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The International Fundraising Programme - The Skillshare 2008 Team

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:11:15 +0100

Programme: The International Fundraising Programme
Team: The Skillshare 2008 Team
Allowance: Travel (local) expenses
Duration: Preferably from Sunday 1 June to Thursday 5 June or alternatively some of these days
Location: Burnham Beeches Hotel, Berkshire, UK
Languages required: English
Closing date: 22 May 2008
Length of the events : Commencing on 1 June 2008 - Ending on 5 June 2008
Ref. no: VOLFUND/08/01

Interested in learning about fundraising at Amnesty International?

The International Fundraising Programme is organizing an international fundraising conference called Skillshare 2008 and is looking for volunteers to support with the logistics at the venue.

Working in a beautiful Georgian hotel near Windsor, you will have the opportunity to attend sessions and gain knowledge on the major areas of fundraising: Trust and Foundation, Major Donor and Individual Giving.

Sessions and workshops will be delivered by Amnesty International’s own fundraisers and leading speakers from the fundraising industry. Over 60 delegates from all over the world will come together to share their knowledge and experience on the practical aspects of raising funds in diverse environments.
Skillshare 2008 will take place on 2-5 June at the Burnham Beeches Hotel, Berkshire, UK.

The venue is at a 30mn train ride from Paddington train station. Further details on the Conference - agenda, travel information, venue - are available at www.eventsforce.net/skillshare2008.

As a volunteer, you will be asked to assist with:
• Meeting and greeting the delegates and speakers on Sunday 1 June and throughout the Conference
• Directing the Conference attendees
• Delegates’ registration
• Preparing the Conference rooms/equipment
• Setting up display area

The ideal person will have great organisational, interpersonal and communication skills. Knowledge of another language would be an advantage!

All local travel expenses will be reimbursed and lunch/dinner will be provided at the Venue as required.

If you are interested and available any time between Sunday 1 June and Thursday 5 June 2008, please contact Tatiana Elek or Haidee-Laure Giles from the Skillshare 2008 Team by 22 May 2008 on: 020 7413 5880/5728 or skillshare2008@amnesty.org.

We look forward to hearing from you.

The Skillshare 2008 Team

CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

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Equal opportunities policy

The International Secretariat of Amnesty International is committed to a comprehensive policy of Cultural Diversity and Equal Opportunities in which individuals are selected and treated solely on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities and are given equal opportunities within the Secretariat. All staff, whether paid or voluntary, will work collectively and individually within the terms and intentions of the Cultural Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of others is valued and respected.

Volunteers are required to comply with AI's policy and rules relating to Health and Safety, Cultural Diversity and Equal Opportunities and with its security regulations.Amnesty International actively promotes equal opportunities. If you have a disability, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator to discuss particular requirements.

Applying for this vacancy:

Please send us your CV together with a cover letter which includes details about your skills to undertake this short-term role, availability (which days on that week you are available / not available on).

Email both documents to Tatiana Elek or Haidee-Laure Giles from the Skillshare 2008 Team by 22 May 2008 (midnight) at skillshare2008@amnesty.org quoting the reference number VOLFUND/08/01 in the subject line.

Please note that due to the high numbers of applications we regret that we are unable to answer individual queries in relation to volunteering posts or on the progress of individual applications. Please assume that if you have not been contacted within 1 week after the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Candidates must be entitled to volunteer in the UK.

Africa Programme - East Africa team

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:43:06 +0100

Programme: Africa Programme
Team: East Africa team
Allowance: Travel and lunch expenses
Duration: Preferably a minimum of 3 months
Hours/Days per week: Preferably 3 to 4 per week
Location: Clerkenwell, Central London
Languages required: Fluent English and desirable French
Closing date: 27 May 2008
Starting date: Beginning June 2008
Ref. no: VOLAFR/08/05

Role profile and competencies:

Sudan / East Africa team

The East Africa team is responsible for AI’s research and campaigning on Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Sudan, Somalia, Somaliland, Tanzania and Uganda

Volunteering in one of the world’s leadiVolunteering in one of the world’s leading human rights organisations can provide valuable work experience. However, please note that volunteering does not lead directly to employment with Amnesty International (AI). Voluntary work is unpaid, although travel and lunch expenses are provided.

