• Assists in policy and/or factual research;
• Assists in social media, traditional media and other outreach/communication campaigns;
• Assists in editing, formatting, and drafting relevant documents;
• Assists in identifying, collating and analysing potential evidence;
• Assists in event and logistics coordination, including conferences that SECU would organize itself and ones that SECU would attend/present at;
• Assists in various administrative tasks;
• Assists in the intake and processing of SECU complaints and/or Dispute Resolution requests;
• If multilingual, assists in translations and translation quality control of relevant documents, as well as outreach/inreach in other languages; and
• Undertakes other related functions as requested by the SECU Unit Coordinator or others at OAI/SECU.

Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required; and
• Current enrollment in or recently graduated from (within 1 year) a related graduate program(s) such as international development/affairs/public policy, human rights/environmental law, communications, or another related field.

Experience:

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes (Word, Power Point, Excel) required;
• Excellent research, writing, communication, editing, and time-management skills;
• Knowledge of social media platforms required;
• Knowledge of graphic design and video-editing software (Adobe suite, etc) desirable; and
• Interest and/or experience in law, compliance, administrative decision-making, accountability mechanisms, alternative dispute resolution, and/or international development desirable.

Language:

• Fluency in written and spoken English required;
• Fluency in Spanish or French is highly desirable; and
• Proficiency in other languages desirable.