Associate Legal Adviser
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS
Commission internationale de juristes - Comisión Internacional de Juristas
" dedicated since 1952 to the primacy, coherence and implementation of international law and principles that advance human rights "
March 2011
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Associate Legal Adviser, Europe programme
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is a worldwide network of judges and lawyers
united in affirming international law and rule of law principles that advance human rights.
We are seeking to recruit an Associate Legal Adviser to work on our Europe Programme from
our International Secretariat in Geneva. The Associate Legal Adviser will work on the Europe
region with a particular focus on the Russian Federation and other countries in the CIS region,
in particular Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. The Europe Regional Programme aims
to strengthen legal protection of human rights and the rule of law in Europe, and to protect
and advance regional human rights law standards. The Programme uses its expertise of
international human rights law and standards to influence the development of law and policy
in the region, at both the regional and national levels, in particular in the areas of counterterrorism,
migration, and criminal justice. The Programme also supports and protects judges
and lawyers under threat in the region.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the supervision of the Senior Legal Adviser for the Europe Programme, and in coordination
with other ICJ legal and administrative staff, the Associate Legal Adviser, Europe
Programme, contributes to implementation of the ICJ’s programme of work in Russia and
other countries in the CIS region, in particular by:
• Organising ICJ missions, trial observations or seminars in the CIS region including
managing practical arrangements, liaising with local partners and arranging meetings;
• Researching and writing background briefings for missions, including analysis of relevant
national and international law;
• Researching and writing training materials for seminars, drawing on national law and
practice and international human rights law standards;
• Assisting in the preparation of reports of the missions or trial observations;
• Review and editing of papers prepared by ICJ consultants on national law and practice
relevant to human rights protection in the region;
• Liaising with consultants, the ICJ Publications Officer and others regarding publications;
• Translating short documents from English into Russian or vice-versa where necessary;
• Monitoring relevant legal and policy developments in Russia and the CIS region;
• Research on human rights law and practice in the region to support ICJ interventions
including submissions to UN bodies, press releases and reports;
• Contribute to fundraising for the programme.
P.O. Box 91, 33, rue des Bains, 1211 Geneva 8, Switzerland
Tel: +41(0) 22 979 3800 – Fax: +41(0) 22 979 3801 – Website: http://www.icj.org - E-mail: info@icj.org
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
• A degree in law from a country in the region or including significant elements of
national law of a country in the region. Further academic studies in international law or
human rights law highly desirable;
• Excellent and practical knowledge of international human rights law and of relevant
international, regional and national jurisprudence;
• Working experience with a non-governmental organisation or an intergovernmental
organisation an asset.
Essential Skills
• Excellent legal and policy judgment and proven capacity for legal and policy analysis;
• Understanding of the human rights situation in the region;
• Knowledge of relevant governmental, non-governmental and inter-governmental
actors in the region;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Fluency in Russian and English;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work as part of a multicultural
team;
• At ease with fundraising and outreach;
• Demonstrated commitment to human rights and the rule of law.
APPLICATIONS close on 10 April 2011 and should be addressed with your resume, a cover
letter and the names of at least 2 references to:
Ref: Associate Legal Adviser, Europe Programme:
By email: recruitment@icj.org
Or by post: International Commission of Jurists, P.O. Box 91, 1211 Geneva 8, Switzerland
Please appreciate that due to the volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be
contacted. We cannot answer phone enquiries, thank you for your understanding.
Commission internationale de juristes - Comisión Internacional de Juristas
" dedicated since 1952 to the primacy, coherence and implementation of international law and principles that advance human rights "
March 2011
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Associate Legal Adviser, Europe programme
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is a worldwide network of judges and lawyers
united in affirming international law and rule of law principles that advance human rights.
We are seeking to recruit an Associate Legal Adviser to work on our Europe Programme from
our International Secretariat in Geneva. The Associate Legal Adviser will work on the Europe
region with a particular focus on the Russian Federation and other countries in the CIS region,
in particular Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. The Europe Regional Programme aims
to strengthen legal protection of human rights and the rule of law in Europe, and to protect
and advance regional human rights law standards. The Programme uses its expertise of
international human rights law and standards to influence the development of law and policy
in the region, at both the regional and national levels, in particular in the areas of counterterrorism,
migration, and criminal justice. The Programme also supports and protects judges
and lawyers under threat in the region.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the supervision of the Senior Legal Adviser for the Europe Programme, and in coordination
with other ICJ legal and administrative staff, the Associate Legal Adviser, Europe
Programme, contributes to implementation of the ICJ’s programme of work in Russia and
other countries in the CIS region, in particular by:
• Organising ICJ missions, trial observations or seminars in the CIS region including
managing practical arrangements, liaising with local partners and arranging meetings;
• Researching and writing background briefings for missions, including analysis of relevant
national and international law;
• Researching and writing training materials for seminars, drawing on national law and
practice and international human rights law standards;
• Assisting in the preparation of reports of the missions or trial observations;
• Review and editing of papers prepared by ICJ consultants on national law and practice
relevant to human rights protection in the region;
• Liaising with consultants, the ICJ Publications Officer and others regarding publications;
• Translating short documents from English into Russian or vice-versa where necessary;
• Monitoring relevant legal and policy developments in Russia and the CIS region;
• Research on human rights law and practice in the region to support ICJ interventions
including submissions to UN bodies, press releases and reports;
• Contribute to fundraising for the programme.
P.O. Box 91, 33, rue des Bains, 1211 Geneva 8, Switzerland
Tel: +41(0) 22 979 3800 – Fax: +41(0) 22 979 3801 – Website: http://www.icj.org - E-mail: info@icj.org
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
• A degree in law from a country in the region or including significant elements of
national law of a country in the region. Further academic studies in international law or
human rights law highly desirable;
• Excellent and practical knowledge of international human rights law and of relevant
international, regional and national jurisprudence;
• Working experience with a non-governmental organisation or an intergovernmental
organisation an asset.
Essential Skills
• Excellent legal and policy judgment and proven capacity for legal and policy analysis;
• Understanding of the human rights situation in the region;
• Knowledge of relevant governmental, non-governmental and inter-governmental
actors in the region;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Fluency in Russian and English;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work as part of a multicultural
team;
• At ease with fundraising and outreach;
• Demonstrated commitment to human rights and the rule of law.
APPLICATIONS close on 10 April 2011 and should be addressed with your resume, a cover
letter and the names of at least 2 references to:
Ref: Associate Legal Adviser, Europe Programme:
By email: recruitment@icj.org
Or by post: International Commission of Jurists, P.O. Box 91, 1211 Geneva 8, Switzerland
Please appreciate that due to the volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be
contacted. We cannot answer phone enquiries, thank you for your understanding.
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