TASK LIST FOR VOLUNTEER

Volunteers are integral to the team; they undertake a range of work which is mainly administrative but also includes research and campaigning tasks.
The work is supervised, but the volunteer is expected to be able to work independently, use their initiative and manage their own workload. Willingness to undertake routine administrative work is crucial.

Press monitoring and electronic filing: daily monitoring sources on the internet and occasionally in hardcopy, filing relevant articles electronically and circulating them to team members.
Information gathering: volunteers will be required to collect, summarise and present information for the team via the internet and telephone.
Routine administrative support - for example photocopying, faxing, mailing, and formatting documents.
Filing and photocopying: assisting with maintenance of the team’s electronic and hard copy filing system, including manual filing and archiving.
Projects may also be devised by the team in collaboration with the volunteer which will aim to assist the team in fulfilling its strategic objectives, whilst making the best use of the volunteer’s own skills, interests and experience.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Administrative experience, including manual and electronic filing
Excellent IT skills, including strong working knowledge of MS Office and internet packages, and familiarity with databases
Fluent written and spoken English
Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
Experience of working as part of a team
Ability to multi-task and work independently
Willingness to undertake routine office administrative tasks, including photocopying, faxing and filing
Ability to produce written material in a clear and coherent manner
Experience in conducting research
Interest in the East Africa region
Interest in and knowledge of the work of Amnesty International

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Ablity to read, write and speak French
Experience of press monitoring

CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

Equal opportunities policy

Applying for this vacancy:

The application form is available in Word and PDF formats.

Please return your application form preferably by email to: volunteering@amnesty.org
In the subject line write 'volunteer position' and the relevant reference number.

Alternatively, print the application form off and post or fax it to:

The Volunteer Coordinator
Human Resources Programme
Amnesty International
1 Easton Street
London
WC1X 0DW

Fax number: (0044) (020) 413 5822

Please note that due to the high numbers of applications we regret that we are unable to answer individual queries in relation to volunteering posts or on the progress of individual applications. Please assume that if you have not been contacted within 6 weeks after the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Visas will be arranged for successful candidates after appointment only.

Asia-Pacific Programme - India team

Wed, 14 May 2008 09:40:36 +0100

Programme: Asia and Pacific Programme
Team: India team
Allowance: Travel and lunch expenses
Duration: Preferably minimum of three months
Hours/Days per week: Preferably minimum of 2 days per week
Location: Clerkenwell, Central London
Languages required: English
Closing date: 27 May 2008
Starting date: Beginning June 2008
Ref. no: VOLASA/08/08

Brief description of the team:

The India team at the International Secretariat is currently recruiting a volunteer to start immediately. Volunteers on the team generally work a minimum of 3 days a week for a minimum of 3 months, although sometimes this period may be shorter or longer depending on the nature of the projects you have been assigned and your own requirements.
The team is composed of a Researcher, Campaigner, Research and Campaign Assistant and Volunteer and is responsible for AI’s research on India. The team works as part of the South Asia sub-regional team in the Asia Pacific Programme.

Role profile and competencies:

Volunteers are integral to the team and undertake a range of work, mainly administrative but also research and campaigning tasks.
Voluntary work in one of the world’s leading human rights organisations can provide valuable experience and you will receive work references. However, please note that volunteering does not lead directly to employment with Amnesty International.
Voluntary work is unpaid, although travel and lunch expenses are provided. We are able to offer only very limited advice in terms of finding accommodation or employment in London. Volunteers are responsible for arranging their own UK visa/work permit before arriving in the UK. AI can provide a supporting letter on request.

