ABA Center for Human Rights - International Legal Advisor 1
American Bar Association
- Washington DC
- $67,760 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Analyze laws, regulations, court rules and policies/policy proposals. Prepare memoranda, speeches, and articles, including for publication, on international human rights law and policy.
- Support Legal Advisor 2 or 3 to implement program activities to increase adherence to and awareness of international human rights law and end impunity for perpetrators of human rights abuses. May assist with supervision of interns/externs.
- Provide technical assistance to government officials, civil society, and other stakeholders seeking to promote and protect human rights and end impunity for perpetrators of human rights abuses;
- Coordinate with local partners on the provision of technical assistance, as needed.
- Coordinate with program staff on grant reporting requirements and logistics, as needed.
- Conduct legal and factual research and contribute to report writing on matters of international human rights law and policy.
- Performs other related duties as required.
- Possession of a Doctorate degree (JD or PhD).
- Requires outstanding international human rights law and/or policy research and writing skills and excellent communication and organization skills.
- Cumulative two years of previous legal work or volunteer experience related to international human rights law, policy, and/or development.
- Experience working with USG-funded programs
- Strong interpersonal skills in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
- Grant writing experience
- Experience in advocacy on behalf of human rights defenders with foreign ministries, corporations, and multilateral institutions.
- Experience working with local counsel to develop strategies for litigation.
- Language proficiency, if not fluency, in one or more other languages, particularly Spanish, Russian, Arabic, or French.