Internships and Opportunities
Internship: The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI)
Location: Accra, Ghana
Application Deadline: Apply by February 29, 2020
Title of position: Legal Advocacy Officer
CHRI cannot provide funding, applicants need to find their own.
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is an international, independent, non-partisan and non-profit making organisation mandated to ensure the practical realisation of human rights in countries of the Commonwealth.
CHRI Africa Office spearheaded the advocacy on the 44 Ghanaians killed in The Gambia by the security forces on orders of Yahya Jammeh in 2005 and is currently supporting two sons of the victims who are still seeking justice.
The Legal Advocacy Officer would also work in close collaboration with the African Network against Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearance (ANEKED), an NGO campaigning against summary executions and forced disappearances; advocating for justice for victims and their families.
Roles and responsibilities:
The Legal Advocacy Officer will design and implement a legal advocacy strategy, together with the focal person at CHRI Africa Office, aimed at assisting the sons of the victims of the 44 Ghanaians to seek justice.
Legal Advocacy Officer will:
- Coordinate, under CHRI’s supervision, the implementation of CHRI’s assistance to the two victims of the Ghana 44:
-Application for information concerning the case from relevant institutions
-Follow-ups on leads
-Documentation of evidence
- Provide technical assistance to the two victims by carrying out briefings and organising meetings with relevant stakeholders in Ghana including government officials
- Review Ghana law on access to information and explore possible legal recourses on behalf of the two victims
- Assists in the identification of relevant advocacy and strategies directions for the case in Ghana
- Perform other tasks as required by CHRI
Email cover letter and CV to chriafrica@humanrightsinitiative.org and copy Anthony@humanrightsinitiative.org
Internship: Business & Human Rights Program at Verizon Media
The Business & Human Rights Internship allows the intern to contribute to operational work on human rights issues within a technology and media company while also helping to influence the global dialogue on these issues. The intern will be responsible for helping to develop and drive the BHRP’s strategy internally and externally to protect and promote human rights, including rights to free expression and privacy. The intern will work directly with the head of the Business & Human Rights Program and with other members of the BHRP team. The intern will also work with a cross-functional team of senior-level employees (including from the legal, public policy, security, communications, privacy, deals, and product teams) to build and support key components of the Program.
Find more information here.
Consultancy: UNRISD
Application Deadline: Sunday, February 16, 2020 ( 23:59 Central European Time)
Are you a senior expert with a record of high-quality research and policy outputs, field research experience in developing countries, and experience working with strategic programming based on the theory of change approach? Would you be interested in conceptualizing, developing and validating a theory of change for humanitarian and development actors working in the area of displacement, development and peace-building?
If so, you may be the ideal candidate for a 4-month consultancy with UNRISD to lead the drafting of a theory of change report which will directly shape the work of key UN agencies at the country level through the implementation of an integrated approach.
We are looking for someone with a postgraduate degree in social sciences with a focus on protracted forced displacement, more than 10 years academic and professional experience, including in developing countries. Ideally you will have experience in the management and supervision of projects and in developing a theory of change.
Consult the full vacancy here, and make sure your application reaches us by Sunday, February 16, 2020 ( 23:59 Central European Time)
Vacancy: The Center for Economic and Social Rights
Application Deadline: Monday, 2 March 2020 (EST)
Title of position: Financial Administrator
The Center for Economic and Social Rights is seeking an experienced professional for part-time work with the management team to ensure the financial health of the organization as well as the effectiveness of its administrative operations.
Under the supervision of the Operations Manager, the Financial Administrator oversees the implementation of financial policies and procedures in accordance with compliance standards. The person in this role also ensures the effectiveness of CESR's administrative operations, making sure policies and procedures are followed and compliance standards are met. The Financial Administrator will be required to work two full workdays per week (approximately 16 hours).
Applications should be received no later than midday EST on Monday, 2 March 2020. Find here more details.
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