About the role
In this influential role, you’ll shape and develop our strategies, policies, research and advocacy on gender, sexual orientation and other forms of identity-based discrimination – making us the recognised authority on human rights abuses grounded in such discrimination.
Doing this successfully means working with people across Amnesty International (AI), strengthening our research methodologies and managing a team of dedicated staff as they advise us on how to how to research, advocate and campaign on equal rights. It will involve raising awareness, enabling staff to play their roles and generating external debate. As well as writing incisive analyses, reports and briefings, you’ll represent AI to the media and write articles on cutting edge human rights issues. You’ll also manage a significant budget and develop a coherent and effective operational plan. More than that, you’ll keep up to date with emerging political, academic and human rights trends to better support those who are standing up to perpetrators of human rights violations throughout the world.
About you
An experienced human rights leader, you’ll have an impressive record of researching for advocacy and carrying out intersectional analyses of discrimination in relation to human rights. You’ll have a proven record of work and scholarship in identity-based discrimination. You’ll need specialist knowledge of international human rights and humanitarian law and a proven ability to inspire and motivate those around you. With practiced relationship-building and strategic planning abilities, you’ll be adept at successfully managing people and resources. You’ll also have shown your ability to write for a variety of publications and have the credibility, communication skills and political judgement to represent AI externally. A strong team player, you’ll be committed to working collaboratively and be passionate about ending identity-based human rights violations.
About us
Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses, and to protect and progress the rights of people around the world who are discriminated against on the basis of who they are. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, equality and freedom wherever they’re denied. Our network of almost three million members and supporters is already making a difference in 150 countries. And whether we’re applying pressure through high-level research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations, movement mobilisation or online campaigning, we’re all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.
JOB PURPOSE:
1. To provide leadership and vision for Amnesty International’s work on human rights and the intersection of gender, sexuality, and other aspects of identity.
2. To ensure that Amnesty International has the research and analysis needed to advocate effectively for swift, decisive and rights-respecting responses to violations based on identify.
3. To lead and ensure the effective implement of global and movement-wide strategies on gender, sexuality and identity.
DEPARTMENT PURPOSE: The Gender, Sexuality, and Identity Programme is responsible for intersectional analysis that captures the complexity of multifaceted identities—the combination of gender, sexuality, race, religion, ethnicity, Indigenous status, and other identities that make up who we are—and identifies the ways that human rights abuses target these multifaceted identities. The Programme provides strategic vision and leadership, and ensures that AI has the research, legal and policy analysis and campaigning skills to challenge such abuses effectively, and to support advocacy for effective redress. The Programme promotes and supports human rights defenders who are confronting such abuses, and conducts research and develops policy positions and advocacy strategies on expanding international recognition and promotion of the notion of dissent as critical to the protection of other human rights.
AIIS PURPOSE: The International Secretariat, which operates from a number of sites around the world, gathers and communicates accurate and action-oriented human rights information globally. We campaign for meaningful human rights change; enable effective human rights activism and work to persuade governments and other actors to uphold universal human rights standards. We provide strategic leadership, support and advice to the Amnesty International movement globally, fostering Amnesty International’s contribution, presence and public accountability throughout the world.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
Reporting to: Senior Director, International Law and Policy
Posts that this job manages: Researcher/Advisers, Legal and Policy Adviser, Campaign, Networks and Projects Coordinator, consultants or contract staff, volunteers and interns.
Other key relationships: Global Thematic Issues Programme, Regional Programmes, Senior Legal and Policy Advisers, Campaigns Programme, Section Directors and staff.
USEFUL INFORMATION:
The Gender, Sexuality, and Identity Programme develops strategies focused on delivering positive and concrete change, and develops policy and provides advice in an area where there currently may be little precedent in human rights law and policy, coordinating and working with relevant IS staff and AI Networks to ensure the application of policies and standards in these areas, and providing advice and support to the research of regional teams and sections. The Programme will carry out specialised research and advocacy on gender, sexuality, sexual orientation and gender identity, Indigenous rights, and human rights defenders.
Responsible for managing the budget of the Gender, Sexuality and Identity Programme.
Location: London
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