Chief of Staff

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) seeks to hire a Chief of Staff who will be a part of CPJ’s Senior Leadership Team and report directly to the Chief Executive Officer.

The Chief of Staff will help improve collaboration and accountability across departments, facilitate strategic thinking at all levels of the organisation, and oversee initiatives aimed at helping CPJ better assess and improve our impact. The Chief of Staff will serve as a confidante and advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and a collaborative and strategic thought partner to the Senior Leadership Team.

The ideal candidate can handle complex situations and multiple competing demands simultaneously and will need to be able to work effectively with an international workforce, balancing the delivery and development of long-term projects with the urgency of immediate demands. The Chief of Staff must be able to handle confidential information and act as a liaison between the Chief Executive Officer and all other stakeholders across the organisation. An innate problem solver, the Chief of Staff must be able to identify strategic needs within the organisation and work effectively with others to identify solutions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all strategic initiatives within the organization.
• Promote cross-departmental and cross-functional collaboration, including the development—where necessary—of systems and effective processes to improve this.
• Work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to deliver flagship reports, programmatic projects, and initiatives.
• Develop thought leadership papers and proposals.
• Lead and manage direct reports, overseeing daily tasks, goal-setting, and professional development.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of ten years of increasingly responsible experience in complex, international non-profit institutions, preferably those working in human rights/democracy/media.
• Knowledge and nuanced understanding of geopolitical, social, economic, and legal issues affecting press freedom.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace applications is essential.
• Excellent management skills, including managing diverse teams across multiple time zones and within a matrix structure.
• Collaborative working style with demonstrated ability to work with colleagues to balance programmatic and administrative needs, concerns, and perspectives.
• Commitment to communicating in an open, engaged, and responsive manner.
• High degree of emotional intelligence and the ability to interact effectively with the senior leadership and management teams, CPJ Board, staff, and external stakeholders.
• Commitment to the mission and goals of CPJ.
• Creativity, flexibility, and a sense of humor.

How to apply

The deadline for applications is January 10, 2025. To learn more and apply, please click here.