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The Organization
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international human rights research and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions. We’re comprised of over 600 staff in more than 50 countries.

1. Develop strategies, set programmatic priorities, and plan and execute research and advocacy to best defend and advance LGBT rights as human rights globally;
2. Ensure high research standards, including thorough vetting of research and media products, developing innovative research methods, and ensuring that the division’s work meets a high ethical standard;
3. Collaborate with HRW staff in other program areas, including by reviewing products produced across the organization;
4. Provide final editing of reports and other written interventions and take part in research and writing;
5. Oversee the collection of detailed, contextualized information on human rights violations affecting LGBT people around the world, ensure the publication of accurate, comprehensive, insightful, strategic, and timely reports on those policies and practices, and ensure the use of those reports to generate effective and appropriate pressure to curb abuses;

Managerial Responsibilities:
1. Lead, motivate, and mentor a thriving nine-person team, including communicating clear expectations, setting performance objectives, providing regular and timely constructive feedback, ensuring balanced workload, and providing guidance on professional growth;
2. Supervise the team’s use of traditional media, multimedia, new technology, and other innovative tools to advance advocacy goals;
3. Monitor staff well-being to help manage stress, and boost resilience;
4. Promote an inclusive and positive work environment including by soliciting diverse points of views, encouraging staff to participate in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and proactively addressing any bias, or discrimination; and
5. Model inclusive behavior and consistently adhere to HRW’s internal values;

Qualifications
An advanced (graduate) degree or equivalent work experience in law, social science, public policy, or a related field is required.

A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant work experience with at least five years in a management role.

1. Self-motivated, creative, strategic thinker with senior-level experience working on LGBT human rights issues globally is required.
2. Knowledge of LGBT rights movements worldwide and experience negotiating the political and ethical challenges such work poses is required.
3. Excellent leadership skills and a depth and breadth of management and organizational skills, including the demonstrated ability to lead a team of talented professionals in multiple global locations is required.
4. Fundraising and development experience is highly desirable.
5. Ability to juggle multiple tasks and work collegially in a demanding, diverse, and fast-paced professional environment is required.
6. Excellent oral and written communications skills in English are required. Fluency in one or more languages other than English is highly desirable.