Listed below are some rare and exciting opportunities to join the Head Office team at Journalists for Human Rights, an organization that works to improve human rights in some of the most difficult environments on earth. Check out the descriptions below or visit their website for more details:
1) Position: International Programs Director (1 position, paid with benefits, full-time, based in Toronto): The successful candidate will be responsible for managing jhr’s existing overseas projects (in DRC, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and Malawi) from jhr’s Head Office in Toronto, and developing new programming in countries around the world. He or she will travel often and will be responsible for managing a diverse team across many countries. For more information and how to apply visit:
http://www.jhr.ca/en/getinvolved_headoffice.php#international
2) Position: Overseas Program Coordinator (1 position, full-time, based across Africa): The successful candidate will act as the chief liaison between jhr’s Head Office and jhr’s overseas projects in Ghana, Malawi, Sierra Leone and Liberia. He or she will both live and work in the aforementioned countries, with no permanent home-base. They will ensure all overseas programs are achieving maximum results. For more information and how to apply visit:
http://www.jhr.ca/en/getinvolved_international.php#overseas
3) Position: Grant Writer and Fundraising Coordinator (1 position, full-time, salary with benefits, based in Toronto): The successful candidate will write grant proposals to support jhr’s overseas and domestic programming. They will coordinate heavily with jhr’s project management team and financial coordinator in the development of all proposals. They will also manage jhr’s current fundraising initiatives (direct mailings and donor relationships) and develop new fundraising strategies (major donors, corporate partnerships). This is jhr’s first full-time fundraising hire; as such, the successful candidate will be expected to build and eventually manage a fundraising department within jhr. For more information and how to apply visit:
http://www.jhr.ca/en/getinvolved_headoffice.php#grant
4) Position: Financial Coordinator (1 position, full-time, salary with benefits, based in Toronto): The successful candidate will be in charge of a variety of crucial bookkeeping, budgeting, grant reporting and office related tasks. The selected candidate will play a key role in jhr’s development. For more information and how to apply visit:
http://www.jhr.ca/en/getinvolved_headoffice.php#financial