TASK LIST FOR VOLUNTEER

The work is supervised but the volunteer is expected to be able to work independently, use their initiative and manage their own workload. Willingness to undertake routine administrative work is crucial. Projects may be devised by the team in collaboration with the volunteer which will aim to assist the team in fulfilling its strategic objectives, whilst making the best use of the volunteer’s own skills, interests and experience.
The volunteer may have the opportunity to build on their skills by attending some in-house training workshops

Press monitoring and electronic filing: teams monitor daily newspapers on the internet. Relevant articles are then filed electronically into databases with particularly important news items forwarded to the team by email.
Filing and photocopying: Apart from the electronic filing system, we also have a system for hardcopy filing, which the volunteer is usually in charge of keeping updated. This involves some photocopying and manual filing.
Correspondence: The volunteer will be asked from time to time to answer general correspondence by letter or email.
Updating address books/contact lists/ databases. The volunteer may be asked to update contact information in Lotus Notes, Paradox or Access.
Other possible tasks include case-work, database entry and supporting teams on projects such as preparing for missions overseas and producing research and campaign materials.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Good IT skills; proficient in MS Windows and Word, familiarity with Access database management and Excel spreadsheets.
Fluent level of written and spoken English.
Good inter-personal and communication skills
Organised and self-motivated working style
Ability to multi-task
Ability to work independently
Willingness to undertake office work like photocopying, filing and archiving
Background through study, work or other experience in a relevant area, such as law, international relations, political science, social sciences
Word processing typing speed of at least 35 wpm

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Knowledge of human rights issues in South Asian countries
Some knowledge of campaigning organisations and AI’s work
Experience in conducting research, including library, internet and other research
Experience of working in a team
Administrative experience, including manual and electronic filing
Writing skills, ability to draft correspondence

CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

Equal opportunities policy

Applying for this vacancy:

Policy and Evaluation Programme - Health and Human Rights team

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:39:37 +0100

Programme: Policy and Evaluation Programme
Team: Health and Human Rights team
Allowance: Travel and lunch expenses
Duration: Preferably 6 months
Hours/Days per week: Preferably 3 days a week
Location: Clerkenwell, Central London
Languages required: English
Closing date: 25 May 2008
Starting date: Beginning of April 2008
Ref. no: VOLPEP/08/02

Brief description of the team:

The health and human rights team works within the Policy Programme (PEP) at Amnesty International’s International
Secretariat.

The health team provides policy and campaigning advice to IS teams and the movement on the medical and health-related
aspects of human rights, including issues as diverse as prison conditions, AI’s position on hunger strikes, the effect of violence on women’s health and how to make sense of a forensic report. It is involved in policy design on health issues, writes or contributes to AI reports and feeds into campaigns with a health focus. The team prepares and issues news and campaigning materials to alert AI’s Health Professionals’ Network to thematic or issue-based campaigns or individual cases they might wish to work on. It publishes resource materials relating to health and human rights such as codes of professional ethics relevant to health professionals and is involved in the development of the health strand of the forthcoming AI campaign on human dignity. It also liaises with external bodies working on health and/or human rights, including health professional associations, and issues a bi-weekly newsletter for health professionals on health and human rights news.

The team has also recently taken on coordination of the child rights work in the IS and is responsible for providing
campaigning information and updates on work on children to the child rights network, made up of section coordinators
responsible for child rights work.

Role profile of the volunteer/intern:

The volunteer will be part of the health and human rights team, which is made up of a coordinator / researcher,
campaigner and volunteer. The role of the volunteer will be supervised by the coordinator or campaigner, but the
volunteer is expected to be able to work independently, use their initiative and manage their own workload.

Task List

To assist with the preparation of the fortnightly health professional newsletter for its electronic distribution
to health professionals worldwide, including:

carrying out press monitoring
researching health and human rights-related publications on the internet
compiling information into the health newsletter format
Other tasks:

To assist the health and human rights team in carrying out other tasks relating to the team’s work, including
assisting with the management of the health team inbox
updating the team's Notes database on health related articles and international guidelines etc.
mapping out the re-organisation of the health team's electronic filing system.
updating the health team's contact address book.

