CLOONEY FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE
All over the world, journalists and defenders of democracy are detained, prosecuted, and jailed. Women and girls, LGBTQ+ people, and minorities are subject to unfair laws and targeted for abuse. Meanwhile, the perpetrators walk free.
George and Amal Clooney created the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) to change this reality. They believe that with expertise, creativity, determination—and a community of allies and supporters—we will succeed in waging justice to protect human rights.
Through CFJ’s signature programs, Amal, George, and a talented staff of human rights lawyers, investigators, and advocates seek justice for the most vulnerable.
Non-Profit Governance Fellow
GLOBAL
Hybrid or Remote: Remote*
Supervisor: Head of Operations
JOB DESCRIPTION
This position is for an early career professional looking to explore a legal career in nonprofit law, governance, and compliance. As a 501(c)(3) public charity, the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) has obligations and best practices to maintain both our charitable status and our standing in the nonprofit industry while also navigating CFJ’s compliance requirements as an employer and business entity.
Reporting to Head of Operations and working closely with the Director of Strategic Initiatives, Finance Manager, and General Counsel, the Nonprofit Governance Fellow would support CFJ’s work to ensure that our financial and human resources infrastructure meets nonprofit compliance and best practice standards, our employer obligations both domestic in the US and foreign in international jurisdictions are met and maintained, and track updates to business, nonprofit, and employment law that may impact CFJ’s operations. We envision the fellow working closely with key leaders of the organization to design and steward the infrastructure that allows CFJ's programs to operate successfully. Throughout the course of the fellowship, this would include taking the lead on project-based assignments for workstreams such as creating an international employee handbook, researching and implementing structures to ensure continued compliance in multiple international jurisdictions, reporting major project outcomes to CFJ's Board of Directors alongside our General Counsel and Head of Operations, and preparing for our Spring Board of Directors Meeting. Fellows would have the opportunity to attend and take notes at meetings with peer organizations, law firms, and Board members to get a first-hand look at what happens behind the scenes to run an international NGO and contribute their own ideas to burgeoning projects. This position will provide fellows a well-rounded introduction to the world of nonprofit governance and offer the opportunity to contribute strategically to CFJ’s infrastructure.
DESIRED SKILLS
- A desire to learn about non-profit governance, compliance, and best practices;
- Detail-oriented: would enjoy helping our Head of Operations and General Counsel create and track systems;
- Comfort with basic Excel;
- Understanding of the need for confidentiality and security given the nature of CFJ’s human rights work and the fact that this position will work closely with our General Counsel;
- Writing well is expected of all CFJ staff members;
- Previous work or internship at a law firm would be a big plus, especially in corporate law, labor and employment law, or a regulatory practice.
*REMOTE WORK DETAILS
Fully remote position.
Waging Justice for Women Fellow
GLOBAL
Hybrid or Remote: Remote*
Supervisor: Senior Program Manager, Waging Justice for Women
JOB DESCRIPTION
This position is for an early career professional interested in gender and women’s justice and in contributing to a brand new initiative. The Clooney Foundation for Justice’s (CFJ) newest program, Waging Justice for Women, is embarking on a groundbreaking project to contribute to strengthening the next generation of public interest lawyers across Africa by establishing a gender justice fellowship program. CFJ and its local partners will place recently graduated lawyers at human rights organizations in the sub-Saharan African region. The Waging Justice for Women fellow will contribute to the logistical organization of getting the pilot phase of our project off the ground, conduct and synthesize research to design curriculum to train fellows on strategic litigation tools and methods, and support the Waging Justice for Women team in developing metrics for measuring and evaluating project success. Other aspects of our Waging Justice for Women program include developing women-for-women legal aid clinics, and working on strategic litigation with local partners—and the Capacity Building Fellow’s work may overlap with these aspects as well. Our program focuses on Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and South Africa.
DESIRED SKILLS
- A desire to learn about gender justice, particularly in Africa;
- Detail-oriented: from helping to organize an in-person meeting for all fellows to tracking metrics, this role requires a love of organization and detail;
- Ability to work with respect and care on an international, cross-cultural team and project;
- Understanding of the need for confidentiality and security given the nature of CFJ’s human rights work;
- Writing well is expected of all CFJ staff members;
- Previous experience with Africa-focused gender justice work would be a big plus.
REMOTE WORK DETAILS
Fully remote positon.
Yazidi Project Fellow
GLOBAL
Hybrid or Remote: Remote*
Supervisor: Legal Director, The Docket
JOB DESCRIPTION
This position is for an early career professional looking to explore a legal career in human rights, accountability for mass atrocities, open source intelligence, digital forensics, criminal analysis, and international criminal law. The Docket initiative of the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) is launching a project to obtain legal redress and justice for survivors of the Yazidi genocide at the hands of ISIS, using various mechanisms in international law such as universal jurisdiction. Working closely with the Legal Program Managers for The Docket, the Yazidi Project Fellow will conduct desk research, maintain evidence databases, support The Docket team’s collection of witness testimonies, provide logistical support to team members based in the field, and contribute to the overall project evolution. This is an excellent opportunity for an Arabic-speaking fellow to contribute to the case building activities of The Docket team and coordinate closely with The Docket’s partner organizations.
DESIRED SKILLS
- A desire to learn about justice and accountability mechanisms for survivors of gross human rights abuses and mass atrocities;
- Arabic (written and spoken) is required, as well as English;
- Detail-oriented: would enjoy developing and tracking systems for evidence collection and storage, including witness testimony and open source intelligence;
- Ability to work seamlessly on an international, multi-lingual, cross-cultural team;
- Extremely sensitive to the experiences of survivors of mass atrocities, including sexual violence and deaths of family members;
- Understanding of the need for confidentiality and security given the nature of CFJ’s human rights work;
- Writing well is expected of all CFJ staff members;
- Previous internship or work experience in international human rights law or criminal law is a big plus.
*REMOTE WORK DETAILS
Fully remote position.
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