The Southern Africa Regional Office of Amnesty International, is seeking an inspiring leader and highly capable, strategic individual to the role of Regional Deputy Director-Campaigns, focused on the critical human rights themes that are critical to delivering Amnesty International human rights strategy.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
- Provide high level and strategic advice to the Regional Director in the development, management and delivery of a range of campaigns;
- Provide strategic management and supervision of campaign staff and financial resources;
- Ensure integrated ways of working between campaign and research staff and within the wider IS;
- Lead and/or manage the Regional Office’s campaigns field work in order to ensure that political, strategic, technical and security concerns are reviewed and adequately mitigated;
- Represent AI at the highest levels, including with government and inter-governmental officials as well as civil society groups and media to enhance the impact of the Regional Office’s campaigns agenda.
ABOUT YOU:
The ideal candidate will have:
- Extensive experience of leading campaigns at the national and international level through a campaigns life-cycle;
- Knowledge of the Southern Africa sub-region in which the post operates as well as global issues and trends;
- Experience of managing people and teams, of successfully coaching and mentoring people, and encouraging integrated and new ways of working; ability to identify and address skills gaps and experience of capacity building and training;
- Experience of working in a key leadership role in a complex organization and the ability to matrix manage cross-functional, multi-cultural, and distance project teams;
- Excellent political judgment, and the ability to spot and address both risks and opportunities;
- Ability to negotiate, challenge and confront conflict, brokering solutions to achieve goals;
- The ability to lead innovative and creative approaches to campaigning; experience of using online and offline activism techniques and a range of digital channels to achieve campaign objectives;
- The ability to inspire and motivate a wide range of people;
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English;
- Experience of creating campaign materials for a diverse range of target audiences;
- Understanding of voluntary commitment and of organizational needs of a membership organization and the implications of this for developing and implementing campaigns internationally.
ABOUT US
Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, 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.
At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.
Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment.
Please note: The listing will be closed as soon as sufficient applicants have been received
Interview date: Thursday 23 March
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