Deputy Chief Program Officer
United StatesFull-TimeManager
Salary190,000 - 225,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 15+ years
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipChange Management
Requirements
- J.D. and active bar membership in good standing
- 15+ years of public interest law experience, including with impact civil litigation
- Deep expertise in civil rights law with strong legal writing and analytical skills
- Proven ability to review and elevate others' legal work
- Exceptional project management skills with the ability to manage multiple complex workstreams concurrently
- Strategic thinker who can also provide hands-on tactical support
- Strong leadership skills, including change management, building buy-in, and providing constructive feedback
- Keen eye for identifying gaps, risks, and opportunities before they escalate
- Excellent judgment and discretion in handling confidential matters
- Outstanding communication skills and ability to build trust across differences
- Experience supporting senior leadership and managing up effectively
- Commitment to economic, racial, gender, and environmental justice
- Experience in legal compliance and/or knowledge management
Responsibilities
- Ownership of practice of law and systems issues relating to multi-state compliance, conflict checks, and other legal compliance needs of the organization
- Oversight of knowledge management and tracking across legal work, including research, analysis, and other insights gained from practice and client services
- Review of key work product from attorneys across the organization, including major legal briefs, memoranda, strategic plans, and certain litigation materials
- Identify gaps, risks, or challenges in legal strategy and communicate them promptly to relevant stakeholders
- Lead high-priority cross-functional initiatives that span the Civil Rights Hub, Litigation, and Election Protection Hub
- Lead workflow and project coordination with the Program team for cross-organizational projects
- Partner with the Chief Program Officer to coordinate work across the Program team
- Serve as a strategic thought partner and advisor to program directors and legal staff
- Mentor and support the professional development of the Program team staff
- Represent PRP at coalition meetings, conferences, presentations, and other networking events
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