CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ASSOCIATE

Full-Time Position Available:
ASSOCIATE
(administrative – not legal – position)
Children’s Rights Division
(New York Office)
Deadline for applications: June 1, 2011

Human Rights Watch ("HRW") is seeking highly-qualified applicants for the position of Associate in its Children's Rights Division.

Description: The Associate will provide administrative and clerical assistance including, but not limited to, maintaining extensive files, contact lists and databases; maintaining communication among HRW's domestic and international offices and providing substantive, logistical and administrative assistance to field offices; retrieving and responding to requests for information; preparing, formatting and distributing documents such as press releases, reports, tables, charts, briefing papers, op‑eds, publications and web content; assisting with research, electronic clipping, wires, and translations; liaising with donors and sending donor mailings; preparing for and taking minutes at meetings; assisting with advisory committee matters; assisting with special events, hiring, and training; drafting and editing correspondence and other documents; assisting with travel arrangements and follow-up; recruiting and coordinating interns; recording departmental finances; word processing; photocopying; filing; faxing; answering phones; processing incoming mail; and other assigned tasks. HRW anticipates that the successful candidate will take up this position in August 2011.

Qualifications: Candidates must be self‑motivated, extremely well-organized, collegial, and able to function under pressure and handle numerous tasks simultaneously. He or she must be willing to take initiative, prioritize with minimal supervision, and work independently as well as function as a member of a team. Strong interest in international human rights and children's rights, relevant study or experience, and fluency in a language in addition to English are highly desirable. The candidate must have solid office/administration experience, demonstrated organizational skills, and excellent computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (i.e., Outlook, Excel and Word). Applicants for this position must possess current U.S. work authorization valid for a minimum of two years from start date.

Salary and Benefits: Salary range starts at US$37,996. Human Rights Watch offers comprehensive employer-paid benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, an outstanding retirement savings plan, and 20 days vacation per year.

PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY (no calls or email inquiries, please) by emailing together a letter of interest, resume, references, and a brief, unedited writing sample no later than June 1, 2011 to crd@hrw.org. Please use "CRD Associate Ref CRD-11-1017-A" 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 (CRD Associate Ref CRD-11-1017-A)
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.

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.