United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Capacity Building Coordinator

Organization: Amnesty
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 11 Jan 2015

Capacity Building Coordinator
London
9 months Contract

£43,812 per annum

About the role

It is an exciting role involving directly working with the sections (national offices) of Amnesty International in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in their organisational development and capacity building.

You will provide support to the sections to build their capacity in the areas of governance, management, strategic and operational planning, evaluation and growth of members and supporters. The focus of the work would be Algeria, Israel, Morocco and Tunisia which implies frequent travel to those countries. Amnesty International sections have locally elected boards who are responsible for the governance of the section. The executive director reports to the board. The work involves building governance capacity of boards; working with the director and other staff in helping establish/improve internal programme and office management systems and processes; supporting sharing and learning among sections; and capacity support on growing the membership base. The work will also involve providing some support to strategic planning and the annual planning of the sections.

This is a full time job for nine months as maternity cover, starting on 23 February, London based.

About you

You must have excellent knowledge of organisational development, capacity building and learning in the context of a small NGO in the Global South, preferably in the MENA region. You must possess strong ability to organise and facilitate training workshops; good knowledge of monitoring of evaluation; strong project management skills; ability to produce high quality reports in English; fluent in Arabic or French; and strong strategic thinking and political judgement. The assignment will involve working under pressure and with flexible working hours. You must have an excellent knowledge of and work experience on the region.

About us

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.

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 part of Amnesty International's work force.

Closing Date:11^th January 2015

How to apply:

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://careers.amnesty.org/vacancy/963/description