Research and Advocacy Assistant
The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) is an independent international NGO whose purpose is to combat discrimination and promote equality as a fundamental human right and a basic principle of social justice. Following the award of a new project grant, the Trust is seeking a Research and Advocacy Assistant to support its Statelessness Projects.
Research and Advocacy Assistant – Statelessness Project
The Equal Rights Trust
£18,000 – 24,000
London
The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) is an independent international NGO whose purpose is to combat discrimination and promote equality as a fundamental human right and a basic principle of social justice. Following the award of a new project grant, the Trust is seeking a Research and Advocacy Assistant to support its Statelessness Projects.
Reporting to the Head – Statelessness and Nationality Projects, the post-holder will be required to coordinate field research, assist with advocacy actions, draft and edit research reports and administrate web content. The successful candidate will be highly motivated, have relevant academic, work and research experience and first-rate organisational skills.
Key responsibilities:
• Coordinating and overseeing global field research on stateless populations, with specific focus on the Middle East and Asia;
• Researching and drafting advocacy submissions, statements, letters and press releases on project activities;
• Administrating ERT’s statelessness website and periodically uploading documents and information onto the website;
• Monitoring national, regional and international media, the work of UN treaty bodies and other international and regional agencies on statelessness related issues;
• Undertaking desk-based research;
• Providing administrative assistance and organising events and travel for ERT’s statelessness projects;
• Liaising with ERT partner organisations and consultants;
• Monitoring progress against project plans and drafting progress reports;
• Developing project funding applications;
• General administrative tasks.
Essential skills and experience:
• A master’s/advanced degree in law or social sciences;
• Knowledge of human rights, equality and non-discrimination law;
• Understanding of refugee, statelessness and migration issues;
• Fluent written and spoken English and the ability to produce high quality written material;
• Experience in conducting field research;
• Excellent organisational skills;
• Excellent IT skills, including familiarity with web content management systems or web editing and strong working knowledge of MS Office and internet packages;
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills;
• Proofreading and editing experience.
Desirable skills and experience:
• Experience in a similar role;
• Experience in working on refugee, statelessness and migration issues;
• Work and/or research experience in the Middle East and/or Asia;
• Experience in organising events;
• Experience in working on advocacy campaigns;
• Fluency in other languages.
Salary range: £18,000 – £24,000
PLEASE APPLY by emailing a covering letter, a curriculum vitae and contact details for two referees. Applications should be sent by email only, with subject 'Research and Advocacy Assistant' to [email][email protected]
The closing date for applications is 1st February 2011. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.
Equal opportunities policy
The Equal Rights Trust is committed to a comprehensive policy of Cultural Diversity and Equal Opportunities in which individuals are selected and treated solely on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities and are given equal opportunities within the Trust.