United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Researcher / Advisor Gender

Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 20 Nov 2014

Researcher / Advisor Gender

Directorate: International Law and Policy

Permanent Contract

£43,812 per annum

London

At the forefront of the human rights movement, Amnesty pioneers research into areas where there is little precedent in law and policy. Our Gender and Women's Human Rights team looks at the issues faced by women in these areas, and determine ways for Amnesty to make a real difference. Your contributions will be critical.

ABOUT THE ROLE

A specialist researcher joining a team of experts, you'll carry out challenging desk-based and field research as well as advocacy work with key UN bodies gathering crucial information about Gender and Women's Human Rights presenting it through comprehensive reports and contributing to advancing the debate on Gender and Women's Human Rights.
It's about driving gender integration into all areas of AI's work, making sure it underpins every campaign in every country across the world. So you'll organise major workshops on gender analysis and draw from your research to educate international researchers, campaigners and lobbyists providing them with high level advice on laws and legal systems, strategies to improve the quality and consistency of our work, and recommendations about where their help is needed most. You'll advise people right across the Amnesty International movement. In fact, as well as providing this expert advice, you'll lead the development and implementation of our research and advocacy strategies. Using your findings to make suggestions that will influence our actions on a global scale, you'll have big impact on our strategic direction.

ABOUT YOU

Through experience of researching human rights and gender violations, both at your desk and in the field, you'll have worked with other NGO's and the UN and will have knowledge and experience with relevant international institutions and processes. You'll also understand the social, cultural, ethnic, racial and gender issues relevant to the area and bring us an in-depth knowledge of human rights law and recent developments in the area. And as well as showing sound political judgement, you'll bring us the highly developed analytical skills needed to plan short- and long-term strategy at this level. Naturally, you'll be a clear and convincing communicator able to present influential arguments and write high-quality reports and policy papers. But more than that, you'll have the interpersonal skills and tact to interview witnesses and survivors of human rights violations in a sensitive manner, drawing out the information we need to help others like them.

ABOUT YOU

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. And whether we're applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we're all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. Our supporters are outraged by human rights abuses but inspired by hope for a better world - so we work to improve human rights through campaigning and international solidarity.

We reach almost every country in the world and have:

• more than 2 million members and supporters who drive forward our fight for rights
• more than 5 million activists who strengthen our calls for justice

You can help make a real difference by becoming a member or supporter of Amnesty International.

Closing Date:20^th November 2014.

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