Project Manager position is available at the Office of the Secretary General of Amnesty International.

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. It reaches almost every country in the world and has:

• more than 2 million members and supporters who drive forward its fight for rights
• more than 5 million activists who strengthen its calls for justice

Since 1961, Amnesty International has been campaigning for human rights wherever it finds injustice and oppression. It has played a major role in shaping norms, laws and policies, and holding governments and corporations to account.

Using your outstanding skills in project management, communication, and persuasion, and your sharp political acumen, you’ll manage Amnesty’s new project incubating and strengthening new approaches to confront the politics of demonization.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing and delivering action plan for Amnesty’s Us vs Them project, to strengthen its capabilities to focus on issues that resonate with a “persuadable majority”
• Identifying, documenting, supporting, and building visibility of the most exciting and effective pieces of work in Amnesty in confronting the politics of demonization.
• Managing innovation fund to seed new initiatives in the Amnesty movement which will advance these strategies.
• Building innovative communities of practice across the Amnesty movement and facilitating the exchange of information between multiple entities in different regions
• Undertaking fundraising initiatives for the Us vs Them project, including supporting grant applications and providing reporting as required.
• Bringing experience from the Us vs Them into the process of developing Amnesty’s next set of strategic goals.

Salary

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Requirements

• Strong critical thinking and judgement.
• Significant ability to understand and align strategic thinking with operational delivery, and to remain focused on the big picture.
• Proven ability to understand and synthesise a large volume of information, and to identify patterns and build synergies
• Dynamism, proactivity, and a proven ability to inspire and enthuse others.
• Ability to build and maintain a wide network of strong relationships, and to collaborate with others to achieve results.
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Ability to adapt messages and present them in a precise and accurate manner.
• Fluent in English and preferably in at least one other language, preferably French and/or Spanish and/or Arabic