Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards

 (Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems, International) has started its search for a new  Executive Director as envisaged in my post of 5 August: https://thoolen.wordpress.com/2016/08/05/daniel-desposito-huridocs-executive-director-announces-his-departure/.

HURIDOCS expects:

• A willingness to embrace new challenges with HURIDOCS’ partners while ensuring continuity and quality in our work and products.
• Some travelling will be required, but Geneva will be the base for the most part of the working time.
• An open management style, with regular contact and ongoing communication and dialogue with all staff members regardless of their physical location. [HURIDOCS employs 17 staff members with a total of 13 full time positions with many staff members operating remotely]

General Duties include:

• Lead strategic planning and implementation of strategy
• Fundraising
• General management of HURIDOCS resources, including financial and human resource
• Representing HURIDOCS to the human rights community, and to the public at large
• Maintaining knowledge of the needs in relation to information and documentation of organisations in the human rights space, as well as an understanding of technology trends and directions from a management perspective

Specific Duties:

• Overall supervision and guidance of the software development process
• Identifying and understanding the needs of the organisations HURIDOCS serves, and available opportunities
• Cultivating the ground for HURIDOCS‘ powerhouses’ – organisations in different regions to serve as focal points for HURIDOCS’ human rights solutions in different regions of the world

Qualifications:

• University education: Preferably at least a master’s degree in a discipline relating to the work of HURIDOCS, or its equivalent in a relevant field
• A background in the Human Rights environment and knowledge of how legal systems operate is highly desirable
• An ability to communicate about complex topics in engaging ways

Skills include:

• Proven ability to raise funds and to secure strategic relationships with key actors (Required)
• Fluency in both written and spoken English and proficiency in another language (Required)
• Familiarity with different types of technology and their application in a human rights context (Required)
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage a diverse international and multicultural workplace (Required)
• Ability to lead negotiations (Required)

Experience:

• Experience in the successful management of a non-profit organisation (Required)
• At least 5 years experience in the human rights field (Strongly desired)

The new Executive Director should be in place in Geneva in January 2017. Visit www.huridocs.org for more information. If you have any specific questions you may contact HURIDOCS Board Member Douglas Arellanes at douglas.arellanes@huridocs.org. Your application and CV should be sent to edrecruitment@huridocs.org no later than 15 October 2016.