Project Coordinator, Migration & Human Rights Program - Cornell Law School

Founded in 1887, Cornell Law School is a top-tier law school, currently ranked 14th by U.S. News & World Report. We offer a 3-year JD program for about 200 students per class, a one-year LLM program for about 90 students from countries throughout the world, and a doctoral (JSD) program for about 2-3 new students per year. Cornell Law School has 41 tenured and tenure-track faculty, including 20 with chaired faculty positions; and 15 clinical professors in the legal research and writing program and in clinics at the local, national, and international level. Our faculty is consistently ranked among the top in the country for scholarly productivity and influence, and has pre-eminence in many areas, including quantitative and qualitative empirical legal studies, international and comparative law, and robust doctrinal scholarship in core fields. Our school is committed to being recognized as the leader among law schools at combining inspiring theoretical, doctrinal, and experiential teaching with cutting-edge scholarship in a supportive, intellectually rich community, so that our graduates can achieve excellence in all facets of the legal profession.

The Migration and Human Rights Program at Cornell Law School sits at the nexus of practice and research on immigration laws in the United States. The Program supports the collaboration of scholars at Cornell focused on immigration and human rights across many disciplines.

   

What you will do:

The Project Coordinator of the Migration & Human Rights Program at Cornell Law School primarily works with Program faculty to lead key efforts related to fundraising, including drafting grant proposals, preparing funder reports and materials, and managing the stewardship of financial resources. They also work closely with Program faculty to oversee and coordinate a variety of programmatic legal and policy initiatives and activities, including events. The Project Manager serves as a conduit between Program faculty and other Law School and university departments, ensuring that the Program’s activities and funding efforts follow current Law School and university policies.

This grant funded position is for a one-year term, with the possibility of extension based on performance and funding availability. The position is based in Ithaca, NY and candidates will be required to relocate if necessary.

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

What we need:

• Bachelor’s degree and 2-4 years of experience or equivalent combination.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, along with organizational, planning, time management, interpersonal skills.

• Exceptional research skills, including creative problem-solving. Strong creative and strategic thinking abilities.

• Ability to work successfully under pressure in a fast-paced setting, handling multiple tasks with differing deadlines, and to prioritize work on projects happening simultaneously.

• Ability to make sound judgments, skillfully dispensing accurate and detailed information in a professional manner to faculty, staff, students, and funders.

• Strong service orientation and high attention to detail.

• Experience in supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.

• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.

• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality.

• Ability to consistently develop, adapt, and/or make improvements to services, products, processes and programs.

• Proficient in interpreting work policies and procedures to adapt to an evolving program.

If you possess these experiences and skills this may be the role for you! Another qualification that we would view as incredibly helpful in this role would include:

• Experience in grant and/or non-profit management, project development, and organizing events.

Rewards and Benefits

• This position is located in Ithaca, New York.