Legal Advisor - Dissent
Salary £ 43,371 (C1) or £47,709 (C2) depending on experience
London
Vacancy listed 12/04/2023
Application deadline 17/05/2023
Details
We are seeking a Legal Advisor, initially to oversee and manage our projects relating to dissent and discrimination, although in time the role may focus on other issues as well. The successful candidate will be an experienced human rights lawyer with team management and project management experience. The role will include strategic litigation, but also delivering legal policy and managing projects, and relevant experience will be essential. The position includes working in many different jurisdictions, and delivering legal project advocacy at the regional human rights bodies and at the United Nations, and so global experience is a distinct advantage. The main responsibilities of the role are: 

·       Overseeing and managing specific multi-year projects relating to dissent and discrimination, working closely with the REDRESS Programme Manager.

·       Managing a team of 4-5 legal officers and legal fellows delivering those projects.

·       Strategic litigation challenging dissent and discrimination.

·       Working with national partners around the world.

·       Assisting with the management of financial support to partners under the United Against Torture Consortium.

·       Legal policy advocacy at national, regional, and international level on torture related to discrimination and dissent. 

·       Producing research reports, practice notes, legal briefings, and other publications to progress the litigation and policy advocacy.

For full details please see the vacancy announcement at: Legal Advisor – Dissent | Redress
Benefits

Pension.
REDRESS offers a pension contribution of 10% of salary.
Holiday.
There are 25 days of holiday per year, in addition to UK public holidays. The office is also closed between Christmas and New Year.
Flexible Working.
REDRESS is an “in-person” organisation and we value team work, but we have a flexible working policy which allows for working from home. Staff are currently required to be in the office at least two days a week.

How to Apply
Please upload to the link below a single PDF file with:
• A cover letter of no more than one page explaining (a) why you would like to work for REDRESS, (b) how you fulfil the personal specification for the role, and (c) how you will contribute to the diversity of REDRESS.
• Your CV or resume.
Please also complete the anonymous Diversity Monitoring Form available here: https://forms.office.com/e/HjifPHfa3n

We use the information from the form to tell us about the diversity of the applicant pool for each of the positions that we advertise. We keep the conclusions of the analysis for our records, and the underlying data is destroyed three months after the recruitment closes.

This vacancy has now been closed