🇳🇬 Job Vacancies @ Amnesty International – 4 Positions

Amnesty International is a global movement with the aim to end human rights abuses. Independent, international, and influential; we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. Amnesty International Nigeria is a national entity that is part of the global and we campaign for meaningful human rights change to build a culture of respect for human rights in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Research and Campaigns Intern
2.) Finance and Compliance Assistant
3.) Campaigner
4.) Economic, Social & Cultural Rights (ESCR) Researcher

Job Title: Research and Campaigns Intern

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Durations: 2 Years
Type: Internship
No of weekly working hours: 40

Job Summary

• To assist in monitoring human rights developments; supporting campaigns and growth activities; and carrying out research in various areas of focus including but not limited to arbitrary arrests, unlawful detentions, unlawful killings, women’s rights, media freedom, civic space, freedom of expression, forced evictions, torture and cruel inhuman and degrading treatment, discrimination, and access to justice.

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Main Responsibilities

• Assist with research and investigations on the human rights situation in Nigeria.
• Monitor human rights developments including decisions by national, regional and international human rights bodies.
• Support in the development, organisation and implementation of campaigning, communication, human rights education, and growth activities by searching for and collating relevant information, developing short notes or briefings and documenting materials in a systematic manner for easy retrieval.
• Assist in planning of meetings, seminars, workshops, compiling lists and logistical support as necessary.
• Support with processing incoming inquiries, petitions, and letters, and other administrative tasks.
• Draft letters, reports, blog posts, articles and informative pieces for internal and external audiences.
• Document minutes of weekly team meeting and send to the team administrator for review and final submission.
• Contribute to the team’s response during a crisis or unexpected work.

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Working Relationship:

• Reporting to: Programmes Manager - Amnesty International Nigeria
• Posts that this job manages: None
• Other key relationships: Amnesty International Nigeria staff particularly the researchers, campaigners and the Finance and Office Manager; West and Central Africa Regional Office (WARO); International Secretariat (IS).

Skills, Attributes and Experience

• A Bachelor's Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in a relevant field or relevant professional qualifications. Degrees in social sciences or international relations, law would be an advantage.
• A Master's Degree is a plus;
• Demonstrated interest in human rights, e.g. through previous work, membership of an organization, involvement in advocacy of human rights, etc
• Good interpersonal skills, a helpful and personable attitude
• Good oral and written communication skills in English; other relevant local languages or additional foreign languages desirable
• Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy of financial records and invoices.
• Multitasking to successfully handle multiple accounts, invoices, and payments at various stages of execution.
• Excellent efficiency for handling any accounting documentation quickly with minimal interference.
• Ability to multi-task, manage conflicting demands, and work on deadlines to achieve results.
• Flexible approach to work, and willingness to undertake a range of tasks
• Able to work in a manner that is consistent with the organisation’s core behaviours and competencies.
• Good working knowledge of standard Office software e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Good understanding and use of social media e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and multimedia tools like Canva is a plus.

Salary
N100,000 / Month.

Application Closing Date
2nd October 2023 by 23.59 pm UK time

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Finance and Compliance Assistant

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Durations: 2 Years
Type: Fixed Term Contract
No of weekly working hours: 40
Programme: Campaigns and Education

Job Summary

• The Finance and Compliance assistant will assist in recording all financial transactions and payments for all Programs of AI Nigeria adhering to the accounting manual of AI Nigeria and ensure timely financial and accounting reports.
• Set up and maintain filing systems of all financial transactions, Vouchers, contracts, and related financial documents.
• Ensure all purchase requests and payment requests comply to AI Nigeria’s office manual, project budgets and regulatory requirements.
• To assist the Finance and Office manager in the organisational (finance, administration, office maintenance and facilities and IT) functions of Amnesty International Nigeria’s Office.

Main Responsibilities

• Prepare all supporting documentation is for payment vouchers and carry out Voucher Reconciliation monthly.
• Maintain the cash and bank files, ensuring that all cash and bank information is properly filed and prepare bank reconciliations monthly.
• Support the financial control of Nigeria Office’s activities through the preparation of monthly balance sheet position, income and expenditure and statement of financial position.
• Assist in reviewing actual office spending with annual budget along Amnesty International Strategic goals and prepare Budget Versus Actual (BVA) reports for donor project and RAM grants.
• Support the Finance and Office Manager in ensuring the cash flow of the office is managed to ensure sufficient liquid reserves and minimal exchange rate risk
• Perform timely and efficient processing of expense claims, invoices, advances, and supplier payments.
• Assist in maintaining office procedures, security protocols, logistics and procurement
• Maintain an effective filing system and ensure transparency to financial records and operations logs.
• Manage Withholding Tax (WHT) deductions on all payments and prepare monthly remittance across states in Nigeria.
• Prepare annual regulatory remittance of NSITF, NHF, Employee and Employer Pension and PAYE and obtain certificates.
• Prepare financial documents and accounts for donor project and annual audits with external auditors and regulatory authorities.
• Assist in planning, internal meetings, seminars and workshops and logistics support as necessary.
• Contribute to the team’s response during a crisis or unexpected work.
• Perform other finance and compliance tasks as necessary.

