Campaign Leader, Myanmar Extractive Industries

Sep 26, 2016 | Global Witness
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Global Witness is looking for a campaign leader to use investigation and advocacy skills to stop oil, gas and mining industries in Myanmar contributing to grand corruption, conflict, human rights abuses and environmental degradation. The candidate will support extractives sector reform in Myanmar, building particularly on our ground-breaking investigations into the jade sector, through outreach and communications with key decision makers. 

Global Witness will also be looking to the candidate to manage our formal civil society partnerships and ensure that meaningful change and impact is achieved and communicated.

About you

You will bring enthusiasm and commitment to natural resource governance, human rights and environmental challenges in Myanmar, as well as a proven track record in leading advocacy campaigns with successful policy impact at an international and senior level.

You will need demonstrable experience of leading and managing highly skilled individuals and proven ability to influence and negotiate with a broad range on individuals.

Finally, we are particularly interested if you have great knowledge of governance and transparency issues particularly in relation to Myanmar.

Applying

How to apply

Please send in your CV and a covering letter telling us how you meet the role requirements (no more than two pages please) to recruitmentcampaigns@globalwitness.org by 2 October 2016

Global Witness is committed to creating a diverse workforce.  We value diversity and inclusion and we want to attract the best people regardless of age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, disability, social status or religious belief

Opening date for applications: 2 September 2016

Closing date for applications: 2 October 2016