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November 16, 2018
LEAF National is hiring!
Project
Director Opportunity
The Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) is
a national non-profit organization and federally registered charity.
LEAF works to advance the equality of women and girls in Canada
through litigation, law reform and public legal education. For more
information about LEAF visit our website http://www.leaf.ca.
LEAF has secured funding for a project to develop a new, contemporary
five-year feminist strategic litigation plan that will enable gender
equality advocates to address systemic gender discrimination more
effectively. LEAF seeks a Project Director to provide leadership for
this project. The position will commence on January 15, 2019 and
continue for three-years, the duration of the project.
Key
Responsibilities include:
- Overseeing all phases of the project, which
will include:
- Assessing the impact of past strategic
litigation;
- Identifying key issues for which strategic
litigation might advance the equality rights of women and
girls;
- Organizing and hosting a national symposium
bringing together experts on law and gender equality;
- Developing a new five-year feminist
strategic litigation plan; and
- Piloting the new plan through test cases.
- Ensuring timely completion of all project
activities, including the completion of deliverables in
accordance with funder requirements.
- Preparing project budgets and supervising
project spending.
- Ensuring that all reports to the funder are
submitted accurately and on time.
- Acting as key liaison between LEAF and
project partners for purposes of the project.
- Maintaining and fostering links with other
equality-seeking organizations as necessary to promote the
project.
- Organizing and attending meetings with
project participants, including necessary travel.
- Supervising administrative staff assigned to
the project.
Qualifications
include:
- Canadian law degree, with preference to
lawyers with litigation experience
- Demonstrated commitment to equality rights
for women and girls
- Expertise in feminist/intersectional legal
analysis
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent written and oral communication
skills
- Experience working with Canadian feminist
organizations
- Experience with project and grant management
- Functional bilingualism an asset
Compensation: Competitive salary and benefits
package.
How to Apply: LEAF encourages applications from candidates who
reflect the diversity of our communities. Applications will be
accepted by email only.
In the subject line of your email application, reference “Project Director” and
your name.
Please submit the
following as a single attachment: your cover letter, your curriculum vitae and a list
of three employment references (contact name, phone number and email
address) to hiringcommittee@leaf.ca.
Applications
should be submitted in Word format or PDF. Please do not submit
multiple applications or send additional documents.
Applications
for this position will be accepted until noon (Eastern) on December
5, 2018.
We thank all applicants for their interest, but only
candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No
telephone enquiries please.
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