Executive Director, ECA Division

Organization: Human Rights Watch

Website: HRW

Title: Executive Director, ECA Division

Location: Flexible - Europe

Compensation: Not Listed

Description:
The Executive Director of Human Rights Watch's Europe and Central Asia Division is responsible for developing effective research, advocacy and communications strategies for maximum impact on human rights in Europe and the Central Asian region. S/he is responsible for setting priorities and overseeing detailed research on human rights issues in the ECA region including emergencies, the publication of analytical and credible reports and other advocacy materials on those issues, and the use of these materials to generate domestic and international pressure to curb human rights violations. S/he represents the organization frequently before the international media and advocates with high-level officials from governments, UN, EU and other international and regional organizations. S/he coordinates with key colleagues, both within HRW and externally with allied organizations and NGOs. S/he manages staff based in three continents, supports staff and office development and oversees their security. The ECA Executive Director is also responsible for fundraising, identifying and recruiting donors, and drafting funding proposals.  The successful candidate will have excellent leadership skills and a depth and breadth of management and organizational skills, including the demonstrated ability to lead a team of talented professionals in multiple global locations.  S/he will be based in one of the organization's European offices in Moscow, Berlin, Brussels, Paris or London, but other locations in Europe may be considered. Frequent international travel required.
 

Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated, creative, strategic thinker with substantive, senior-level experience working on human rights issues in the ECA region and will have the capacity to serve as an effective advocate and activist.  S/he will have excellent leadership, management and organizational skills, including the demonstrated ability to lead a team of talented professionals in multiple global locations. S/he will be able to juggle multiple tasks and work collegially in a demanding, diverse, and fast-paced environment. S/he must have ease and demonstrated experience speaking to the media and cultivating relationships with journalists. S/he must be able to develop effective working relationships with colleague organizations and with policymakers, including government officials and representatives of international organizations.  The ideal candidate must have excellent oral and written communications skills in English; fluency in Russian, German or French is highly desirable.  S/he must have keen political judgment, proven initiative and follow-through, the ability to work quickly and well under pressure, and a commitment to human rights. An advanced degree in law, international relations, European or Central Asian studies, public policy, or a related field is desired, as is familiarity with international human rights law.

To Apply:
Email in a single submission: a letter of interest describing your experience, your resume, names or letters of reference, salary requirements and a brief writing sample (unedited by others) no later than September 17, 2010 to program@hrw.org.  Please use "Executive Director, ECA Division Ref ECA-10-1049-A" as the subject of your email.  Only complete applications will be reviewed.  It is preferred that all materials be submitted via email. 

If emailing is not possible, send materials (please do not split a submission between email and regular post) to:


Human Rights Watch
Attn: Search Committee (Executive Director, ECA Division Ref ECA-10-1049-A)
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor      
New York, NY  10118-3299
Fax: (212) 736-1300

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