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APC is hiring: Project coordinator, “Internet rights are human
rights”<br>
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The successful candidate will join the APC policy programme to lead
APC’s human rights and internet rights work through coordination of
our “Internet rights are human rights” project. The candidate will
have a strong background in the human rights and internet policy
fields and have significant expertise in advocacy, capacity building
and strategic communications. This is a full-time senior project
manager position key to APC as we seek to strengthen our position
internationally in the area of human rights in the context of the
internet and information and communication policy. <br>
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The project coordinator will:<br>
A) Coordinate the overall implementation of the project “Internet
rights are human rights: Monitoring and defending freedom of
expression and association on the internet”. Deliverables include: <br>
- in-depth research and analysis of the trends, violations and
impacts on freedom of expression on the internet at national levels;<br>
- development of various information products, awareness raising and
global and national policy advocacy in specialised spaces and
processes; <br>
- building capacity and support for rights defenders (particulary
women's human rights defenders); <br>
- building sustainable networks of human rights defence advocates; <br>
- designing and implementing a campaign that promote understanding
of 'internet rights' as human rights and the importance of the
internet as a tool for furthering human rights<br>
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B) Manage and supervise contracts with project partners.<br>
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C) Manage and supervise the “Internet rights are human rights”
project team.<br>
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D) Provide strategic vision and leadership for developing and
implementing APC´s human rights and internet rights advocacy and
campaigning, capacity building, networking and partnership building,
and communication strategies in partnership with APC team.<br>
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E) Represent the APC and build strategic partnerships in the field.
This includes frequent international travel.<br>
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F) Participate actively in the APC staff team and with members.<br>
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The person we are looking for will have:<br>
- Extensive knowledge of human rights and internet policy and
regulations<br>
- Sound academic qualifications in a related area<br>
- Experience in policy advocacy work in this area<br>
- Enthusiasm for networking and be an inclusive network builder<br>
- The ability to plan and think strategically<br>
- Experience in project management (at least three years) including
people and budget management<br>
- Experience and background in civil society networking
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- Knowledge and contacts with human rights organisations, human
rights defenders, democracy activists and internet rights activists
is an advantage
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Other requirements:<br>
- Excellent English writing and oral communication skills, including
public speaking experience<br>
- Good writing skills and experience in writing reports
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- Able to work in a team and under pressure<br>
- Able to work independently and to manage people mainly via online
communications<br>
- Willing to travel frequently
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- Competent computer and internet skills and experience in working
in an online environment<br>
- Ability to communicate in Spanish and/or French is a distinct
advantage<br>
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Remuneration and duration of contract:<br>
This is a full time contract for an initial twelve-month period
(renewable depending on performance and availability of funding).
Remuneration is based on APC’s salary scale for the position for a
high-level project manager. Short-listed candidates will receive
specific information on the salary range on request.<br>
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Location: The incumbent can work from anywhere in the world provided
they have excellent internet access. APC provides an equipment
allowance but require staff to use their own computers. Extensive
international and regional travel will be required. APC is a truly
virtual organisation and does not have a physical headquarters. We
do our work online. For this position we particularly encourage
candidates from the global South.<br>
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How to apply:
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Please send a CV and a covering letter in English that illustrates
your interest in the position. <br>
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You should include the following information:<br>
- Your experience with human rights and/or internet rights
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- Your experience in advocacy and capacity building<br>
- Your experience in networking and partnership building<br>
- Your experience in designing, developing and leading campaigns
targeting diverse constituencies<br>
- Your background in project management and team coordination,
specifically in an international and/or online context<br>
- Your experience or expectations around building the capacity of
activists for whom sometimes the subject area will be relatively new<br>
- Your experience around building interaction between human rights
actors and actors involved in the access and use of internet for
social justice and development<br>
- Your ICT policy experience<br>
- Your computer skills
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- Where you live
- Languages you speak and write<br>
- Other information you think might be of importance to our
assessment of your application<br>
- Three references: names, relationship, contact details; at least
one of these should be related to project or campaign that you have
managed.
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Please send this information via email with ‘Internet rights are
human rights project coordinator’ in the subject line to: <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:jobs@apc.org" target="_blank">jobs@apc.org</a>
by January 14 2011. Please note only short-listed candidates will be
contacted. <br>
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