Executive Director, Stanford Humanitarian Program; Full-time

Minimum Education and Experience Required

Advanced degree, J.D., required along with three years of relevant experience.  Experience as both a practitioner and a researcher working on international humanitarian law and humanitarian issues in conflict zones, strongly preferred.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to develop program partnerships and funding sources.
• Excellent oral, written, and analytical skills, exhibiting fluency in area of specialization.
• Ability to oversee and direct staff.
• Basic knowledge of managing budgets and developing financial plans.

Preferred Experience:

• Participation as a researcher on policy-relevant research projects and scholarly publications on international humanitarian law and/or humanitarian issues in conflict zones;
• Expertise regarding the design and operation of humanitarian notification systems in conflict settings; prior experience researching the relationship between social media content moderation policies and the risk of escalation of violent political conflict;
• Prior experience researching the potential for introducing digital information (including information collected via an HNS) in war crimes trials; prior experience managing student research assistants;
• Prior experience managing organizational budgets and administrative policies;
• Prior experience developing and maintaining an internet and social presence.

Stanford Law School seeks to hire the best talent and to promote a safe and secure environment for all members of the university community and its property. To that end, new staff hires must successfully pass a background check prior to starting work at Stanford University.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires an accommodation to perform essential functions of the job.