Casework and Expert Content Coordinator

Job No: AIA192
Location: Sydney

  • Are you a passionate and motivated Human Rights Defender?
  • Do you have great organisational skills and experience managing volunteers?
  • Opportunity to put your knowledge of Human Rights law to creating change 

This is an exciting opportunity to join our newly created Impact team!  Our Impact team ensures AIA delivers rapid response tactical campaigns in line with our strategy that creates national and international impact. The Casework and Expert Content Coordinator will be responsible for the coordination of high impact human rights work, delivered through a structured volunteer program.

This is a real opportunity to change in the lives of those who are reporting human rights violations or seeking refugee status. You will put your solid coordination and casework skills to use by supervising our highly skilled volunteers and motivating them in the fulfilment of their work.

You will have:

  • Recruit, train and supervise the casework/expert content volunteer team
  • Initial assessment of cases and requests for assistance and response including referral to other Amnesty offices and/or relevant external organisations
  • Liaising with the Department of Home Affairs officials and refugee sector concerning human rights concerns regarding individual cases
  • Source accurate information on human rights issues in Australia and globally
  • Prepare draft briefs, speaking notes and other communication
  • Establish and maintain and sources of information both externally (e.g. universities) and within the global Amnesty movement
  • Document cases and requests for assistance or referral to other Amnesty staff or external agencies as appropriate
  • Manage the casework and expert content systems
  • Monitor, evaluate and report on the casework and expert content programs

This role is a part-time contract role until June 2020 working 3 days per week, ideally Monday to Wednesday.

In return, you will be rewarded with generous and flexible working conditions, a fantastic environment working alongside committed and dedicated individuals and an opportunity to directly contribute to the long term sustainability of our organisation. To view some of the fantastic benefits that you will be offered as an employee, please visit our website.

If this role sounds like you please apply below, you will be required to answer a few short selection criteria and attach your cover letter and CV. Applications close 9am Thursday 2nd May 2019.

To learn more about this role, please view the position description.

 

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at Amnesty

We are committed to equal opportunities in all areas of our work, community and partner relationships. We want people to achieve their full potential, which will positively impact on our work and the communities in which we operate. At AI Australia, our values empower people to be themselves within an inclusive and supportive environment. We are a movement of people from all walks of life around the world. We intend to actively contribute to building a more diverse and inclusive team.

About us:

Amnesty International Australia is one of Australia’s largest not for profit organisations. We are an independent, global movement that campaigns courageously for human rights for everyone.

We’re ordinary people from all walks of life, standing together for justice, freedom, human dignity and equality. We use our passion and commitment to bring torturers to justice, change oppressive laws and free people imprisoned just for voicing their opinion.

We’re independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion to ensure we can speak out on human rights abuses wherever they occur.

Every day we move closer to a world where human rights are enjoyed by all.

We stand for equality, justice, freedom, and human dignity and uphold these values:

  • Empowerment - we build people power
  • Persistence - we are resolute in pursuit of our goals
  • Integrity - we hold ourselves to the highest standards
  • Courage - we are fearless in upholding human rights
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