Program Director, Stanford Center for Racial Justice

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree and three years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.  JD and several years of experience working as an attorney in civil rights or a related field highly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize own work and multi-task.
• Demonstrated excellent organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and ownership of projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, to advance the Center mission with a variety of stakeholders, including students, alumni, practitioners, faculty, staff, and university leadership, and in a breadth of fora, including making presentations, drafting reports, and developing messaging for social media.
• Ability to routinely and independently exercise sound judgment in making decisions.
• Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of a team to move forward strategic plans and new programs.
• Relevant subject matter knowledge.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience with developing and conducting programs, training adults, and analyzing data as well as legal theories.  Excellent interpersonal skills and high level of emotional intelligence, including the ability to work with others from diverse backgrounds and with diverse perspectives.  Experience working with, supervising, training, and/or mentoring law school-age students, in an academic or workplace setting.  Proven commitment to advancing racial justice. 

A successful candidate for this position will have: 

• Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills. 
• Knowledge of and relationships with organizations and agencies that impact and advance racial justice. 
• Experience in program development and implementation as well as event planning.  
• Excitement about and prior experience working with and/or teaching adult learners 
• Capacity to apply or willingness to develop a racial equity lens for program development. 

* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.

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