Front Line Defenders: Advocacy Officer – deadline 10 July 2017

Contract: Full-time position, initial one-year contract

Pay: €3050 per month gross

Location: Front Line Defenders' EU office, Brussels

Front Line Defenders was founded with the specific aim of protecting human rights defenders at risk (HRDs), people who work, non-violently, for any or all of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Front Line Defenders addresses the protection needs identified by HRDs themselves.

Responsibilities

The Advocacy Officer helps develop the work of Front Line Defenders at European Union level as part of a small 2-person team in Brussels. This work includes the following tasks:

• Responsibility for sending appeals on cases of human rights defenders at risk to EU/Member State authorities and to Norway/Switzerland to press them for action in accordance with the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders and beyond;
• Tracking results achieved, and compiling detailed data on responses for analysis and for reporting to headquarters;
• Analysis, in coordination with Front Line Defenders’ Protection Coordinators, on the impact of EU action on Human Rights Defenders, and development and updating of strategies on maximising EU/MS response and impact on HRDs;
• Prepare, in coordination with Front Line Defenders’ Protection Coordinators, briefings on HRDs for input into EU meetings;
• By delegation of the Head of Office, participate in EU briefing and debriefing meetings, and advocate on HRD issues and individual cases;
• In coordination with the Head of Office, initiate and undertake advocacy actions, in particular through the development of contacts with EU/Member State officials;
• Organise and coordinate events, including visits of human rights defenders, awareness-raising workshops, etc.;
• Assist with fundraising;
• Assist the Head of Office in administrative tasks, as appropriate.

Applications

Please send a CV and a motivation letter to emma@frontlinedefenders.org by midnight on Monday 10 July 2017. Interviews are planned to take place on 24-25th July.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted – thank you for your understanding.