Organization: Amnesty International
Country: Mexico
Closing date: 31 Aug 2017
Amnesty International is moving closer to the ground! Our Americas regional office works to ensure respect for human rights, and for equal and just societies throughout Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. You'll provide the support they need to succeed.
Position: Campaigns Assistant
About the role
Based in Mexico City, you'll support the Mexico, Caribbean and Central America teams as they develop and roll out campaign, communication and growth strategies. For this position, we are looking for a candidate that will: 1) maintain a broad overview of relevant political and human rights developments in the region; 2) liaise with national, regional, and local contacts and monitor media updates and internet searches to keep team members and other regional offices up to date; 3) support our admin team, including but not limited to planning campaign strategies, making travel arrangements, scheduling meetings, and drafting, producing, and distributing public and internal vital campaign materials. ; 4) produce regular reports on the budget for the department and monitor expenses throughout the financial year; 5) Interview, select, induct, and supervise volunteers working in the team; and 6) coordinate the work of the team in response to crisis.
About you
Thanks to similar experience in a similar professional environment, you're an enthusiastic, lively team member, highly organised and comfortable with deadlines and creating strong lines of communication and robust administration systems for a team. You'll have no problem prioritising and coordinating multiple projects with minimal supervision. A clear, articulate communicator, you'll have a very good standard of English and Spanish. French is desirable. You'll need excellent administrative, secretarial, and IT skills as well as plenty of initiative and a proactive approach to problem solving. You'll show agility and resilience when dealing with multiple priorities, crucially backed up by your organisation skills and sound knowledge of human rights issues in the region. You will also be able to produce accurate budget reports. You will show an interest and passion for digital media and online activism. Campaign experience is desirable. Please note you will need to have the right to work in Mexico to apply for this position.
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.
At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.
Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment.
For further information on our benefits, please visit https://www.amnesty.org/en/careers/benefits/
WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT
If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click 'Apply for this Role' below.
Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let's get to work.
How to apply:
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