Human Rights Education Coordinator - Dakar
Dakar
Permanent
€50,926 per annum
Dakar
Permanent
€50,926 per annum
Amnesty International’s Regional Office is looking for an experienced Human Rights Education Coordinator to coordinate and develop Human Rights Education Programmes Online and Offline and implement together with colleagues Amnesty’s Strategic Goals.
About the role:
Access to human rights education creates the foundation for a rights respecting society, for (re)claiming rights. It underpins Amnesty’s human rights work.
You will contribute to the development and implementation of regional plans, strategies and projects, coordinate the implementation of human rights education work online and offline, ensure the alignment with global and regional campaigns, contribute the human rights education perspective in the region to internal AI policies, approaches, strategies, activism and research.
You will together with colleagues scale up our Human Rights Education work with Human Rights Defenders, ensure the implementation of Amnesty International’s existing human rights education programmes in the region. This includes designing online and offline modules and courses, participant centred human rights education and capacity building workshops and learning processes focusing on nurturing knowledge, skills, attitudes and values; developing relevant and participatory human rights education training materials; and delivering such training to human rights activists, including Amnesty International members;
Prove the contribution of human rights education to change through Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment frameworks. Develop identifying and share innovative human rights education projects. Identify and conceptualize human rights education work with potential for successful fundraising, provide and present human rights education work in a way that helps to attract donors.
About you:
With experience of working in human rights education, you must have first-hand in-depth knowledge and experience of the socio-political and economic context as well as experience of working with Human Rights Defenders in non-formal educational structures and environments in the region.
You have substantial experience in developing and conducting online and offline programmes for human rights education. You must also have experience and an understanding of membership organizations, and the capability both to work on your own initiative and as a member of a diverse and partly remote team, often under pressure. Experience in working in a matrix management structure is advantageous.
You have demonstrated understanding of human rights education methodology, including Education Technology and its implications. Understanding of a participative approach and experience-based learning Awareness of the implications of cultural diversity for effective delivery of training programmes.
With your extensive experience of working in West Africa and with Human Rights Defenders you have a strong network and rich experience of undertaking this kind of work in the field. As a human rights educator you need the ability to develop visions, objectives and strategies to achieve goals of the human rights education programme.
About us:
Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world and have:
· more than 2 million members and supporters who drive forward our fight for rights
· more than 5 million activists who strengthen our calls for justice
Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. And whether we're applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we're all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.
Please note that any salary figure given is the gross figure, earnings will be subject to relevant local taxation.
Closing date: 16th March 2016
For more information and to apply, please click the apply link.
