F/T Position Available:
DC OFFICE MANAGER
Operations Department
(DC Office)

Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) is seeking highly-qualified applicants for the position of DC Office Manager.

Description: Human Rights Watch is seeking an Office Manager for its 20-person Washington, DC Office. The position reports to the New York based Director of Finance and Administration and will be responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the DC office, identifying and implementing innovations and improvements in the management of the office, and handling office maintenance and facilities issues including office security, supplies, furniture, landlord relations, and responding to public queries. The DC Office Manager will also be responsible for promoting staff morale and a professional and pleasant work environment for DC-based staff and visitors. The DC Office Manager will be a member of HRW’s global operations network and will play a role in organization-wide operations issues, including areas of organizational management. The HRW Operations team prides itself on its professionalism and on providing the highest levels of responsiveness and service to staff across the organization.  
 
Qualifications: Candidates must be self motivated, extremely well-organized, collegial, and able to function under pressure and handle numerous tasks simultaneously. The successful candidate must be a proven problem-solver, eager to take initiative, prioritize with minimal supervision, and work independently as well as function as a member of a team. The candidate must have solid office/administration experience, demonstrated organizational skills, and excellent computer skills. Outstanding communications skills in both written and oral English are essential. Current U.S. work authorization required for this position. The right candidate will enjoy opportunities for increasing responsibility and professional advancement.  
 
Salary and Benefits: HRW seeks exceptional applicants and offers competitive compensation and generous employer-paid benefits.  
 
PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY by emailing in a single submission: a letter of interest describing your experience, your resume, names or letters of reference, and a brief writing sample (unedited by others) to opsjobs@hrw.org. Please use “Application for DC Office Manager” as the subject of your email. Only complete applications will be reviewed. It is preferred that all materials be submitted via email. If emailing is not possible, send materials (please do not split a submission between email and regular post) to:  
 
Human Rights Watch  
Attn: Search Committee (DC Office Manager)  
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor  
New York, NY 10118-3299  
Fax: (212) 736-1300  
 
Human Rights Watch is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices and, in order to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant pool.  
 
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Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions  
 

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