Human Rights Defender Specialist, PDP
hace 1 mes
Project Overview:
The USAID activity, For the Protection of Human Rights & Environmental Defenders and Journalists (PDP)/Por la Protección de Defensores y Periodistas, aims to enhance the capacity of the Government of Mexico and non-state organizations to prevent and counter violence and threats against human rights advocates, environmental defenders, and journalists in Mexico.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide technical guidance to PDP programming to prevent crimes and legal misuse against human rights defenders.
- Advise on programming to reduce physical, mental, and emotional trauma of vulnerable demographics.
- Coordinate with grantees, partner organizations, and counterparts to design, implement, and revise preventative programming.
- Offer subject matter expertise on the prevention of violence and threats against human rights defenders, as it relates to PDP's mission in the project's target states.
Qualifications:
- Minimum a bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required. Master's degree is preferred.
- Minimum five years of experience in studying and enhancing the prevention of violence of human rights advocates required.
- Experience enhancing local capacity, public perception, and health/wellness services for human rights defenders strongly preferred.
- Experience working with grantees and institutional partners to design, implement, and revise programming to prevent crimes or intimidation of vulnerable demographics.
- Experience working with international donor programming is preferred.
- Fluency in Spanish and proficiency in English is required.
MSI is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We strive to develop and maintain a culture that honors the perspectives and identities of our employees, our communities, and those impacted by our work.
We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law.
MSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities/Veterans Employer.
Reasonable Accommodations:
MSI is dedicated to hiring an inclusive workforce. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations during the application process, our recruitment team looks forward to engaging in an interactive process to provide reasonable accommodations for candidates.
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