The Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law is a non-profit, public interest law office dedicated to furthering the legal, civil, and human rights of immigrants, refugees, children, prisoners, and the poor.

Information regarding the Center’s current work is available at www.centerforhumanrights.org and www.casa-libre.org

The Center seeks an experienced professional to coordinate its administration, operations and management.

Qualifications: Must be skilled in standard business and accounting software (Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, etc.); Bachelor’s degree; at least one year’s experience administering a non-profit or public agency; ability to manage general ledger and finance, prepare financial reports, and administer grants; ability to manage human resources; sound writing and communication skills; pro-active, highly organized, and fastidious in attending to detail and completing tasks on time; ability to carry out assignments and solve problems independently; commitment to serving poor and disadvantaged. Fluency in Spanish is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities:

Finance & bookkeeping

– Maintain general ledger, including receipts, deposits, payroll, payables, grant allocations, and accruals.

– Prepare budgets and financial reports for funding sources and outside auditors.

– Oversee preparation and filing of non-profit reports and tax returns.

– Coordinate outside bookkeeping consultation.

– Coordinate payroll with outside payroll service; maintain employee time records, accrued wages and benefits.

Human resources

– Oversee staff and volunteer recruitment, training, and separation.

– Maintain personnel files, including I-9s, W-2s and salary and benefit records.

– Coordinate employee evaluations.

Information technology

– Oversee file server, LAN, email and web servers.

– Manage software and hardware acquisition and maintenance.

– Coordinate outside IT consultation.

– Maintain and update voice-mail system.

Development

– Assist in developing new funding sources.

– Serve as liaison to funders.

General administration

– Oversee insurance, office equipment, supplies, furnishings, and physical plant.

– Coordinate management and maintenance of the Center’s Hawaii retreat.

– Oversee financial and administrative filing systems.

– Coordinate meetings, minutes, and resolutions of the Center’s board of directors.

– Maintain and update policies, procedures and operations manuals.

– Assist in preparing programmatic reports for funders.

– Assist Executive Director and General Counsel with ad hoc administrative tasks.

How to apply

Email cover letter, CV, and short writing sample in Word or PDF to Peter A. Schey, pschey@centerforhumanrights.org, and Carlos Holguín, crholguin@centerforhumanrights.org. Please indicate (1) your desired salary; (2) when you would be available for interview via Skype or at our Los Angeles office; and (3) when you would be available to begin work.