Title: Global Legal Advisor

Reports to: Global Lead, Legal Equality

Location: Remote position/working remotely preferred location in the East Coast, US.

Contract: Full-Time/Permanent

Remuneration: In Equality Now we strive for global pay parity and offer a competitive salary in line with the candidate’s experience and location. The salary for this role in New York would be in the region of $70,000 - $80,000 (Level 2 role). The salary for candidates in other locations will be set using a UN Cost of Living calculator that endeavors to generate a local salary that offers the same standard of living reflected by the NYC salary.

ABOUT US:

Founded in 1992, Equality Now is an international human rights organization that works to protect and promote the rights of all women and girls around the world. Our campaigns are centered on four program areas: Legal Equality, End Sexual Violence, End Harmful Practices, and End Sexual Exploitation, with a cross-cutting focus on the unique needs of adolescent girls. Equality Now combines grassroots activism with international, regional, and national legal advocacy to achieve legal and systemic change to benefit all women and girls and works to ensure that governments enact and enforce laws and policies that uphold their rights. Equality Now is a global organization with partners and members all around the world. You’ll find our 70+ team across the world in places such as Benin, Beirut, Delhi, London, Geneva, San Jose, Nairobi, Tbilisi, New York and Washington DC among others. For more information, visit equalitynow.org

POSITION SUMMARY

The Global Legal Advisor will enable Equality Now to bring about sex/gender equality in the law, prevent gender-based harms, and enable access to justice for victims and survivors of gender-based discrimination and abuse.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership:

• Support the shaping and implementation of Equality Now’s campaigns to promote legal equality and an end to sexual violence, as well as ending harmful practices and ending sexual exploitation globally with particular responsibility for North America campaigns
• Prepare, make and track high quality submissions to regional and international human rights bodies and public consultations
• Support case development
• Initiate, contribute to and/or oversee the drafting and preparation of legal documents (eg strategic litigation, amicus briefs, regional or international court submissions etc), advocacy reports, and advocacy letters to government authorities
• Identify and lead on opportunities to lever change through international and regional law

Learning:

• Provide legal research, analysis and recommendations on strategy
• Support the development of global learning from the disparate campaigns on legal equality and sexual violence, with particular responsibility on North America campaigns
• Deliver training on law and gender implications
• Facilitate litigation surgeries

North America Partnerships:

• Develop and maintain close ties with a range of legal actors and civil society partners to share information, seek input and/or encourage joint action

Visibility:

• Engage through correspondence and meetings with relevant government and agency officials on active campaigns globally and leverage the support of global and regional actors for Equality Now’s campaigns
• Represent Equality Now in coalitions and at conferences and meetings, particularly UN related
• Contribute key messages for communications, actions, alerts and reports and letters to key influencers and government authorities
• Engage with the media on women’s and girls’ intersectional equality issues as they pertain to Equality Now’s work

Management:

• Manage pro bono research and inputs
• Coordinate and work closely with all teams across the organization as guided by the Global Leads and ensure clear and consistent communications and coordination of work
• Document the legal and campaign process and any progress and ensure excellent record keeping

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Knowledge and experience

• Five+ years of professional experience in human rights, women’s rights, international advocacy or international law
• An advanced degree in law or equivalent experience in women’s rights or international human rights
• Knowledge of and/or experience in international and/or regional human rights law/frameworks
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Excellent written and oral communication in English
• Strong organizational and planning skills with a drive for results
• Proven experience building and maintaining networks
• Other language competency welcomed, with a preference for Arabic, French, Spanish or Russian
• Experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning would be an asset

Competencies

• Ability to work effectively online in a dispersed organization
• Ability to work as part of a team and across teams and collaborate respectfully to achieve shared goals
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure in a multicultural environment
• Diligent in documentation and reporting, with an eye to effective knowledge management and information accessibility
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally, depending on the pandemic situation
• Willingness and ability to engage in public speaking and to represent Equality Now at external meetings and in the media

APPLICATION PROCESS

To apply: Please visit: https://equalitynow.applytojob.com/ and submit a resume/CV, and cover letter.

No calls, please. Please note that this role is remote/home working and we are unable to arrange accommodation or visas.

Deadline for applications - November 27, 2022.

Due to the volume of applicants anticipated for this role, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Equality Now is strong because it is diverse. We actively seek a diverse applicant pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Equality Now offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, savings, health, and vacation benefits, and is an Equal Opportunity employer. Equality Now employees are selected on the basis of ability without regard to race, colour, religious beliefs, sex, gender identity, and expression, language, political or other opinions, nationality, ethnic or social origin, disability, pregnancy, mental status, HIV status, age, marital status, or sexual orientation. We welcome all kinds of diversity. Candidates are selected on the basis of ability, in accordance with all country and location-specific laws

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