Full-Time Position Available:

MOSCOW OFFICE DIRECTOR
Europe & Central Asia Division
(Moscow Office)
Deadline for Applications: March 1, 2010

Human Rights Watch ("HRW") is seeking highly-qualified applicants for
the position of Office Director for the Europe & Central Asia ("ECA")
Division's Moscow Office.

Description:  Reporting to the Europe and Central Asia division's Deputy
Director, the Moscow Office Director: represents HRW in all aspects of
our work in the region, develops strategies to curb human rights abuses
in Russia, Belarus, and the Ukraine, monitors human rights in these
countries, oversees compliance with Russian and internal administrative
and financial requirements; and manages a small local staff. The
director will work closely with HRW's Russia team.

The Moscow Office Director is HRW's spokesperson in the region and
represents the organization before the international community, our
partner organizations, and regional media. The Moscow Office Director
investigates human rights developments in Russia, Belarus and the
Ukraine in order to publicize and curtail human rights abuses through
writing and advocacy. The Director also ensures the operational
integrity of the Russia office. Responsibilities will include
documenting human rights violations; writing and publicizing concise and
accurate reports, briefing papers, news releases, op-eds and submissions
to international bodies as needed; bringing human rights violations to
the attention of governments in the region; advocating for the
improvement of human rights in the region with target regional
governments, the EU, the US government, the United Nations, the Council
of Europe, and other multilateral bodies; working with local groups and
activists including through coalition work and campaigns with local
groups; expanding HRW's media presence in Russia; expanding contacts
with government officials and human rights groups in the target
countries, and international organizations based in the region; working
with the HRW Operations team and local staff to ensure the security of
our Russia office and compliance with local and internal regulations;
overseeing other financial and administrative aspects of the Moscow
office.

Qualifications:  The successful candidate will be scrupulously
objective, able to investigate and report on abuses without prejudice or
favor, and in contexts that are highly charged politically. The
individual in this position must be able to respond quickly to crises or
opportunities as they occur, producing written material in English under
tight deadlines. The position combines elements of research, writing,
advocacy, administration and management, and requires an individual who
has solid judgment and initiative, strong interpersonal skills, and
excellent research and writing skills.

The ideal candidate should have an advanced degree in international
relations, related regional studies, journalism, law, or another related
field; several years of human rights or related experience, in Russia
and, ideally, in one or more of the target countries; fluent command of
Russian and excellent writing and communications skills in English; and
a demonstrated commitment to international human rights. Management
experience is advantageous.

The Moscow Office Director will be based in Moscow, Russia, and should
be prepared to travel extensively in the region and occasionally to the
United States and Europe for consultations and advocacy.

Salary and Benefits: HRW seeks exceptional applicants and offers
competitive compensation and generous employer-paid benefits.  HRW will
pay reasonable relocation expenses and will assist employees in
obtaining necessary work authorization, if required; citizens of all
nationalities are encouraged to apply.  

PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY (no calls or email inquiries, please) by
emailing in a single submission: a letter of interest describing your
experience, your resume, names or letters of reference, salary
requirements, and a brief writing sample (unedited by others) no later
than March 1, 2010 to [log in to unmask]  Please use "Moscow Director Ref
ECA-10-1002-B" as the subject of your email.  If emailing is not
possible, send materials (please do not split a submission between email
and regular post) to:

Human Rights Watch
Attn: Researcher Search (Moscow Director Ref ECA-10-1002-B)
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10118-3299 USA
Fax: (212) 736-1300

Human Rights Watch is an equal opportunity employer that does not
discriminate in its hiring practices and, in order to build the
strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant pool.

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Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring 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.

Human Rights Watch began in 1978 with the founding of its Europe and
Central Asia division (then known as Helsinki Watch).  Its primary goal
was to monitor the implementation of human rights provisions established
by the Helsinki Accords within the Soviet Union. Today, the division's
work has expanded well beyond monitoring the Helsinki provisions to
include gathering detailed information on human rights abuses throughout
Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.  In addition to publishing
reliable and comprehensive reports, the ECA division effects change
through advocacy.  The ECA holds accountable not only governments who
abuse internationally recognized human rights, but also those who
support abusive governments.  The ECA division seeks to expand the
implementation of human rights law in all of Europe and Central Asia.