Regional Director, Middle East And North Africa (1913)

ABOUT THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR ROLE As Regional Director and leader of our presence in Middle East and North Africa, we will look to you to tackle a diverse range of human rights issues, developing and adapting our global strategies within the region, representing the organisation at the highest levels and developing effective external relationships. You will lead a multi-functional team to develop and deliver effective research, campaigns, communications, growth and fundraising plans. You will need to create a culture of collaboration and integration as you establish the office, support your staff and take accountability for managing resources and increasing the impact of our work, while also guaranteeing that your team retain all that is distinctive about Amnesty, including our values & beliefs, our global identity, coherence and consistency, our independence and impartiality and the centrality of the individual. ABOUT YOU A politically astute, experienced, inspirational and resilient leader, you will bring your expert knowledge and experience as a leader capable of influencing the direction of Amnesty International’s work and increasing our impact in the Middle East and North Africa region. You will have a sound knowledge of regional political and social contexts that comes from living and working in the region; as well as of international human rights law and regional human rights frameworks and developments. This is complemented by your awareness of membership and constituency building, fundraising and media visibility within the region. You’ll be a strategic thinker who can prioritise, create plans, manage staff directly and in a global matrix, allocate resources and maintain a strong network of government, NGO and media contacts. So you’ll have the communication, presentation and advocacy skills needed to represent AI to a variety of audiences, along with the credibility to influence them and effect positive change.