Civic Space Research Officer: Americas region

About CIVICUS

CIVICUS exists to defend people power. As a growing global alliance of over 15,000 members in 188 countries, we work together to monitor violations of basic civic freedoms, call out the perpetrators of violations and strengthen the power of people to organise by supporting a more accountable, effective and innovative civil society. We strive to promote excluded voices, especially from the Global South.

About the Role

A researcher to support the continued publication of high-quality daily content on the CIVICUS Monitor platform, to support the strengthening of the Monitor’s global research collaboration and to support the technical development of the Monitor platform itself. In addition, to advance the civic space research agenda at CIVICUS through contributions to periodic research papers, analysis of trends and continued tracking of violations and abuses.

Key Requirements                                                                                 

• Candidates must have between three and five years experience doing research on civic space issues, ideally in the Americas region.
• In addition, diplomas/degrees in the following domains will be taken into account, although are not mandatory for this position:

1. Political science
2. Law
3. Sociology
4. International relations
5. Development.

• Competence with a wide range of languages – these can be either UN or non-UN languages – is considered a strong asset, competence in Spanish is required.
• Good understanding of global civil society, human rights and development issues and trends, particularly in the Americas region.
• An understanding of international human rights frameworks related to fundamental freedoms of association, peaceful assembly and expression.
• Basic computer literacy, with any web-based publication experience an advantage.
• Previous experience of drafting documents, preferable in English
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a diverse team.
• Well-organised, with the ability to work independently.
• Ability to analyse complex sets of information and reveal trends.
• A commitment to improving respect for human rights.

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How to Apply

The closing deadline for applications is Close of Business on 3 July 2023. Interested candidates should email their application to . Interested candidates should complete the application form by clicking the following link: Civic Space Research Officer Form (it will only take less than 10 min to complete the form) and email their application documents to: jobs@civicus.org

Your application should comprise of:

• A full CV, including educational and professional qualifications, a full employment history showing the more significant positions, responsibilities held, and relevant achievements
• A covering note of not more than 1 page outlining your motivation for applying for the role.

Short listed candidates will be contacted 2 weeks after closing date to schedule interviews.

Due to high volumes of applications received, should you not have received feedback on your application within three weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.