International Human Rights Law Institute (IHRLI)
The International Human Rights Law Institute (IHRLI) is at the forefront of contemporary human rights and rule of law research, training and advocacy. Since its founding in 1990, the Institute has engaged in post-conflict justice programs and large-scale human rights documentation projects throughout the world.
Closing date: 31 Mar 2010
Location: Iraq - Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan
DePaul University, the nation’s largest Catholic University, is a private, urban institution with 6 campuses and more than 275 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The University’s faculty, students and staff represent a wide range of ethnic, religious and economic backgrounds.
General Summary:
The Director of Conflict Resolution is the primary in-country DePaul staff person responsible for managing activities and Iraqi staff and consultants for NGO programming related to a large project conducted from 2009 through 2011. The Director of Conflict Resolution is responsible for overseeing project staff and consultants, programming, project design and management, and facilitates relationships with Iraqi partner NGOs working on this initiative. This position reports to the Chief-of-Party and the Managing Director of International Projects. The Director of Conflict Resolution is an international hire and works out of the IHRLI/DePaul office in Sulaimaniyah, in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Facilitate working relationships with partner NGOs involved in the project and assist partner NGOs with networking in the human rights field.
- Develop and direct creation of NGO oriented publications and context-appropriate training methodology and materials.
- Direct and manage implementation of materials and publications into programmatic training.
- Implement and manage NGO trainings, thematic conferences, and capacity building activities expanding upon the work of the current NGO project.
- Work in collaboration with Chicago-based Program Manager and Managing Director to ensure that the activities are within the scope of the project and milestones are being met.
- Manage an estimated 10-15 consultants and other project staff.
- Work with the Chief-of-Party, accounting, and Chicago-based administrative and financial staff to manage in-country program finances related to the project.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Arts degree and advanced degree (MA, JD, LLM, PhD, etc.) with program management experience.
- Experience in Social justice and human rights with 2-3 years background in human rights documentation and analysis.
- Foreign languages, ideally with relevant skills in Arabic and Kurdish.
- Must be able to travel to and work in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq.
How to apply
Are you interested in joining our team of talented, motivated employees and helping DePaul serve its students and communities around the world? If so, go to www.depaul.edu and select “Employment” at the top of the page to submit your cover letter and résumé online for this and other jobs. Please reference job number [16111].
Salary & Benefits:
DePaul offers comprehensive and competitive pay and benefits to attract and retain talent to further the University's mission. Please click on the following link to review the full Benefits Summary.
https://hr.depaul.edu/Benefits/index.html
Required Background Screening:
All final candidates extended an offer of employment will undergo background screening.
DePaul University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Reference Code: RW_7ZVU5B-57
