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Civil Rights Campaign Director

[Posted 04/15/10]

Organization: National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights
Website: http://www.rollbackcampaign.org
Salary: Based on Experience
Job Type: Full-time
Location: New York, New York
Description:
The National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights (NCRCR) is accepting applications for a Campaign Director to lead a progressive, nonpartisan campaign that connects people and groups deeply concerned about the erosion of our nation’s civil rights in the federal courts. The Campaign works with a broad network, helping to share information, craft solutions to the rollback of civil rights in the courts, and educate the public, including through web-based approaches. See rollbackcampaign.org.

The Campaign Director will report to the Chair of the Campaign’s Steering Committee.

Responsibilities will include the following:

• Building coalitions
• Recruiting, training & supervising volunteers and staff
• Organizing events & trainings to raise awareness
• Staffing committees
• Building & maintaining databases of contacts
• Leveraging partner resources
• Fundraising
• Day-to-day administration, including move of Campaign to new site
• Participating in planning for the future of the Campaign.
Qualifications: Candidates should be organized (the position requires keeping track of and managing a large number of different tasks and contacts at once); attentive to detail; able to work independently and also be a team player; able to work with people of different backgrounds; and committed to social justice and civil rights.

Minimum five years of relevant experience, with a proven track record of relationship building and management. Bilingual skills a plus, and experience with social justice campaigns and legal background strongly preferred.
How to Apply: Please send cover letter, resume, writing sample, and three references (including daytime phone numbers) to Amy Lalich, NYLPI, 151 West 30th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001 or rollback@nylpi.org. Applications encouraged asap, but no later than May 1, 2010. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until position is filled. Please indicate where you heard about the position.


NCRCR and its fiscal sponsors are equal opportunity employers and actively recruit people of all backgrounds.
Deadline: 5/1/2008



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