Working Relationships

• Reporting to: Finance and Office Manager – Amnesty International Nigeria
• Posts that this job manages: This post has no line management responsibility. However, the finance and compliance assistant works with other team member, participants in research and campaigning projects, consultants, interns, temporary staff and other official activities.
• Other key relationships: Amnesty International Nigeria staff particularly the researchers, campaigners and the Finance and Office Manager; West and Central Africa Regional Office (WARO); International Secretariat (IS).

Skills, Attributes and Experience

• A Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or related field or relevant professional qualifications. A masters’ degree or a professional qualification is an advantage.
• At least 4 years’ experience in Finance and Regulatory compliance administration
• Demonstrated interest in human rights, e.g. through previous work, involvement in human rights campaigns and movement
• Good time management and planning skills.
• Good interpersonal skills, a helpful and personable attitude, able to deal with different people
• Good oral and written communication skills in English; other relevant local languages or additional foreign languages desirable
• Ability to work under pressure, manage conflicting demands, multitask and work to deadlines to achieve results
• Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail
• Flexible approach to work, and willingness to undertake a range of tasks
• Able to work in a manner that is consistent with the organisation’s core behaviours and competencies.
• Good working knowledge of standard Office software e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office 365
• Good financial acumen and numeracy skills.

Salary
N500,000 / Month.

Application Closing Date
2nd October 2023 by 23.59 pm UK time

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Campaigner

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Durations: 2 Years
Type: Fixed Term Contract
No of weekly working hours: 40
Programme: Campaigns and Education

Job Summary

• To develop and implement campaigning strategies, managing, and coordinating actions on human rights concerns by using and developing knowledge on Nigeria and global thematic areas, and supporting and liaising with the International Secretariat, Amnesty International (AI) movement and outside networks to ensure maximum impact.

Main Responsibilities

• To contribute to the development and implementation of overarching campaign strategies to deliver impact, and to support, manage and coordinate actions on human rights concerns in Nigeria and thematic areas aimed at effecting change in the human rights situation;
• To support and liaise with AI membership structures and maintain and develop networks of national and international NGOs and other external partners in the development and implementation of campaigning strategies and plans in Nigeria.
• To write and devise campaigning and other materials for external and internal use, such as reports, annual report entries, public statements, web features, audio-visual materials and government correspondence.
• To research the most effective ways to campaign on human rights concerns and monitor and conduct evaluations of campaigning strategies and plans
• To monitor and analyse political and human rights developments and conduct research as appropriate into human rights contexts and individual cases, including by participating in field research and through contact with partners in Nigeria.
• To communicate AI’s concerns, positions and key messages to AI’s membership, civil society organizations and at other forums, including through lobbying at relevant public forums in relation to campaigning priorities and undertaking other advocacy, and in addition, as appropriate, represent AI in governmental, inter-governmental and various public forums, as well as with the news media and others.
• To contribute to the development of sub-regional and region-wide strategies and plans for research and campaigning and provide input into internal discussions on the AI mission, policy, organizational and other issues to increase the effectiveness of AI’s work.
• To represent Amnesty International to external stakeholders and to communicate Amnesty International’s concerns, positions and, where relevant, campaign strategies to external and internal stakeholders.
• Actively represent AI Nigeria in specific campaign projects to external public, media, political and business audiences and events, including approved media content where necessary.
• Provide campaign support for Research projects and facilitate quality control checks on the accuracy of campaign materials and assertions.
• Analyse the power dynamics within systems that affect campaign outcomes and trends and occurrences in the external environment to improve the effectiveness of AI Nigeria’s campaign strategy and tactics
• Generate engaging and purposeful content for use across diverse channels and inspires a chosen audience to act
• Contribute to the team’s response during a crisis or unexpected work.
• This is not an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties, that are within the employee’s skills and capabilities whenever reasonably instructed.

Working Relationship

• Reporting to: Programmes Manager – Amnesty International Nigeria
• Posts that this job manages: This post has no line management responsibility. However, the campaigner works with Researcher and other team member, participants in research and campaigning projects, consultants, interns, temporary staff and other participants in campaigning projects.
• Other key relationships: The campaigner works in close collaboration with the researcher, Finance and office manager and other posts in the national office, as well as campaigners in the International Secretariat and in the Amnesty International movement.

