The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is Hiring a South Asia Researcher and Representative (Remote, Consultancy Role)

• Job Position: South Asia Researcher and Representative
• Location: South Asia, ideally in any of the next nations: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka (should have already got work authorisation) 
• Regional Programmes – Remote
• Fee: GBP 1,200 – 1,300 monthly working 17.5 hours per week; quantity decided by nation wherein appointed candidate is primarily based
• Contract kind: One-year consultancy contract, which could be prolonged by a mutual settlement.
• Closing date: 9 February 2025

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, an worldwide non-profit organisation monitoring the human rights impacts of over 10,000 firms in over 180 nations, is searching for a highly-motivated particular person to be its South Asia Researcher and Representative. The Researcher will lead the event and implementation of our technique for the South Asia sub-region and shall be part of our Global Team.

How to Apply:

Complete and return this application form by way of our jobs portal. Kindly word that the application kind is required; we is not going to settle for CVs. If you want any extra help, please attain out to Bea Ocampo at ocampo@business-humanrights.org

The place

The Researcher will work carefully with organisations in South Asia to advance human rights in enterprise and work in direction of eradicating abuse, with a specific emphasis on points associated to labour rights, pure useful resource extraction, and civic freedoms and human rights defenders when such points contact on enterprise actions.

The work shall be aligned with the Resource Centre’s organisational goals of empowerment, accountability and transparency:

• Empower others to behave: Work with organisations (civil society and different sectors) within the sub-region to make sure that their priorities and issues are heard by related actors at regional and worldwide ranges, and to share insights and experience on human rights approaches to enterprise.
• Promote accountability: Invite firms working in South Asia to reply publicly to particular issues of alleged abuse and exploitation, and/or questions on their strategy to human rights due diligence; additionally have interaction strategically with representatives of presidency and worldwide monetary establishments, and worldwide businesses.
• Build transparency: Collect and publicise by way of the Resource Centre’s web site data in English and native languages from a big selection of sources in regards to the human rights impacts of firms working in South Asia.

The Researcher can even play an necessary function in serving to the Resource Centre obtain organisational priorities in areas together with deeper regionalisation of its work and strategy, good methods relating to authorities and enterprise, and enhanced communications efforts.

Specific actions embody

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement methods for the Resource Centre’s engagement in South Asia, making certain periodic evaluation and alignment with regional priorities.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Represent the organisation in conferences with civil society teams, companies, authorities businesses, and worldwide establishments.
• Network Building: Establish and preserve sturdy connections with native organisations, supporting them in creating methods for addressing human rights abuses.
• Training & Capacity Building: Conduct workshops for neighborhood and labour leaders on enterprise and human rights, protecting documentation, worldwide requirements, and international provide chains.
• Research & Advocacy: Share supplies in English and native languages by way of the Resource Centre’s platforms and exterior publications.
• Corporate Accountability: Invite firms to reply to misconduct allegations, contributing to the organisation’s international accountability efforts.
• Legal Support: Profile lawsuits beneath the company authorized accountability programme and contribute to authorized accountability bulletins.
• Collaboration & Reporting: Participate in international and regional workforce conferences, develop proposals, and report on mission outcomes.

Key competencies and attributes:

Candidates ought to possess the next {qualifications} and competencies:

• Commitment to Human Rights: Strong dedication to human rights ideas and alignment with the Resource Centre’s values.
• Experience: At least 5 years of labor in human rights, labour rights, social justice, regulation, coverage, or advocacy, with a deal with South Asia.
• Expertise in Business & Human Rights: Understanding of trade requirements, developments, and the South Asian context.
• Language Proficiency: Fluency in a minimum of one South Asian language and wonderful English abilities (studying, writing, and talking).
• Research & Analysis: Ability to establish, collect, and analyse related data from numerous sources.
• Strategic Thinking: Capacity to establish new alternatives to boost the organisation’s influence in South Asia.
• Communication & Representation: Strong writing abilities for net content material, public talking potential, and the capability to have interaction successfully with civil society, companies, and authorities stakeholders.
• Networking & Outreach: Proven potential to construct and preserve relationships with activists, firm representatives, and policymakers.
• Initiative & Independence: Self-motivated and able to driving initiatives ahead inside agreed frameworks.
• Team Collaboration: Ability to work successfully as part of a numerous international workforce regardless of geographical distances.
• Organisation & Prioritisation: Strong abilities in managing a number of duties effectively and successfully

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