Protection Coordinator - South Asia
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Front Line Defenders
Remote (local)- Location: East, South and Southeast Asia, West Asia/ Southwest Asia
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 2-5 years, 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (local)
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: EUR 52,962 EUR-EUR 72,886 EUR / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Permanent
- Deadline: 11/08/2026
- Location: East, South and Southeast Asia, West Asia/ Southwest Asia
Background
Front Line Defenders is an international organisation based in Ireland that works exclusively for the protection of human rights defenders at risk. Human rights defenders are people who are persecuted because of their peaceful work for the rights of others. Front Line Defenders provides practical help through protection grants, physical and digital protection training, lobbying, advocacy and campaigning.
Role responsibilities
Key duties include:
- Connect with human rights defenders at risk, while applying intersectional lens, and establish and sustain secure communications with them;
- Provide rapid response to cases of human rights defenders at risk, including but not limited to through the urgent appeal system;
- Provide expert input to Front Line Defenders' advocacy, visibility, capacity building and protection grants programmes;
- Support on activities and strategies to ensure outreach to women and non-binary human rights defenders and overall gendered analysis of their experiences as defenders;
- Identify, undertake or collaborate on research on a range of protection related issues and gap areas;
- Develop contacts and liaise with relevant regional and other organisations with regard to Front Line Defenders' work for the protection of human rights defenders in the region;
- Close daily collaboration and workload prioritization with the regional team (staff working on Asia from different FLD teams);
- Lead and coordinate overall annual planning of activities in the region;
Requirements
Interested applicants must have:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to work in English and fluency in at least one other regional language;
- Ability to deliver accurate and objective written information in a high pressure environment dictated by the need to respond urgently to threats against human rights defenders;
- Knowledge of key human rights trends in the region and their impact on human rights defenders and their movements;
- Ability to demonstrate a nuanced understanding of contexts in which local HRD communities operate;
- Ability to work well with a wide range of people from different cultures, backgrounds and experiences, with empathy and clear boundaries;
- At least some knowledge of key practices and trends in the area of resiliency and well-being for both HRDs and their advocates;
knowledge of digital security tools and trends in areas related to freedom of expression, online threats and relevant policies. - At least 5 years of experience working with a diverse range of human rights defenders;
- Experience with a wide range of defenders, and a strong understanding of the gendered and other risks women human rights defenders and LGBTIQ+ defenders face;
- Experience with drafting reports, conducting research and any other tasks where analytical writing skills are required;
- Experience working with diverse teams, especially in emergency settings.
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