries are determined based on years of experience). For internal equity purposes, PRP will not negotiate with candidates outside of the role’s designated range.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level