Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) is the premier global legal organization dedicated to advancing women’s reproductive health, self-determination, and dignity. Its mission is straightforward and ambitious: to advance reproductive health and rights as fundamental human rights that all governments around the world are legally obligated to protect, respect, and fulfill. Headquartered in New York City, the Center has regional offices in Bogota, Geneva, Kathmandu, Nairobi, and Washington, DC and a staff of more than 130 diverse professionals. Its annual operating budget is approximately $23 million, the result of an extraordinary growth trajectory; the Center is now poised for a new phase of significant expansion through its next Strategic Plan.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 the U.S., Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe 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 55 countries.To learn more about the Center for Reproductive Rights, go to www.reproductiverights.org.The Geneva Office Manager provides Finance, Operations, and Program support to the Center’s office in Geneva, Switzerland and its work across the European region. At this time, both the Europe Regional and Global Advocacy teams are based in the Geneva office. The Office Manager will have a solid line reporting relationship to the Regional Director for Europe, who is based in Geneva, and a solid line reporting relationship to the Senior Manager of Global Operations, who is based in Washington DC. The Office Manager will work closely with a range of Center teams Europe, Finance and Administration, Human Resources and Global Advocacy.This position will be based in Geneva.The position is full-time, beginning in August or September 2017Priority Deadline: July 7 (rolling review of applications after this date)Must be eligible to work legally in Geneva as of the start date of the position.
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