Advice and Information Officer - Liberty, London - deadline January 6 2012

Liberty is looking for an Advice & Information Officer to take responsibility for processing and responding to requests for advice and assistance from members of the public, identifying suitable queries to refer to in-house Legal Officers.

Working as a member of Liberty's Legal Team, you will ensure that all queries are responded to in an appropriate timeframe, keep accurate and up-to-date records and supervise volunteers.

You will also be required to participate in Liberty's campaigning work, speaking on human rights issues to schools, community groups etc. and training and coordinating legal observers.

You will be legally trained to at least LLB/PGDL level or beyond and will have experience in providing advice services. Your research skills, both legally and more generally, should be of a very high standard and ideally you will have some experience in recruiting, training and supervising volunteers.

As well as being passionate about the promotion of human rights and civil liberties, you will need to have excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex legal issues to both legal and non legal audiences, as well as an organised and flexible approach to work.

Click here to view their website and apply via application form.

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