[asia-apec 1798] Job Announcement: Economic & Social Human Rights Program Coordinator

[Anuradha Mittal]

Job Announcement/Job Description 


Economic and Social Human Rights Program Coordinator
(http://www.foodfirst.org/jobs/campaign.html)

The Institute for Food and Development Policy - also known as Food First 
- is a progressive, independent, non-profit organization engaged in 
analysis, research, advocacy and education-for-action on hunger, poverty 
and environmental degradation, with a commitment to food as a human 
right.

Food First is seeking an experienced and innovative coordinator for its 
Social and Economic Human Rights Program to advance human rights 
activism in the field of social and economic rights, with specific focus 
on the U.S. Growing out of Food First's past work, the program will 
continue to: focus on human rights implications of increasing hunger, 
poverty and economic insecurity in the U.S.; do public advocacy to 
promote policy alternatives; do education and outreach to raise public 
awareness; collaborate with partner groups and campaigns; facilitate 
communications strategy on economic and social human rights; and 
organize public events such as congressional hearings and economic human 
rights bus tours. Potential projects could include a human rights 
critique of free trade policies and their impact on working poor in the 
U.S.

Job Description 

The coordinator will work under the supervision of the Program Director 
and will have the responsibility for further developing the human rights 
program in the U.S., initiating and organizing campaigns, working with 
national partners of Economic Human Rights: The Time Has Come Campaign, 
and building the program through outreach and fundraising.

Specific responsibilities include:

- Prepare a strategic plan to further strengthen the program, reach new 
constituencies, and raise funds.

- Coordinate Food First's national campaign, The Economic Human Rights: 
The Time Has Come! 

- Coordinate advocacy projects such as human rights hearings, bus tours 
and other events.

- Prepare human rights reports, briefing papers, and other educational 
materials such as the Food Rights Watch, an internet newsletter covering 
local, national and international events, policy debates, campaign 
strategies, human interest stories, and other information regarding 
economic, social and cultural rights.

- Represent the program with media and at public speaking events

- Prepare budgets, fundraising reports and grant proposals.

Qualifications: Applicants should be experienced professionals with 
demonstrated commitment to human rights and social justice. Also 
experienced in writing advocacy materials, public speaking and advocacy. 
Specific qualifications include:

- A minimum of three years experience in relevant field, preferably with 
U.S. context
- Excellent personal and communications skills
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to work under deadlines on 
multiple tasks
- Fluency in Spanish and other non-English languages a plus
- Relevant graduate degree(s) preferred

Salary and Benefits: Commensurate with experience; excellent benefits.

To Apply: Send cover letter, resume, and names and phone numbers of 
three references to Food First, via mail or email to:
Program Coordinator Search Committee
Food First 398 60th Street
Oakland, CA 94618
Fax: (510) 654-4551
Email: foodfirst at foodfirst.org

Food First is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

Join the fight against hunger. For more information contact foodfirst at foodfirst.org.

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