Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is hiring a
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, an international non-profit organisation putting human rights at the heart of business and tackling abuse, is seeking a dynamic Senior Project Manager to join our team.
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 be a strong advocate with experience working with labour rights, grassroots-led social justice groups, and/or trade union movements in Bangladesh. They will have strong project management, donor/grant management and reporting experience with expertise in building and implementing strategies and partnerships to deliver decent work and corporate accountability, specifically in the garment and agriculture sectors. They will be a member of a thriving, international team, and report to the Asia Regional Manager. We particularly encourage applications from women, people from marginalized groups, and people who identify as LGBTQ+.
Responsibilities
The Senior Project Manager will:
Lead and manage a funded project to ensure labour rights for workers in a just transition in Bangladesh: With members of the Resource Centre’s Global Team, directly work with two key partners on the ground to deliver a 2-year project focused on (1) strengthening networks of workers and climate advocates to build more inclusive and transformative approaches to a just transition, (2) strengthening the capacity of workers, particularly women, migrant, and informal sector workers, to organize and adapt to the green economy transition and (3) empowering workers and climate advocates to create and pursue an inclusive advocacy strategy on just transition. We will do this through taking up allegations of abuse internationally and supporting learning and knowledge-building through trainings using worker-driven and worker-led approaches.
Lead on project operations management – key objectives of this role are:
Collaborate with team members to drive effective, strategic and accurate communication: create, develop, and implement communications strategies in support of workers – including supporting research, data collection and overseeing key outputs that deliver outcomes for workers and support corporate accountability narratives.
Contribute to organisational labour rights strategies: As a key member of the Asia team, the Senior Project Manager shall support the implementation and continuous assessment of the Resource Centre’s regional, labour rights and just transition strategy within and outside of the organisation. They must also be responsive to regional and sectoral context, security concerns, and other relevant factors, that may demand diverse approaches that are responsive to the work of our partners and allies.
Take on other responsibilities: Proactively manage other responsibilities as necessary for the health and development of the organization.
Required skills and qualifications:
Preferred skills and qualifications:
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