Amnesty International Ireland seeks Advocacy Officer - deadline 13 January

Amnesty International Ireland seeks an Advocacy Officer for their Economic, Social and Cultural (ESC) Rights team, which will work to advance and protect economic, social and cultural rights in Ireland. The programme will focus on holding government to account for their international human rights obligations on ESC rights, developing and promoting human rights solutions to ESC rights issues, and building the human rights constituency.

The Advocacy Officer will focus primarily on outreach to and engagement with external stakeholders on the ESC rights programme, to develop a network of actors engaged in ESCR issues, using human rights language in their work at both local and national level, and supporting justiciable ESCR in Ireland.

Ideally, the successful candidate will have:

• Experience in achieving impact in campaigning and advocacy work.
• Relevant qualification or experience in campaigning, public affairs, human rights
• Knowledge of the NGO sector in Ireland and experience of building relationships with stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Irish government and political processes.
• An understanding of human rights and their application to Ireland.
• Experience in organising successful high-profile events.
• Proven high quality communication skills, both verbal and written. Capacity to explain complex issues simply and clearly in a concise, direct and understandable way for diverse audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with particular reference to working with a wide audience.
• Ability to work well under pressure, maintaining both a highly organised level of accuracy and output; and to plans and prioritise work to ensure deadlines are met.                 

The salary for this full-time position of 35 hours per week is approximately €32,000 per annum, depending upon experience. This is a fixed-term position that will run until December 2014.

Applicants are required to complete the Amnesty International application form and forward it to Agata Senkara, Human Resources Manager, at positions@amnesty.ie. Closing date for applications is Monday 13th January 2014
Interviews will be held the week of 20th January 2014

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