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General Counsel and Vice President for Human Resources Creative Thought Matters. Skidmore College invites applications, expressions of interest, and nominations for the role of General Counsel and Vice President for Human Resources (GC/VPHR). The GC/VPHR will provide transparent and thoughtful leadership and strategic vision while fostering a supportive employee culture that empowers and inspires community members to engagement and creativity. Reporting to President Marc Conner, the General Counsel and Vice President for Human Resources will serve as the College’s senior officer in all legal and human resource matters – providing leadership, strategic insight, and coordination of the Office of Human Resources, as well as legal counsel and advice. The GC/VPHR will also oversee a broad range of critically important administrative functions that provide vital and transparent services, support, structure, and connectedness to the College community. The Skidmore motto,...

Demos is pleased to invite nominations and applications for the newly constituted Director of Democracy position . Demos is the think tank for the racial justice movement. Through research, advocacy, strategic communications, litigation, and deep partnerships with grassroots organizations across the country, we build power for Black and brown communities. Since 2000, Demos has built relationships with grassroots partners, legal and policy experts, and policymakers to champion, advance, and realize pro-democracy and economic justice laws and policy. Demos is valued and trusted for its deep relationships with movement leaders and its ability to prioritize what the movement needs. Demos’ policy, litigation, and advocacy work has moved to the center of the national conversation, and even become law. From debt free college to getting money out of politics to expanding voting rights, our policy recommendations and advocacy have become reality. We don’t just develop policy papers with...

Executive Director Justice at Work   - Philadelphia, PA   Justice at Work (JAW), formerly known as Friends of Farmworkers, has been advancing the rights of workers in Pennsylvania for more than 45 years. While originally focused on agricultural workers, they now provide legal aid, community education, and advocacy to immigrant and low-wage workers across industries. ​JAW recognizes that justice is a process, not necessarily a particular result. They use a variety of tools to help people achieve lasting change in their communities. JAW connects clients to meaningful information that they can share with others to effect change. The Executive Director of Justice at Work leads the organization in the day-to-day pursuit of its mission, appearing on behalf of the organization and the movement it represents, hiring and directing staff and consultants, responsible for fundraising, directing its programmatic, policy, and legal activities and carrying out strategies and...