London, UK job: Programme Officer, International Human Rights Programme - Oak Foundation

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Salary: circa £45,000 – based in London.

Oak Foundation wishes to appoint a Programme Officer to support Adrian Arena, the Director of its International Human Rights Programme. Further details of the programme can be found at www.oakfnd.org/actvities/humanrights.php. It currently has around 65 active grants operating worldwide.

The job involves assisting in the management of a substantial and well respected portfolio of grants to international human rights organisations. It includes:

· Managing the responsibilities of a grant portfolio from the point of initial assessment and thebdrafting of recommendations to grant to be considered by the Director and eventually by thebPresident and Trustees.
· Monitoring and evaluating grants on paper, by phone and through site visits.
· Contributing to the strategic development of the programme including participating in planningbexercises and professional conferences and seminars.

To be considered for this post you must have:

· A university degree or equivalent.
· A minimum of seven years experience working for a human rights NGO or institution specialising in human rights.
· The right to live and work in the UK.

You must be willing to:

· Work full-time from Oak’s office in Central London.
· Be able to travel up to 30% of your working time for up to two weeks at a time.

Essential Skills:

· Fluency in written and spoken English.
· An ability to write concisely, coherently and interestingly in English.
· An excellent grasp of the intellectual and legal issues underpinning the Foundation’s growing International Human Rights Programme.
· An ability to work both independently and as part of a small but growing team.
· The confidence and presence to conduct meetings and negotiate with some of the leading figures in the human rights movement.
· An interest in international affairs and the ability to understand the big picture.
· The judgement to identify the gaps and opportunities in human rights funding.
· The common sense to focus on practical ways of achieving the Foundation’s aims in this field.
· Computer skills: word processing, database entry and internet based research.
Other skills of interest:
· A second major language such as Russian, Portuguese, Spanish or Arabic.

Benefits:

· Salary of circa £45,000 per annum depending on skills and6 experience; pension and health benefits on confirmation of employment (after three months).

To apply please send your Curriculum Vitae and a covering letter to poihr@oakfnd.org quoting reference: POIHR/OW in the subject line, no later than 16 April 2009. First interviews will be held in London in the week beginning 28 April 2009. Please no telephone calls or faxes. Anyone who has applied to work for the International Human Rights Programme in the past 12 months is kindly asked not to re-apply.

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