International Legal Jobs: Multilateral Affairs Fellow, Amnesty International
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International Legal Jobs: Multilateral Affairs Fellow, Amnesty International
$75,000.00 Salary/year
Washington DC Office – Washington, DC
Job Summary
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is the global organization’s presence in the United States. We engage people in the U.S. to fight injustice all around the world, while we also work to protect people’s human rights here in the U.S. Amnesty International USA has more than one million members and activists in all 50 states, who are part of a larger global movement of 10 million people in 150 countries. We are a democratically governed, grassroots membership organization, which means that our members vote on key policy issues and elect our Board of Directors. Some of our members are experts on specific human rights issues, parts of the world, or advocacy areas, and they serve as volunteer leaders. Others are volunteer leaders of local or student groups in towns, universities, states, or regions of the country. Amnesty International USA’s elected Board members, staff, and members work together to lead the organization.
Essential Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with other Amnesty International staff and Advocacy Directors, working on issues related to multilateral spaces and global forums to build coherent human rights strategies
- Develop strategies for AIUSA engagement in key multilateral spaces and global forums, such as BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), The African Union and the Africa-EU partnership
- Support the development of outreach plans with government bodies and officials, including drafting letters, participating in meetings, and providing briefing materials
- Conduct legislative research, drafts memoranda and blogs, analyzing emerging areas of relevant law and government policy
- Tracks the progress of legislation in the United States
- Participates and represents AIUSA in coalitions and advancing advocacy strategies with coalition partners
- Liaise with other NGOs working on related issues
- Engages with Members of Congress and administrative agencies as needed
Qualifications and Experience
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Legal and policy research and analytical skills, with the ability to digest and summarize data and policy related to human rights, foreign policy, and multilateral issues
- Proven ability to write comprehensive legal and policy memos, issue briefs, and other advocacy and human rights documents
- Experience in public speaking and presenting human rights topics and analyses to diverse audiences
- Experience working on issues related to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to inspire and motivate staff and partners
- Demonstrable ability to initiate, develop and sustain positive working relationships over long periods of time with a wide range of individuals and groups, including those from different cultural backgrounds
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple and detailed tasks and produce high-quality work under short and fixed deadlines
- Ability to objectively assess situations to determine action-oriented solutions
- Must live near, and be able to attend meetings, in Washington D.C.
- Potential, but minimal domestic travel
- Some weeknight and weekend work may be required
Education and Experience
- B.A./ B.S. and 5 years of relevant experience
- Experience working on human rights, multilateral spaces, global forums, and/or ESC rights is desired
- Law graduates encouraged to apply
- Experience working in hybrid/remote organizations preferred
- Experience with grassroots organizations a plus
- Experience working in a collaborative environment and with a team desired
HOW TO APPLY AND OUR EEO STATEMENT
DEADLINE: July 31, 2023 – 5:00pm EST
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: Please submit
- A statement of interest indicating your interest in this Fellowship listing relevant qualifications and experience.
- Resume and writing sample (no more than 5 pages) via the Paycom portal. You should combine your resume and writing sample as a single PDF.
- Prospective candidates will be contacted via email in late June/ early July for an interview and additional details on the hiring process for this role.
All applications must be completed online, and we do not accept paper submissions. Please visit the AIUSA Careers Page to review all current job postings. You must complete the entire online application, and electronically sign, for an application to be considered “complete.” We send emails via Paycom so please check your spam folders for any updates. Please email talentacquisition@aiusa.org for technical difficulties ONLY.
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