Amnesty International Employment Opportunities
Amnesty International is seeking an advocate/adviser for an 18 month special project to analyze human rights laws, standards, and practice pertaining to criminalization in the following areas: abortion, same-sex sexual conduct, sex outside of marriage, sex work, transmission of HIV, women’s conduct during pregnancy, sexual and reproductive health and rights information provision, and drug use.
About the role:
As advocate/adviser you will develop Amnesty International’s strategic approach to this area of work, on the basis of human rights law, standards, and practice, in order to identify clear and coherent institutional goals and objectives. The advocate/adviser will also work with and represent Amnesty International before diverse advocacy constituencies, including nongovernmental organisations, academia and UN agencies in order to test advocacy arguments and messages and achieve identified objectives. This position will provide authoritative legal and policy advice to Amnesty International staff in order to ensure that Amnesty International documents reflect solid legal thinking and advance progressive interpretations of international law and standards. The post holder will also coordinate the development, translation and wide dissemination of an advocacy toolkit and other materials in order to deliver project objectives and implement Amnesty International’s strategy as well as the overall implementation of the project in line with the agreed project.
About you:
You will have expert knowledge of the international human rights legal framework and relevant developments on criminalisation in the context of sexuality and reproduction, gained through significant experience working within or on the sector. You will have in-depth knowledge on at least four of the following issues: abortion, same sex sexual conduct, sex outside of marriage, sex work, transmission of HIV, women’s conduct during pregnancy, sexual and reproductive health and rights information provision, and drug use. You will have experience of working with human rights defenders on the issues and identify project partners and develop AI's relationship with them. You will have a demonstrated ability to analyse the human rights issues raised by criminalisation and decriminalisation. You will have excellent political judgement and strong analytical skills and the ability to think and plan strategically. You will have proven experience of developing targeted advocacy messages as well as the ability to develop advocacy materials and ensure their wide and strategically effective dissemination. You will have experience of planning, organizing and prioritising work under pressure and to deadlines. You will also have excellent external representational skills. You will have outstanding written and verbal English and the ability to work to a high professional level in another language, particularly Arabic or French is highly desirable.
About us:
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people standing up for human rights. We are independent and impartial and our campaigning is based on accurate and timely research. Our network extends to more than two million members and subscribers in more than 150 countries around the world. Each one of us is outraged by human rights abuses but inspired by hope for a better world – and together we work to improve human rights through campaigning and international solidarity.
To apply, visit www.amnesty.org/jobs
Closing date: 18th January 2012.
About the role:
As advocate/adviser you will develop Amnesty International’s strategic approach to this area of work, on the basis of human rights law, standards, and practice, in order to identify clear and coherent institutional goals and objectives. The advocate/adviser will also work with and represent Amnesty International before diverse advocacy constituencies, including nongovernmental organisations, academia and UN agencies in order to test advocacy arguments and messages and achieve identified objectives. This position will provide authoritative legal and policy advice to Amnesty International staff in order to ensure that Amnesty International documents reflect solid legal thinking and advance progressive interpretations of international law and standards. The post holder will also coordinate the development, translation and wide dissemination of an advocacy toolkit and other materials in order to deliver project objectives and implement Amnesty International’s strategy as well as the overall implementation of the project in line with the agreed project.
About you:
You will have expert knowledge of the international human rights legal framework and relevant developments on criminalisation in the context of sexuality and reproduction, gained through significant experience working within or on the sector. You will have in-depth knowledge on at least four of the following issues: abortion, same sex sexual conduct, sex outside of marriage, sex work, transmission of HIV, women’s conduct during pregnancy, sexual and reproductive health and rights information provision, and drug use. You will have experience of working with human rights defenders on the issues and identify project partners and develop AI's relationship with them. You will have a demonstrated ability to analyse the human rights issues raised by criminalisation and decriminalisation. You will have excellent political judgement and strong analytical skills and the ability to think and plan strategically. You will have proven experience of developing targeted advocacy messages as well as the ability to develop advocacy materials and ensure their wide and strategically effective dissemination. You will have experience of planning, organizing and prioritising work under pressure and to deadlines. You will also have excellent external representational skills. You will have outstanding written and verbal English and the ability to work to a high professional level in another language, particularly Arabic or French is highly desirable.
About us:
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people standing up for human rights. We are independent and impartial and our campaigning is based on accurate and timely research. Our network extends to more than two million members and subscribers in more than 150 countries around the world. Each one of us is outraged by human rights abuses but inspired by hope for a better world – and together we work to improve human rights through campaigning and international solidarity.
To apply, visit www.amnesty.org/jobs
Closing date: 18th January 2012.
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