The International Secretariat (IS) of Amnesty International is seeking an International Human Rights Education Adviser. As a valued member of the Human Rights Education Team, you will work to advise and support the Amnesty International movement and other key partners to develop, implement and evaluate human rights education activities that reflect good practice in human rights education methodology and contribute to the human rights agenda, as well as develop and implement international human rights education projects within the mobilization framework and Amnesty's International HRE Strategy.

As well as advising and coordinating the development of HRE methodology across the movement, you will work to promote the integration of human rights education into other human rights programmes and activities. You will take the lead in mainstreaming monitoring and evaluation into all levels of human rights education work in the movement, including developing and managing evaluation related human rights education projects with partners within and outside Amnesty International.


About the position

You have a professional qualification in education with some experience in human rights education or comparable work experience in human rights education. You have a proven understanding of human rights education methodology and practical experience in using this methodology to design, plan and deliver human rights education projects. You will be comfortable developing multi-faceted engagement with the global human rights education movement including regional and international governmental and non-governmental human rights education organizations. You will also monitor global and regional human rights education trends and periodically analyse opportunities and threats, and make appropriate recommendations in response.


About the organisation

Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people standing up for human rights. Our network extends to more than two million members and subscribers in more than 150 countries around the world. Each one of us is outraged by human rights abuses but inspired by hope for a better world –“ and together we work to improve human rights through campaigning and international solidarity.

For further information on this and all of our other vacancies, and to apply online please visit www.amnesty.org/jobs quoting reference CP/09/27. Please note that we will only accept submissions completed on an Amnesty International application form.


Closing date is Thursday, 11 March 2010.