Children and the Law - Deputy Director

Job Summary

The Deputy Director will partner with the Center Director to manage a diverse portfolio of grant projects and core operations, support a 24-person team, and advance ABA-wide initiatives that help the Center’s mission of promoting access to justice for children, parents and families across the country. As part of the preeminent national association of over 300,000 lawyers, judges, legal educators, and law students, the ABA Center on Children and the Law provides a unique platform to accomplish this mission.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

Partner in leading and setting a strategic vision for the Center’s overall business operations with annual and multi-year growth projections.
Coordinate all management tasks across a diverse portfolio of roughly thirty unique funding streams annually, including federal, state, and private philanthropic sources of support.
Serve as the primary day-to-day liaison for Center Program Directors in facilitating the business needs of managing complex grant portfolios in each of our programmatic areas.
Review and approve Center business transactions.
Work with the Director and program teams to identify, apply for, and secure new grant and contract funding as part of continued growth for the Center.
Identify areas for cross-project program coordination and shared services that support the Center’s larger goals to increase the impact of our work promoting access to justice for children, parents and families.
Liaise with other ABA departments such as Human Resources, Financial Services, and General Counsel as well as substantive entities in other ABA sections, divisions, and commissions.
Supervise all core operations team members, including those in communications, events, and financial management roles.
Play a key role in recruitment, hiring, orientation and professional development of staff, including through identifying and implementing management and leadership training opportunities for core and program staff.
Provide ongoing mentoring, consultation, and leadership support for all core and program staff.
Represent the Center at meetings and conferences both within and outside the ABA.
Collaborate with other organizations in the child welfare legal community, both governmental and non-governmental to build the Center’s network of professional partners.
Support enhanced communications strategies for elevating the Center’s visibility.
Support national conference planning efforts for the Center and the Association.
Partner with ABA members and colleagues in leadership across other ABA entities to ensure the Center’s work is closely coordinated with ABA goals and objectives.
Assist in development and implementation of law-related policies and best practices, many for consideration by the ABA House of Delegates to become ABA supported policies.
Perform other related duties as required.