Deadline: 6 October 2015
The Amnesty International is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Deputy Regional Director based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people, campaigning for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Deputy Regional Director will perform the following functions-
- With the Regional Director, recruit and manage Campaigns staff and ensure performance is managed and talent is nurtured; allocate staff time to projects taking into account global and regional priorities. Supervise work of external consultants or volunteers, as appropriate.
- Participate in the corporate management of the International Secretariat, including by contributing to: development of strategic and operational plans; identification and solution of corporate management issues; ensuring effective communications across departments.
- Oversee integrated planning and delivery for all campaign projects in the regional office (global, regional, national, crisis, etc), including links to research and communications commissioning, ensuring the regional office delivers a coherent suite of campaigning projects that reflect organizational priorities.
- Work with campaigns, communications, activism, movement building and media to increase activist and public engagement in AI’s campaigns and support both growth and human rights impact.
- Ensure the regional office delivers on agreed priority periods of global or regional campaign and activism activities.
- Promote innovation in campaigning and activism across the sub region, including trying new tactics, techniques and methodologies.
- Monitor and analyze political, human rights and civil society development; Participate in field work, as required, to develop and deliver effective campaigning strategies.
- Foster relationships between the regional office, sections and partners in the sub-region, and share information about projects and actions to maintain a shared plan for campaigns and related activities.
- Identify opportunities for cooperation and partnership with external organizations and rights holders through AI campaigns; ensure processes enable active participation of key stakeholders in campaign development.
- Support strategy development and global engagement for section-led campaigns identified for global or international action.
- Approve, review and/or advise on internal/external campaign materials, ensuring products deliver on campaign strategy and communicate clear, actionable messages to target audiences.
- Monitor and evaluate campaign project delivery in the regional office to ensure work is delivered to timelines or to identify required changes to plans; ensure reporting and impact assessment of campaign projects.
- Contribute to management and delivery of campaign and activism capacity building initiatives for staff and sections in the sub-region.
- Coordinate plans and activities with peers across regional office locations.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Extensive experience of leading campaigns at the national & international level through a campaigns lifecycle (issue identification, strategy development, campaign delivery, monitoring & evaluation, campaign exit and impact assessment), and using strategic campaign methodologies & tools.
- Knowledge of the sub-region in which the post operates as well as global issues and trends; the ability to work effectively within a varied and changing set of focus issues or countries.
- Experience of managing people and teams, of successfully coaching and mentoring people, and encouraging integrated and new ways of working; ability to identify and address skills gaps and experience of capacity building and training.
- Experience of working in a key leadership role in a complex organization ideally based outside the organization’s global “head” office, and preferably with experience of maintaining a successful operation during times of organizational change.
- The ability to matrix manage cross-functional, multi-cultural, and distance project teams; Experience of working with colleagues, partners and/or rights-holders based around the world, including the global North and global South; knowledge of participatory methodologies desirable.
- Ability to negotiate, challenge and confront conflict, brokering solutions to achieve goals.
- The ability to lead innovative and creative approaches to campaigning; experience of using online and offline activism techniques and a range of digital channels to achieve campaign objectives.
- The ability to inspire and motivate a wide range of people; Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English [and INSERT]; Experience of creating campaign materials for a diverse range of target audiences; working knowledge of [Arabic, French, Spanish, and/or INSERT] an advantage.
- Understanding of voluntary commitment and of organizational needs of a membership organisation and the implications of this for developing and implementing campaigns internationally.
- Awareness of issues of social justice, equality and fairness and an understanding of equal opportunities issues and willingness to apply in work.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through online process.
For more information, please visit AIIS.
