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About the Role

CGRS seeks a highly motivated individual to serve as its in-house creative lead and events manager. This role will manage creative, events, and People & Culture activities supporting organizational goals and community engagement. The position requires strong graphic design skills, hands-on event production experience, excellent project-management and organizational skills, and a commitment to refugee rights.

Responsibilities

Manage CGRS’s visual communications, producing materials for fundraising appeals, event collateral, annual reports, social media, and advocacy campaigns across web and print
Develop and maintain organization-wide brand and style guidelines
Build and maintain reusable design templates
Manage CGRS’s digital asset library
Produce short-form video or motion graphics content for social media and event promotion
Manage the planning and logistics for fundraising events, coordinating vendors, volunteers, and timelines
Support event budgets and vendor contracts
Design and produce all event collateral
Manage event registration platforms, guest lists, and attendee communications
Recruit, brief, and coordinate event-day volunteers and staff assignments
Support CGRS Development Manager on donor cultivation touchpoints
Plan and execute wellness programming for CGRS staff
Organize events ranging from trainings with mental health experts to morale-boosting team activities
Coordinate CGRS diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives
Manage staff-wide communications related to People & Culture and events
Provide administrative and project support to CGRS Deputy Director

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
At least five years of non-profit work experience
Valid work authorization in The U.S.
Excellent visual communication skills and experience using established branding and organizational voice with demonstrated portfolio of work for nonprofits
Ability to collaborate with programmatic staff to transform substantive content into visual designs
Experience organizing small- to large-scale fundraising events with demonstrated ability to establish priorities, negotiate with vendors, research venues, and liaising with law school departments and facilities as needed
A multi-tasker with the ability to work under pressure and manage concurrent deadlines
Effective organization, time, and project management skills with a nimbleness to shift between projects as needs evolve
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders
Attention to detail
High level of productivity
Demonstrated commitment to refugee, human rights, and social justice issues
This position has been designated as “sensitive” and requires a pre-employment background check.

Skills

Graphic design
Event production
Project management
Organizational skills
Commitment to refugee rights
Adobe graphic design software
Adobe video-editing software
Illustrator
InDesign
PremierePro

Location

San Francisco, California

Work Type

Hybrid
Onsite
Full-Time
Contract

Experience Level

5+ years non-profit work experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Salary/Compensations

$79,000-$84,000 Annually

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts for transportation-related, healthcare and dependent care expenses
Employee Assistance Program
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Legal Insurance
University of California Retirement Plan (a defined benefit plan)
Deferred Compensation Plans/Pre-tax Retirement Savings Programs
Fifteen paid holidays per year
Generous vacation and sick leave
Commuter Benefits Program

About the Company

The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) defends the human rights of people seeking asylum in the United States.
With strategic focus and unparalleled legal expertise, for over 25 years CGRS has championed the most challenging cases, fought for due process, and promoted policies that deliver safety and justice for refugees.
We are the trusted partner and proven resource for legal services providers and human rights organizations and bring invaluable data and compelling personal stories to shape the public narrative.
Through technical assistance and training, we empower advocates to take on complex asylum cases, providing them with the tools they need to craft winning arguments and secure protections for their clients.
We use strategic litigation to advance sound asylum laws and protect due process rights.
Our policy advocacy and education work provide critical expertise to policymakers at all levels of government, leading the movement to honor our commitments to refugees and asylum seekers under U.S. and international law.
CGRS is committed to building an anti-racist and anti-oppression organization that lives its values internally and externally.

Equal Opportunity

UC Law San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
UC Law San Francisco strives to provide a diverse and inclusive educational environment that fosters cultural awareness, mutual understanding and respect.
UC Law San Francisco College of the Law is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching.
Qualified women and members of underrepresented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.