Executive Assistant Latin America and The Caribbean

**Job Title**: Executive Assistant, Latin America and the Caribbean

**Department**: Programs, Latin America and the Caribbean

**Center Background**: The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights around the world. With offices in New York City, New York; Nairobi, Kenya; Bogota, Colombia; Geneva, Switzerland; and Washington, D.C., the Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization changing law and policy throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. Our 230+ diverse professionals are committed to advancing the Center's human rights mission through game-changing litigation, legal policy, and advocacy work. This has powered the Center's exceptional growth to an operating budget of over $40 million and won the respect of law firms in countries around the world, with an additional $29 million annually of donated legal services, representing the work of countless lawyers from more than 46 countries.

The Center's Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact**:_By 2030, half of the world's population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they are today. _**The Center has a track record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since our founding in 1992, the Center has transformed how reproductive rights are understood and applied by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, abortion, assisted reproduction, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). We have won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies. Additionally, the Center has 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 65 countries and counting.

**Equal Opportunity Employer**

**Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion**

The Center's Strategic Plan commits the Center to a workplace that embraces diversity, promotes equity, and centers inclusion at all levels. We strive to embed a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) culture by introducing and strengthening interventions across policy, culture, people and metrics. We offer training and tools to foster an environment of respect and inclusion throughout our workplace and in the communities we serve.
To learn more about the Center's commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), please visit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Center for Reproductive Rights

**The Role**:
The Executive Assistant to Senior Regional Director, LAC will ensure smooth and effective administrative support,
including managing scheduling, preparations, documentation, and follow-ups of all internal and external meetings, expenses reports and travel arrangements. They will work closely with Associates of LAC and members supporting Associate Directors in LAC, serving as a liaison for the SRD on internal and external programmatic projects as well as implementing processes and procedures to maximize operations and the efficient execution of daily operations in LAC. This position will report to the Senior Regional Director, LAC, who is based in Bogotá.

The position will be based in the Center's Bogotá office. Covid-19 vaccination is required for all US-based employees of the Center.

**Primary Responsibilities**:
**Scheduling**:

- Oversee the day-to-day activities of the Senior Regional Director, LAC including the delivery of quality, high
- level administrative support to her, specifically in regard to calendar management, travel arrangements, and meeting preparation/follow-up.
- Manage the Senior Regional Director, LAC's calendar to reflect strategic priorities and help in effective management of her time toward achieving operational goals.
- Assume responsibility for the overall execution, planning, and related advance and logistics for the Senior Regional Director, LAC travel schedule, across ALC's region and globally: organize trip planning calls with internal/external stakeholders, develop written, detailed schedules, confirm travel plans and appointments, manage all related transportation and lodging.
- Develop and maintain processes, templates, and formats related to scheduling, including request templates, event memos, and agendas

**Meeting Preparation and Follow-up**:

- Ensure the Senior Regional Director, LAC is prepared for all internal and external meetings through oversight and organization of all briefing memos, remarks, and additional collateral, coordinating across departments, and anticipating needs and strategizing solutions.
- Serve as liaison between Senior Regional Director, LAC and other members of LAC team and other departments: attend meetings, develop agendas, record minutes, maintain records, monitor action items, and follow-up.
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