France: FIDH is hiring a Programme officer for its North Middle Eastern African Desk Reference: CP-MMO-01-14
Country: France
Closing date: 03 Feb 2014
One-year contract starting end of February 201435 hours per week (full-time position)Location: FIDH headquarters, Paris
Deadline to submit applications: 3 February 2014
The International Federation of Human Rights Associations (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in France whose objective is to encourage the respect of the principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. FIDH federates 178 national human rights associations active throughout the world.
Under the supervision of the Head of the Middle-East North Africa (MENA) Desk and the Operations Director, you will be responsible for the following tasks:
A. Contribute to consolidating the relationship between internal and external actors
Facilitate communication to and from the member organisations in the region, partners and members of the FIDH International Bureau;
Provide assistance and support to human rights defenders, victims of human rights violations and partners in the field.
B. Implement the activities of the Desk
Prepare, organise and ensure followp up to fact-finding missions, including legal observation, national advocacy and solidarity missions and workshops/seminars in the region.
Organise, in cooperation with FIDH delegations, advocacy activities with intergovernmental organisations (IGOs) and governments (using relevant mechanisms and organising of advocacy meetings).
Conduct a number of missions to the field and to IGOs.
Ensure and coordinate the drafting of denunciation, alerts and information documents and draft fact-finding reports and position papers.
Coordinate the translation and dissemination of documents, in consultation with the Communications Department.
Coordinate the implementation of communication tools specific to the Desk, in conjunction with the Communications Department.
When requested by the Head of the Desk, represent FIDH before IGOs, governments, companies and as needed donors and the media.
Contribute to the programming and reporting of Desk activities and update the chart that monitors activities on a monthly basis.
Contribute to donor calls for proposals and to financial and narrative monitoring of the desk's action programmes.
C. Participate in the training of interns and volunteers
D. Assist with daily administrative and logistical tasks of the Desk
Profile:- At least 3 years of professional experience in a similar role in the field of human rights and/or in the NGO sector.
Good knowledge of the MENA region.
Required qualifications: Master’s Degree in Law, International Relations, Human Rights or Political Science. Fluent Arabic and English, written and spoken, and a good knowledge of French are required.
Remuneration: From EUR 30,550 per annum (over 13 months), based on experience. Recruitment at a lower level based on a modified position profile may be considered.
How to apply:
Please submit your CV with a cover letter indicating the job reference number thereon by e mail to:
recrutement-cp-mmo-01-14@fidh.org
