Senior Policy Advisor (Bangalore or Delhi)
Amnesty International is a Nobel Peace Prize-winning global movement of over
three million people committed to campaigning and action to improve
human rights standards enshrined in the Indian Constitution and
International Law. As an independent and impartial organization driven by accurate and timely research, Amnesty has been at the forefront of defending those who are denied their rights. Amnesty International works to promote international justice, cooperation and dialogue.
Amnesty
International India aspires to build a large and inclusive movement
that has a significant impact on the burning Human Rights issues of
contemporary India while sustaining a long term effort to the
establishment of a rights respecting society in India.
Position Purpose:
Amnesty
International India is seeking an expert in human rights, specifically
in areas of human rights law, politics, and international relations. The
Senior Policy Advisor will have demonstrated ability to lead policy
development work in a complex political environment and have recognized
expertise in one or more of the following fields of human rights:
Discrimination, Armed Conflict, Freedom of Expression, Abuses by
non-state actors, Environment and human rights, and Gender Analysis and
the human rights of women, including sexual and reproductive rights. The
Senior Policy Advisor will develop and apply policies on key human
rights issues in a way that maximizes the impact of our work on behalf
of rights holders under attack, furthers our strategic objectives,
upholds Amnesty International’s values and principles and contributes to
the collective work of the Law and Policy Programme.
Key Responsibilities:
· Lead
the development of proposed policy positions and the application of
Amnesty International’s legal analysis to concrete situations, including
by creating plans to translate analysis into action, in order to help
implement AI India’s strategic goals and deliver AI’s global campaigns.
· Oversee
the provision of authoritative, expert advice on the application of
policy and legal analysis to country in order to ensure the consistent
and coherent application of Amnesty International policy positions to
particular contexts.
· Write
own documents and assist in the preparation of documents by others on
current and emerging human rights concerns in a variety of formats that
are tailored to particular audiences (for example, briefing documents
and discussion papers for internal use, Amnesty International policy
guidelines for staff, talking points, op-eds, press releases, lobbying
documents, detailed reports) in order to effectively communicate Amnesty
International’s calls for change and the research and analysis that
supports those calls.
· Build
relationships with external actors who play a key role in influencing
international human rights and represent Amnesty International India
publicly to raise public awareness of AI India and the global movement
and its concerns and position Amnesty International at the forefront of
the human rights movement.
· Represent
AI in meetings with senior government and inter-governmental officials
and in the media in order to communicate AI’s findings and
recommendations for change to decision-makers and to the public. (maybe
the advocacy officer will do this)
· As
required, represent AI in field research missions to contribute to the
delivery of high-quality analysis of human rights abuses and effective,
evidence-based recommendations for change.
· Lead the development of strategies and project plans in order to help ensure delivery of AI’s priorities.
· Provide
training and ongoing guidance to colleagues in order to develop their
awareness of Amnesty International’s policy approach and their ability
to apply human rights policy to particular situations.
Skills and experience required:
· Support for and belief in the aims of Amnesty.
· Significant professional experience in human rights including field research in India.
· Extensive knowledge of law, politics, international relations or other fields related to human rights.
· Ability to develop coherent policies based on a detailed understanding of human rights principles and AI’s core values.
· Ability to apply global policies to local/country situations in a creative yet consistent manner.
· Demonstrated ability to lead policy development work in a complex political environment.
· Demonstrated research, analytical and writing skills, including recent relevant publication/s.
· Excellent advisory, influencing and communication skills.
· Ability to work in cross functional teams.
Position Details:
Location: Bangalore or Delhi
Reports to: Chief Executive
Salary: As per sector standards
Equality Statement
Amnesty
International India is committed to employment equity welcomes
diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all
qualified applicants including women, members of caste, religious and
sexual minorities, people from all regions and persons with
disabilities. Equality and diversity is at the core of our values and
staffs are expected to work collectively and individually to promote a
constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of
backgrounds, where the work of others is valued and respected.
Conflict of Interest
Public
or other activity, affiliation to or support for any group or
organization, personal association or other factor which may generate a
real or perceived conflict of interest with Amnesty International’s
principles (specifically independence and impartiality), or raise a
security concern, or otherwise prevent the candidate from carrying out
key functions of the specific post and would therefore disqualify the
candidate from being appointed.
Application Process
Send
in your application by e-mail with the position name in the subject
line. Please include cover note of not more than 300 words explaining
why you are interested in working for this position at Amnesty
International India along with your resume mentioning your last drawn
salary to amnestyindiajobs@gmail.com
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