Job announcement
East Asia Researcher & Coordinator (half-time work) - based in Hong Kong
HK$10,000-14,000 per month for half-time work (depending on experience, language ability, education)
closing date: 28 March 2006
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, the international charity tracking the social & environmental conduct (positive & negative) of over 2700 companies worldwide, is seeking a highly-motivated person to act as its East Asia Researcher & Coordinator. You must have good English & Chinese language skills, and previous work or volunteer experience in a non-profit organization addressing human rights, labour rights, development, environment, or other social issues. You must have an ability to represent the organization in East Asia and build a broad range of contacts.
As the only person in East Asia working for the Resource Centre, you will be responsible to the Director and the Researcher & Training Coordinator (both based in London), working with them and the other two staff members to further develop the organization and its website (www.business-humanrights.org), recognised internationally as the leading information site on this subject.
You will be our first regional researcher. We plan to recruit others in Africa, Latin America, South Asia, etc.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Daily online research and input of information on the Resource Centre website;
• Representing the Resource Centre at meetings & conferences
• Building contacts with, and seeking information from, a broad range of people working on relevant issues in East Asian NGOs, companies, media, investment firms, universities, governments, etc;
• Making a special effort to draw attention to under-reported issues & cases in the region;
• Assisting with the organization’s Weekly Updates, which draw attention to breaking news and important developments; inviting companies to reply to concerns raised about their conduct, so that their responses can be included in the Updates.
You will need strong research & analytical skills for identifying relevant materials for the website, for categorising the information, and for composing brief summaries of articles. You will need to be willing to do a significant amount of online input to help keep the website updated. You will need rigorous attention to detail for accurately inputting materials onto the site. You must be able to present information objectively and impartially.
You must have good word processing skills, and the ability to function under pressure and manage a heavy workload. Good organizational, communication & interpersonal skills, and a strong commitment to human rights, are essential. You must be willing to work on your own initiative, prioritise with minimal supervision, and work independently as well as function as part of a team. You must be self-servicing in terms of administrative tasks.
As we will not be setting up office premises in Hong Kong, you must be willing & able to work from home and/or from a hosting institution (e.g. if a Hong Kong university or NGO is willing to provide office space).
Further details about this post (including job description & application form) can be found via the homepage of our website: www.business-humanrights.org. The application form is required; we cannot accept CVs. If you need to contact us, please e-mail: [email protected].
Further information about the Resource Centre can be found in the “About us” section of the website.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to obtain a work permit for the person performing this work. For this reason you should apply only if you already have the right to work in Hong Kong.