BHR Legal Advisor

About the Team

In Pakistan, GRC works with local and international partners to strengthen labour rights accountability in the garment sector by empowering workers through awareness-raising sessions, community building, and tailored legal aid. Over the past two years, legal aid centres and women workers’ cafes have become key venues for capacity building and support, fostering a “virtuous circle” of empowerment and legal recourse. As a result of the project, workers report feeling safer in voicing concerns and seeking assistance. This shift in worker confidence marks a significant step toward ensuring justice in high-risk areas by building community trust and resilience against rights abuses.

Duty Station: Pakistan - Karachi or Islamabad

Contract Duration: Initially 6 months with an intention to extend.

The Role

We are seeking a BHR Legal Adviser to support the implementation of project activities involving Civil Society Organisations, international garment brands, and government stakeholders within Pakistan's garment and apparel sector. Key responsibilities will include:

• Delivering workshops, multi-stakeholder events, and training courses, and facilitating meetings with relevant stakeholders.
• Conducting legal research and jurisprudence reviews.
• Reviewing legal briefs on business-related human rights violations, access to remedy, documentation, and investigation and support in drafting responses for dissemination.
• Ensuring the smooth delivery of all project-related advocacy work, including launch events, roundtable discussions and briefing sessions.
• Supporting regular site visits to field legal aid centres to meet field staff and workers.
• Providing guidance on related international law and regulatory frameworks on business and human rights and associated legislation.

Your Background

• 4+ years experience in business and human rights, ideally with considerable knowledge in international human rights, criminal and/or humanitarian law.
• Law degree, admission to the relevant bar and LLM preferred.
• Theoretical and/or practical knowledge on international labour rights and the garment and apparel sector.
• Sound working knowledge of business and human rights laws and regulations on national and regional level.
• Research experience desirable (knowledgeable of Pakistani laws and ideally access to local legal databases/repositories).
• Practical experience working with a variety of clients including businesses, civil society organisations, and governmental institutions.
• Able to work on their own initiative and with limited supervision.
• Able to work as part of a multicultural remote team working towards a common goal and respectful of differentiating working approaches.
• Flexible, versatile, and creative and able to work in a changeable & fast-moving environment.
• Capable of spontaneously supporting project deliverables that are not in the defined remit where needed.
• Proactive character, suggesting solutions and approaches, anticipating problems and foresees potential challenges.
• Fluency in English and Urdu, both written and verbal skills.