Skilld, Attributes and Experience

• A Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences, International Relations, Law or related disciplines;
• A master’s degree would be an advantage;
• At least 5 years’ experience working in the field of human rights and development
• Experience of strategic campaigning, including knowledge of the steps required to devise campaigning strategies and awareness of the need for actions and campaigning techniques to be based on strategies and be adapted to effect changes in each situation.
• Knowledge of the sub-region in general and a specialist knowledge in relation to Nigeria and thematic issues in your brief.
• Ability to understand and express ideas in English and, where applicable, other relevant languages in a fluent, clear, and concise way, both orally and in writing, and to communicate complex information and institutional positions.
• Ability to motivate and inspire others towards activism for change, including through creative and dynamic approaches to encourage campaigning in the face of obstacles and including an understanding of digital campaigning tools and their appropriate use for target audiences to ensure both online and offline activism and mobilization.
• Ability to represent AI in a variety of forums, particularly with civil society and the AI membership.
• Experience of working in a team and understanding of the importance of efficient communications and effective functioning within the teams.
• Demonstrated commitment to human rights, through previous work, membership of an organization, involvement in advocacy of human rights, etc.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and diplomacy to develop effective strategies to impact Campaigns on human rights in Nigeria.
• Ability to deal in a sensitive and understanding manner with a variety of people, including survivors of human rights violations and others who may be distressed.
• Good interpersonal skills, a helpful and personable attitude.
• Good oral and written communication skills in English; other relevant local languages or additional foreign languages desirable.
• Ability to multi task with multiple deadlines, manage conflicting demands and work to achieve results;
• Able to work in a manner that is consistent with the organisation’s core behaviours and competencies.
• Ability and willingness to undertake personal administrative tasks in accordance with Amnesty International’s guidelines on self-servicing.
• Good working knowledge of standard Office software; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office 365
• Good understanding and use of social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube.

Salary
N1,000,000 / Month.

Application Closing Date
2nd October 2023 by 23.59 pm UK time

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Economic, Social & Cultural Rights (ESCR) Researcher

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Durations: 2 Years
Type: Fixed Term Contract
No of weekly working hours: 40
Programme: Gender, Racial Justice, Refugees & Migrants

Job Summary

• To develop and implement of research and campaigning strategies to deliver impact in relation to promoting Gender, Racial and Intersectional Justice and Strengthening Right to Health, Housing and Social Security by providing research expertise, research management, technical judgment, analytical, communication and representational skills.

Working Relationships

• Reporting to: Programmes Manager - Amnesty International Nigeria
• Posts that this job manages: This post has no line management responsibility. However, the researcher works with the programs manager and other team member, participants in research and campaigning projects, consultants, interns, temporary staff and volunteers.
• Other key relationships: Amnesty International Nigeria staff particularly the researchers, campaigners and the Finance and Office Manager; International Secretariat (IS) particularly the thematic teams.

Main Responsibilities

• To develop and implement the framework for Gender, Racial and Intersectional Justice and Strengthening Right to Health, Housing and Social Security strategy and contribute to development of campaigning to deliver impact;
• To monitor, investigate and analyse human rights-related developments including human rights judgments in order to provide timely, accurate, independent and impartial assessments and expert advice on the human rights situation in Nigeria;
• To conduct research and write on human rights particularly Gender, Racial and Intersectional Justice and Right to Health, Housing and Social Security and to  commission research as appropriate into human rights contexts including by participating in field research and through contact with partners on the ground;
• To write reports and other materials for publication both internally and externally
• To represent Amnesty International to external stakeholders and to communicate Amnesty International’s concerns, positions and, where relevant, campaign strategies to external and internal stakeholders.
• To develop and maintain effective constituencies of public and confidential contacts and partners in and outside the organization, such as human rights activists, members of legal and other professions, UN agencies and governmental representatives - to optimize information gathering and verification and the development and implementation of effective strategies and plans to optimize information gathering and verification and the development and implementation of effective strategies and plans.
• To contribute to the development of sub-regional, Africa-wide strategies and plans for research and campaigning and provide input into internal discussions on the AI mission, policy, organizational and other issues in order to increase the effectiveness of AI's work
• To contribute to the overall flexibility of resource use, including through setting priorities, preparing work plans, monitoring their progress and maintaining budgets
• Contribute to human rights education and growth activities through research.
• Contribute to the team’s response during a crisis or unexpected work.

Skills, Attributes and Experience

• A Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences, International Relations, Law or related disciplines;
• A Master’s Degree would be an advantage;
• At least 5 years’ experience working in the field of human rights and development
• Experience working on or implementing Gender, Racial and Intersectional Justice and Strengthening Right to Health, Housing and Social Security projects is required
• Demonstrated interest in human rights, through previous work, membership of an organization, involvement in advocacy of human rights, etc;
• Ability to exercise good political judgment, thorough analysis and diplomacy to develop effective strategies to impact on human rights in the region;
• Demonstrable experience of exceptional writing research skill for a variety of audiences
• Ability to deal in a sensitive and understanding manner with a variety of people, including survivors of human rights violations and others who may be distressed.
• Experience of working in a team and understanding of the importance of efficient communications for the coordination and effective functioning of teams.
• Good interpersonal skills, a helpful and personable attitude;
• Good oral and written communication skills in English; other relevant local languages or additional foreign languages desirable;
• Ability to multi task with multiple deadlines, manage conflicting demands and work to to achieve results;
• Able to work in a manner that is consistent with the organisation’s core behaviours and competencies.
• Ability and willingness to undertake personal administrative tasks in accordance with Amnesty International’s guidelines on self-servicing
• Ability to use participatory approaches, methodologies and tools when working with rights holders, partners, AI staff/activists and others;
• Good working knowledge of standard Office software e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Good understanding and use of social media e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube

Salary
N1,000,000 / Month.

Application Closing Date
2nd October 2023 by 23.59 pm UK time

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online