PILnet Legal Officer - New York, deadline 15 May

PILnet is seeking a legal officer to work on PILnet’s activities to support the development of public interest advocacy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Reporting to the Program Director for MENA, the full-time legal officer will be based in New York, and will be responsible for developing and executing projects in countries of the region, including Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Morocco and Tunisia

Responsibilities

• Undertake primary responsibility for implementing project activities in close consultation with the Program Director.
• Coordinate with and provide technical assistance to partner organizations and institutions in the region
• Identify new initiatives and partners to support
• Identify and coordinate with resource groups and experts from MENA and from outside the region
• Draft reports on activities, including recommendations for follow-up
• Generate and resource work plans and new strategies to meet the needs identified in the course of planning and executing the activities
• Provide technical assistance to participating organizations in the region
• Review all substantive materials and public documents before they are distributed.
• Assist with fundraising efforts and liaise with donors including drafting funding proposals and monitoring and reporting on implementation
• Assist with budget management, grant tracking and financial reporting
• Conduct media work and assist with the development of online material on the program.
• Assist with the selection of PILnet Fellows from MENA and provide them with advice and support during their fellowship.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the Program Director.

 Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in law; a graduate degree in law is desirable
• Fluency in English language, both spoken and written and very good working knowledge of Arabic. Proficiency in other languages used in MENA including French is desirable
• The ability and willingness to travel to the region as needed
• A minimum of four years of experience in designing, implementing and managing projects
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of human rights and civil society issues as well as legal developments in the MENA region
• Experience developing solid working relationships with NGO partners in the region
• The capacity to exercise sound judgment in managing relationships with partners and third parties
• The ability to take initiative and to manage multiple tasks in a fast changing environment
• The ability to excel while working both independently and within international teams functioning across PILnet’s offices
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.

Application instructions

Salary is commensurate with experience; generous benefits package.

Interested candidates should submit in English a CV and a cover letter that specifically addresses the candidate's suitability to perform the job responsibilities detailed above to: legalofficer-NY@pilnet.org

Deadline: 15 May, 2014.

Only those offered interviews will be contacted.