Amnesty International recrute un Chercheur  en Algérie, au Maroc et au Sahara occidental.

 

 

 

 

JOB PURPOSE

As Amnesty International’s lead expert on countries in North Africa, you will lead on the development and implementation of overarching research and campaigning strategies to deliver impact in relation to agreed priorities, providing research expertise, research management, political judgment and analytical, communication and representational skills.

ABOUT YOU

As an experienced researcher, with excellent political judgement and communication skills, you will have knowledge of producing high quality research materials for a variety of audiences. You will have a demonstrable commitment to human rights, and have knowledge of the human rights issues in Algeria, Morocco and Western Sahara. Fluency in English, Arabic and French is essential.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • To monitor, research, investigate and analyze human rights-related developments in order to provide timely, accurate, independent and impartial assessments and expert advice on the human rights situation in relevant countries or other geographical or thematic areas
  • To organize, take part in and lead, where agreed, field research and other missions, leading specifically on information-gathering, fact-finding, analysis and assessment of human rights concerns, including in response to crisis situations; prepare, where necessary, security assessments, political and other briefings in relation to the mission for International Secretariat management, mission participants and internal or external stakeholders; and represent Amnesty International in the field
  • To lead on the development and implementation of overarching research and campaigning strategies to deliver impact in relation to agreed priorities on specific countries or other geographical or thematic areas, including strategies to identify the most effective ways to address human rights concerns; and to lead on designing specific projects and producing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating plans for both these and initiatives begun by others
  • To manage research, oversee the research work carried out by the team and others and, as appropriate, to contribute to the selection of external consultants and supervise, support, coordinate and provide expert advice on their work.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Proven experience of undertaking research on human rights or related issues;
  • Specialist knowledge and preferably first-hand experience of the geographical and/or thematic areas in your brief and an in-depth understanding of the nature of key human rights concerns, as well as political, social, legal, economic, cultural, ethnic, racial and gender issues in them;
  • Ability to exercise good political judgment, thorough analysis and diplomacy to develop effective strategies to impact on human rights in the sub-region;
  • Ability to understand and express ideas in English, Arabic, and French, in a fluent, clear and concise way, both orally and in writing; draft text in a variety of styles, e.g. documents such as substantial reports, government correspondence and media and action materials.

Please see the attached job description for more information on responsibilities, skills and experience required.

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Application process

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