Public Rights Project Deputy Chief Program Officer

Job description

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: Public Rights Project (PRP) is a public interest legal nonprofit, headquartered in Oakland, with a remote team based throughout the United States. Our mission is to help local government officials fight for civil rights. Since its founding in 2017, PRP has litigated in more than 100 cases (either as a party or amicus), trained 131 prosecutors and government lawyers in 24 states, built a partner network of over 670 government offices, elected officials, and community-based organizations in 43 states, and secured court victories on police accountability, abortion, immigrant, worker, and voting rights. PRP supports local government partners in the face of an onslaught of federal and state abuses of power. We provide direct representation, legal analysis, research, training, and community partnerships to help local governments develop strategies that protect their residents’ civil rights. THE OPPORTUNITY: Public Rights Project seeks to hire a Deputy Chief of Programs. The Deputy Chief is a critical new role that will serve as a strategic partner to the Chief Program Officer and will manage and review legal work across the organization. PRP is in a period of rapi...