F/T Position Available:
Researcher on the Western Balkans
Europe & Central Asia Division
(Brussels office preferred)
Deadline for applications: June 15, 2006
Since its founding in 1978, Human Rights Watch ("HRW") has become the largest U.S.-based international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization, known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies of the U.S., other influential governments, and international institutions.
Description:
The researcher will monitor violations of human rights in the Western Balkans, with an initial primary focus on Kosovo, with a secondary focus on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia and Montenegro. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, monitoring, investigating and documenting human rights violations in the Western Balkans and developing effective recommendations to help ameliorate those violations; advocating effectively for the improvement of human rights with governments and other governing institutions in the region, together with
international organizations with a field presence, including, the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Union (E.U.), and E.U. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-led peacekeeping operations; linking field-based research and advocacy to wider international advocacy efforts on the Western Balkans at U.N., OSCE, NATO and E.U. headquarters, and with European Union governments and the United States; writing concise, timely and accurate
briefing memos, reports, press releases and other documents; collaborating effectively with colleagues inside Human Rights Watch, and with international and local non-governmental organizations in the Western Balkans on issues of common concern; and responding to inquiries from the press, public, and international and local organizations based in the Western Balkans and elsewhere. The researcher will ideally be based in HRW's Brussels office, but a base in another HRW office in Europe (London, Berlin or Geneva) may be considered. Frequent travel to the Western
Balkans is required.
Qualifications:
The researcher must be flexible and able to respond quickly to developments on the ground, to monitor events across the region, to conduct timely interventions with major international actors based inside and outside the region, and to produce excellent written material under tight deadlines. An advanced degree in international relations, law, journalism, history, or the social sciences is required. Candidates should have a background in human rights concerns in the Western Balkans and familiarity with U.N. or OSCE field operations. Excellent oral and written communications skills in English are mandatory; proficiency in
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and/or Albanian is strongly preferred. Experience in
human rights work and living or working in the region is an asset. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated and well-organized self-starter with sound judgment, the ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure and to collaborate effectively with others, and a demonst! rated commitment to international human rights.
Salary and Benefits:
Human Rights Watch seeks exceptional candidates and offers competitive compensation and generous employer-paid benefits. HRW will pay reasonable relocation expenses and will assist employees in obtaining necessary work authorization.
PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY (no calls or email inquiries, please) by emailing together a letter of interest, resume, names and contact information for references, and a brief writing sample (unedited by others) no later than June 15, 2006 to eca@hrw.org. Please use "Balkans Researcher Application" 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 (Balkans Reseacher)
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10118-3299 USA
Fax: (212) 736-1300
[sursa balkans]
