Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is seeking a Regional Manager to lead our Asia programmes, working with Regional Researchers based in Northeast, South, and Southeast Asia, and the Management Team based in North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
- Location: Asia, preferably in any of the following countries: Thailand, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Hong Kong (must already have work authorization)
- Salary: £20,000 – 23,000 per year (commensurate with experience)
- Contract type: 5 days per week, contractor status - with the possibility of moving towards full-time staff position in the future
- Closing date: 30 September 2022 at 23:59:59
- To Apply: Complete and return this application form via our jobs portal. Kindly note that the application form is required; we will not accept CVs. If you need any additional support, please reach out to Giulia Vinzi at vinzi@business-humanrights.org.
The successful candidate will play a key strategic role in delivering our regional impact and more closely support our growing Asia Team. The successful candidate will report to the Director for Regional Programmes, based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
About the Organization
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre works to put human rights at the core of companies’ business models; to empower communities and workers to secure their rights and gain accountability for abuse; and to encourage governments to create the right regulation and incentives to facilitate these outcomes. We are a global organization that is rooted in 20 countries and committed to cooperation with diverse actors in our movement. We have nearly 80 members of our Global Team based around the world, who work with a rich network of human rights advocates. Our website and publications are available in ten languages. Our work covers the full gamut of human rights in business, with three priority issues: labour rights; responsible use of natural resources; and technology and human rights.
Our three primary global approaches to deliver this vision are:
- Empower human rights advocates in civil society, business, and governments to stimulate bold leadership for human rights in business;
- Strengthen corporate accountability, due diligence, and effective remedy for abuse;
- Build transparency of the advances, challenges, and abuse of human rights in business.
We generate and share information that is relevant, reliable and up to date, and we work with advocates around the world to use this information to drive positive change that puts human rights at the heart of the business.
Key competencies and attributes
- Values: Strong, demonstrated commitment to promoting human rights in business. Shared values and ethos of the Resource Centre.
- Human rights commitment and expertise: Strong, demonstrable commitment and expertise in international human rights, labour rights, women’s rights, equitable development, or social justice. A minimum of 6 years’ work experience in any of these areas. A clear understanding, vision, and strategic insight on human rights in business and/or in the global economy, and how to make change happen.
- People management: Commitment to, and experience in line managing staff and teams.
- Programme management: Highly organized, with demonstrable success in managing complex programmes to make change happen, working with team members, partners, funders, and other stakeholders; with an ability to move as needed between high-level strategy and detailed implementation.
- Existing networks: Established networks and contacts with relevant stakeholders in Asia.
- Partnership and coalition building: Demonstrable experience of, and commitment to, working with partners and building coalitions with shared objectives and targeted outcomes. Able to foster productive, professional relationships with a broad range of contacts, including activists, company representatives, and government officials.
- Strategic insight: Demonstrable experience of identifying how change can happen in human rights and identifying opportunities for change and impact. Track record of developing successful programme strategies to effect change. Experience in tailoring outputs for diverse international audiences an asset.
- Initiative and motivation: Able to take initiative and drive work forward independently within agreed frameworks, motivated by achieving results and completing tasks.
- Team work**:** Able to operate effectively and constructively as part of a multicultural and diverse global team, and ensure effective communication despite geographical distances between team members. Experience with remote teams desirable.
- Communications**:** Proven excellent communications skills, including an ability to write clearly and succinctly for a range of audiences and in diverse formats (including research reports, briefing papers, blogs, web-based summaries). Experience with media and social media outreach desirable.
- Presentation skills: Proven speaking skills and ability to represent the organization effectively, including at meetings, conferences, and on missions.
- Languages: Fluent in at least one Asian language and excellent in English (reading, writing, and speaking).
Responsibilities
The Asia Regional Manager will:
- Lead the Resource Centre’s Asia work: Work with the team in articulating a vision and evolving action plan, and ensure high quality delivery of objectives – developing this work rapidly with key allies while building new contacts to enhance our impact.
- Drive an effective, proactive, and strategic approach: Ensure high quality substantive work; spot opportunities to drive change with our tools and outputs; lead the development of a powerful and inspiring strategy that reflects the priority areas of the organization.
- Build and nurture relationships with partners and allies: Support the coordination and collaboration with like-minded organisations towards shared regional objectives and targeted outcomes, from strategic alliances with civil society, to tactical collaborations with private sector on common goals.
- Line-manage regional researchers and team members: The position will involve direct line management of the East Asia Senior Researcher & Representative (who line manages the China, South Korea, and Japan Researchers), Southeast Asia Researcher & Representative (who line manages a Research Assistant and the Cambodia Researcher), and South Asia Researcher & Representative (who line manages an Intern).
- Collaborate with team members to drive communication: In collaboration with the Asia, Communications, and Management teams, drive communications through website postings, external publications, social media, and others to ensure maximum impact for our partners and programmes.
- Fundraising: Work with the Development and Finance Teams to develop projects and funding proposals that fit the strategic goals of the organization and specifically the Asia programmes; deliver funders’ reports; and build sustained relationships with Asia donors.
- Represent the Resource Centre at key events and with the media: Participate in key events; assist in the design and organization of events that drive constructive debate on business and human rights in Asia; act as spokesperson to the media on region-wide issues.
- Other responsibilities: Take on other responsibilities as necessary for the health and development of the organization.