Senior Legal Adviser for Latin America and The

hace 6 días

Bogota, Colombia Center for Reproductive Rights A tiempo completo

**Job Title**:Senior Legal Adviser for Latin America and the Caribbean

**Department**: Global Legal Program.

**Location: Bogota Office**

**Center Background**: The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) is the premier global litigation and legal policy organization using the power of law to advance reproductive rights as fundamental human rights worldwide. Headquartered in New York City, the non-profit, non-partisan organization has regional offices in Bogota, Geneva, Kathmandu, Nairobi, and Washington, DC; a staff of approximately 200 diverse professionals; an annual budget of approximately $40 million with an additional $22 million in donated services from leading law firms around the globe.

The Center's game-changing litigation and advocacy work and 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 Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the United States 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 60 countries.

**The Role**: The Center seeks a Senior Legal Adviser for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) who will work closely with the Legal Adviser for LAC, the Legal Fellow for LAC, and the entire regional LAC team, to support and build the work of the LAC Regional Program. S/he will report to the Regional Manager for LAC.

**Responsibilities**:
The primary job responsibilities for the Senior Legal Adviser for LAC include, but are not limited to:

- Lead program strategies on litigation, including identifying potential strategic cases at the national, regional, and international levels in collaboration with partner organizations, researching and writing pleadings, legal memoranda, amicus curiae, submissions to regional human rights bodies, UN submissions, and case briefs on comparative and international human rights law, and identifying claims for use in national, regional, or international fora.
- Monitor compliance with international obligations relating to reproductive rights and jurisprudential developments.
- Provide technical assistance to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders in connection with law reform processes at the national level and produce relevant materials.
- Work closely with the Senior Advocacy Adviser to implement advocacy strategies.
- Contribute to the development of advocacy materials and other Center publications.
- Support developing and implementing a capacity-building strategy on initiatives to advance reproductive rights in the region.
- Undertake fact-finding missions to document and expose human rights violations.
- Develop and maintain relationships with local and regional NGOs and key stakeholders.
- Cultivate pro bono partnerships and develop projects with law firms, law associations, and law schools in the region to leverage the Center's work.
- Represent the Center externally on matters related to reproductive rights in the region through public speaking and interaction with the media.
- Assist the Regional Manager for LAC with supervising interns, volunteers, and pro bono lawyers.
- Support other program, management, and operational activities as necessary.
- International travel is required.

**Qualifications**:

- Degree in Law is required.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience litigating before/or working in the Inter-American human rights system or 10 years of experience litigating human rights cases before High National Level Courts are required; any litigation experience before global human rights bodies is a plus.
- Strong commitment to the Center's mission, purpose, and values.
- Knowledge of international human rights, women's rights, and the Inter-American human rights system.
- Capability of analyzing complex legal work and thinking creatively and strategically.
- Advocacy experience, including as part of NGO coalitions.
- Native fluency in Spanish and strong working knowledge of English are required.
- Excellent writing, editing, research, and oral advocacy skills. (Spanish and English)
- Very detail-oriented, with strong organizational and coordination skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively, multi-task, and under pressure.

**Critical Competencies**:

- Collaborative: An empathetic, approachable team player who engenders trust and confidence, with an inherent ability to interact positively with all Center staff members. Track record of working ef

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