Switzerland: Project Coordinator
Country: Switzerland
Closing date: 03 Sep 2013
Project Coordinator
Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)
Location: Geneva area
Start date: Monday 16 September 2013 (immediate availability)
Type of contract: Short-term replacement (3 months), part-time (average 60% with 10 days full time mission in November)
Deadline for application: Tuesday 3 September
Background
The APT is a Geneva-based organisation working for the prevention of torture worldwide. The APT’s vision is a world free from torture where the rights and dignity of all persons deprived of liberty are respected. Our mission is to enable actors worldwide to effectively prevent torture and ill-treatment. We do this through four combined preventive strategies:
1 Promoting transparency and monitoring of places of detention to reduce the risk of torture and ill-treatment on persons deprived of their liberty.
2 Advocate for legal and policy frameworks so that torture and other forms of ill-treatment are criminalised and prevented in law and practice.
3 Strengthen capacities of torture prevention actors and facilitate exchanges to foster the identification and replication of good practices in detention issues.
4 Contribute to inform public policy debates so that torture can be universally rejected.
In October 2012, the APT and the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) have started to implement a three-year EU-funded project on “Enhancing the role of African NHRIs in the prevention of torture”. The project entails a series of capacity strengthening activities on thematic issues, such as monitoring places of detention. All the activities are composed of an online course and a subsequent face-to-face workshop.
For more information on the project, see the description available here:
http://www.apt.ch/en/strengthening-national-human-rights-institutions/
The project is currently approaching its second activity, the Blended Learning Training on “Monitoring Places of Detention”. The training will target selected English speaking National Human Rights Institutions and the related face-to-face workshop will take place in Uganda on 19-22 November 2013.
For more information on the project’s activities, see the description available here: http://www.apt.ch/en/project-activities/
Task and Responsibilities
The project coordinator works under the supervision of the APT Africa Programme Officer and the overall supervision of the Chief of Operations. The project coordinator will be in charge of:
- Working with NANHRI in implementing the APT-NANHRI project on “Enhancing the role of African NHRIs in the prevention of torture”.
- Ensuring the effective implementation of the APT-NANHRI Blended Learning Training on “Monitoring Places of Detention”.
- Administering a 10 days distant learning course and responding to technical issues.
- Coordinating the organisation and implementation of a regional workshop in Uganda with more than 20 participants in cooperation with project partners.
- Taking part in the APT delegation to Uganda in November 2013.
- Coordinating the immediate follow up to the workshop (including financial reporting).
Experience and Competencies
- Good organisational skills, including attention to details and ability to plan and prioritise tasks.
- Flexibility to increase work schedule according to project demands, and capacity to work under pressure.
- Languages: proficiency in written and spoken English. French desirable.
- Familiarity with online communication and ability to learn quickly how to manage online tools.
- Ability to communicate and coordinate with partners in the field from distance.
- Previous experience in organising workshops in an international context.
- Previous experience in financial coordination, control and reporting.
N. B.: Applicants should preferably have a Swiss work permit
Remuneration
Salary: Average Geneva NGO rates, on a part-time basis
How to apply:
Applications should be sent by e-mail to jobs@apt.ch including a cover letter (max. 2 pages), CV (max. 2 pages), before Tuesday 3 September 2013.
Interviews will take place the week of 9 September 2013.
