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Reference: 46678

Date Added: 22 July 2014
Closing Date: 28 August 2014

Job Title: Corporate Accountability and Communications Officer

Working For: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Location: London

Salary: £30,000

Length of Contract:

Job Details

We are looking for a dynamic communicator and advocate, able to work with our global team to lead our media and social media work, and drive our work for greater accountability from companies that are not responding to allegations of abuse in their operations or supply chains.

The two functions of the role can be summarised as:

  • Corporate Accountability: to collaborate with our researchers around the world to pursue adequate accountability and remedy for victims of human rights abuse from companies which initially provide no adequate response to allegations.
  • Communications: to increase substantially the media and social media coverage of our analysis and propositions, and the struggles of our partners to achieve justice and remedies for abuse.

Terms: Full time, 12 months with the possibility of renewal.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

This is an opportunity to join a global team of experts working on one of the pressing issues of our time: building human rights into the business models of companies around the world.

Closing Date: 28 August 2014

Interview/Start Dates

Closing 5:00pm.

Interview Date: 4th September 2014.

Application Details

For full details of the position, personal specification and how to apply please see: http://business-humanrights.org/en/corporate-accountability-and-communications-officer

You will be contacted by the 4th September if you are shortlisted for interview. If you have not heard from us by this date, you should assume that your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion.   We are sorry we aren't able to respond to all applicants but as a small charity we need to maintain a process that is as efficient and cost-effective as possible.

If you have any queries about the role or application process please email Sam Whannel at whannel@business-humanrights.org.

Website: http://business-humanrights.org

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