Campaigns Officer: Freedom of Peaceful Assembly Remote, Johannesburg, South Africa
About CIVICUS
CIVICUS exists to defend people power. As a growing global alliance of over 10,000 members in 175 countries, we work together to monitor violations of basic civic freedoms, call out the perpetrators of violations and strengthen the power of people to organise by supporting a more accountable, effective and innovative civil society. We strive to promote excluded voices, especially from the Global South.
About the Role
The Campaigns Officer, FoPA is responsible for building the #StandAsMyWitness Campaign, curate support mechanisms that ensure the safety, security, health and wellbeing of people and communities who exercise their right to freedom of peaceful assemblies. The role will provide support to multi-stakeholder engagement that facilitates actualizing international norms governing freedom of peaceful assemblies, including coordinating support for strategic litigation and sanctions for violations. Support communities, protest leaders and protesters to express their collective views as a cornerstone of a free and open society.
Key Requirements
• A minimum of 5-7 years work experience in campaigns and supporting communities engaged in issues related to freedom of peaceful assembly
• Master’s degree in international relations, social studies, politics, development studies or a social science discipline.
• Effectively manage campaigns that advocate for the release of those arrested for exercising their right to assembly freely
• Develop and manage relationships with protest leaders, representatives of civil society and make connections between protesters and those who support protests including human rights lawyers and other service providers
• Lead CIVICUS support for the freedom of peaceful assemblies and make connections internally with research, communications and advocacy activities related to the freedom of peaceful assembly
• Budget management skills and ability to facilitate agile support to communities engaged peaceful protests
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially in English and one other UN language.
Please click here (https://civicus.org/images/JD-Advocacy__Campaigns_Officer_FoPA.docx.pdf) for a full Job Description
How to Apply
The closing deadline for applications is Close of Business on 16 August 2021. Interested candidates should email their application to jobs@civicus.org
Your application should comprise of
• Cover letter of no more than 1.5 pages explaining:
• Why you are applying for this role (i.e. what is it about CIVICUS and FoPA Campaigns Officer in particular that aligns to your experience and your career aspirations?)
• How you meet the requirements of the role, highlighting aspects of your CV to illustrate this. Please refer to the full job description linked in this advert, and clearly explain how each main area of responsibility and key requirement relates to your knowledge and experience
If you do not meet the requirements for the role, how your knowledge and experience to date will compensate for this. Please refer to the full job description linked in this advert, and clearly explain with reference to the main areas of responsibility and key requirements of the role
• A full CV, including educational and professional qualifications, a full employment history showing the more significant positions, responsibilities held, and relevant achievements
Short listed candidates will be contacted the week of the 25 August 2021 to schedule interviews.
Due to high volumes of applications received, should you not have received feedback on your application within three weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.
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