Civic Space Fellow

5 days ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Amnesty International Full time

**PURPOSE**

The project aims to support local human rights defenders to work intensively on collecting innovative grassroots strategies for defending civic space in their region. The fellows will use this information to create tangible recommendations and tools so can better inform Amnesty's work on civic space to ensure it remains innovative, passes the test of theory and praxis and contributes to new knowledge of resistance.

**Rate**:Fixed Rate of USD 10,000

**OBJECTIVES AND DELIVERABLES**

The project aims to
- Support local human rights defenders with lived experience to work intensively on collecting innovative grassroots strategies for tackling authoritarianism and defending civic space in their region.
- Use this information to create tangible recommendations to better inform Amnesty's work on civic space to ensure it remains innovative, passes the test of theory and praxis and contributes to new knowledge of resistance.
- Deliver regular short written pieces to be independently published either as opinion pieces or blog posts in their own capacity (not specifically as Amnesty outputs
- The consultant will produce a longer think-piece at the end of the fellowship for Amnesty to be utilized for internal strategy and processes (the external publication of which will be at the discretion of Amnesty International).

**ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS**
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Fluency in one or more regional languages in East and Southern Africa is desirable.
- Experience working with or on issues of resistance to civic space.
- Specific qualifications or certifications are not required for this consultancy.

**BIDDING INSTRUCTIONS**
- A short bio, outlining your recent experience (no more than 1 page)
- Relevant case studies/ descriptions of experience working on civic space issues
- Your proposed approach to this Opportunity
- A detailed breakdown of the fees you would charge for this work

As standard, payments are made by Amnesty International 30 days after receipt of a valid invoice for the agreed work milestone completed.

Applications must be in PDF, Word, PowerPoint or Excel format.

**Please refer to the Terms of Reference attached for more information on this Consultancy opportunity**.**

**WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT**

**Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let's get to work.**

**Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**:
Amnesty International believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable. Together, we're committed to being an anti-racist organisation with a diverse workforce that can better tackle the global human rights challenges that face our world today. We know that different voices, ideas, perspectives, experiences and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of people around the world.

To see our full statement please visit this link: Racial equality, equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion policy - Amnesty International

**Application Deadline, 23.59 pm UK time on**:18 March 2024

**Programme**:East and Southern Africa Regional Office

**Location**Flexible, Johannesburg

**Salary**:Fixed Rate of USD 10,000

**Please note - Amnesty International do not provide interview or job related training prior to interview, and do not engage with any external suppliers to do so. If you receive communication from anyone claiming to work on Amnesty's behalf this is likely to be a scam and should be reported or ignored.



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