Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. Amnesty International Ghana is one of the Section offices of AI around the world and it has been contributing to achieve global goals and objectives of AI by taking part in its worldwide campaigns and doing local human rights work.<\/p>\n
Amnesty International Ghana is seeking a dynamic and experienced individual for the post of Director to lead and manage the next stage in its organizational life. The post will be based in Accra-Ghana.<\/p>\n
The primary focus of this role is (in collaboration with the national Board) to ensure the effectiveness of Amnesty International in the country by: expanding the human rights work and impact, growth in membership and activism; enhancing the organization\u2019s public profile and advocacy strategies; building strong relations with the local human rights movement and civil society; undertaking external representation for the organization; consolidating AI\u2019s operations in the country and strengthening the fundraising capacity of AI Ghana.<\/p>\n
The role is on a fixed-term three year contract, which is subject to renewal. A successful probation requirement of six months will apply.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Director\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The Director shall be subject to the National Board and shall have the general care and supervision of the business and affairs of AI Ghana. The Director shall, without limiting the other functions and subject to the Statutes and the supervision of the Board, be responsible for:<\/p>\n \u2022 All strategic guidance to the National Board; Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Requirements:<\/p>\n \u2022 Extensive experience of working in human rights field at a senior level, including senior level staff management as well as budget management experience. The job will involve extensive in-country and a fair amount of international travel.<\/p>\n Salary & Benefits:<\/strong>\u00a0Salary & Benefits for this position are attractive and negotiable. Induction to the post is in the country, as well as abroad. You will be part of a lively network of peers and colleagues from around the world.<\/p>\n Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested applicants may download the detailed job responsibilities, person specification and the application form from our website at: amnestyghana.org<\/p>\n Please complete the application form and return it together with your cover letter to:<\/p>\n positionsghana@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n Please note:<\/strong>\u00a0You must fill out the application form only. Curriculum Vitae will not be accepted.<\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a022 August, 2022<\/p>\n Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. Amnesty International Ghana is one of the Section offices of AI around the world…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-iqk","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70824"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70824\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Organizing and directing the National Secretariat of AI Ghana, including its human resource management and development;
\n\u2022 Managing the finances of AI Ghana;
\n\u2022 Preparing the strategic and operational plans and budget of AI Ghana for the consideration of the National Board and the International Secretariat (IS) of Amnesty International (AI);
\n\u2022 Approving and coordinating programmes, projects and budgets in consultation with the National Board;
\n\u2022 Implementing decisions and resolutions of the National Board and Annual General Assembly Meetings (AGAMs);
\n\u2022 Maintaining membership, financial and other records of AI Ghana;
\n\u2022 Representing AI Ghana, acting with delegated authority from the National Board Chairman;
\n\u2022 Coordinating with the Regional Office (RO) and International Secretariat (IS) of Amnesty International (AI);
\n\u2022 Acting as spokesperson and media liaison of the Section and;
\n\u2022 Any other function assigned to you by the National Board<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Understanding of national and sub regional human rights and political dynamics and trends and ability to demonstrate innovative solutions to human rights challenges.
\n\u2022 A proven track record of personal leadership, influence and impact, working with teams both locally and remotely;
\n\u2022 Ability to do external representation of the organization to the media, high level government meetings and international meetings
\n\u2022 Ability and experience of developing high quality funding proposals and implementing projects having restricted funding
\n\u2022 Ability to closely work with the locally elected board, reporting to the Chair of the board
\n\u2022 An advanced degree on human rights will be an advantage<\/p>\n