Essential skills and experience

Excellent English
Very good computer skills, particularly word processing and e-mail/internet
Commitment to human rights and an interest in health aspects of human rights
Ability to work on own initiative
Ability to work independently under supervision
Experience of working with databases is desirable or willingness to learn
Willingness to do routine office tasks at times

Cultural Diversity & Equal Opportunities (CDEOPS)

Commitment to working in a multi-cultural and diverse environment
Understanding of equal opportunity principles and commitment to apply them in daily work
Other
Commitment to work within AI’s mandate
Appreciation of the importance of confidentiality and security in AI’s work
Disqualifiers
Activities or affiliations in conflict with AI’s aims and objectives
Non-compliance with AI’s CDEOPS policy

CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

Equal opportunities policy

Applying for this vacancy:

Asia-Pacific Programme - China team

Mon, 12 May 2008 10:11:13 +0100

Programme: Asia and Pacific Programme
Team: China team
Allowance: Travel and lunch expenses
Duration: Preferably 6 months
Hours/Days per week: Preferably 3 to 5 per week
Location: Clerkenwell, Central London
Languages required: English
Closing date: 25 May 2008
Starting date: Beginning April 2008
Ref. no: VOLASA/08/07

Role profile and competencies:

Amnesty International is looking for dynamic and extremely self-motivated volunteers (2) who are able to assist with the running of a new website in Chinese (Mandarin) and English being launched in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics. The volunteers will be responsible in supporting the Website Editor with the management of written and audiovisual material.
The site is part of Amnesty International’s global online presence linking in with campaigning activities of the organisation’s national offices. This will be a forum for debate and will have guest bloggers to help stimulate that debate.
The volunteers are expected to be able to work independently, use their initiative and manage their own workload. Willingness to undertake routine administrative work is crucial. The volunteers will be also expected to collaborate closely with other Programmes within the International Secretariat and Amnesty International national offices in promoting the site in a variety of media and develop online initiatives (particularly using social networking sites) to drive traffic to the site. It is possible to arrange to work remotely.

TASK LIST FOR VOLUNTEER

Assist in the development of Amnesty International’s new website to ensure a high standard of content and service to the global public by keeping the debate globally relevant. Implementing online media and marketing strategies for the website.
Assist in the development of targeted, timely and relevant online editorial content to encourage creative and effective communication, in conjunction with the project team.
Research and repurpose news stories, picking global headlines to stimulate the debate and populate the site with content.
Assisting on preparations or background searches if needed when producing documents or campaigning materials, including gathering research materials and drafting documents.
Correspondence: The volunteers will be asked from time to time to answer general correspondence by letter or email.
Collaborate closely with the Online Editorial Team

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Fluent level of written and spoken English
Good working knowledge of computers, familiarity with Microsoft Package and the Internet
Experience in conducting research, including library, internet and others
Some knowledge of campaigning organisations and AI’s work
Good inter-personal and communication skills
Ability to multi-task
Ability to work independently
Experience of working in a team
Administrative experience, including manual and electronic filing; willingness to undertake office work like photocopying, filing and archiving
Background through study, work or other experience

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Ability to use video and image editing tools is an advantage.
Experience of editorial work and manipulation of text for the web, including headline writing
Experience of effective online promotion and networking
Working knowledge of Mandarin
Interest in the region

CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

Equal opportunities policy

Applying for this vacancy:

Europe and Central Asia Regional Programme - Eurasia team

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:09:40 +0100

Programme: Europe and Central Asia Programme
Team: Eurasia team
Allowance: Travel and lunch expenses
Duration: 3 months minimum but longer preferable
Hours/Days per week: 4 days preferable possibly shared by two volunteers
Location: Clerkenwell, Central London
Languages required: Essential English and Russian
Closing date: 18 May 2008
Starting date: End of May 2008
Ref. no: VOLECA/08/05

Task list for volunteer in the Eurasia team at the International Secretariat

The volunteer will be supervised within the team by the Campaigners and Researchers. The volunteer may be asked from time to time to do work for these members of the team. The volunteer’s main contact within the International Secretariat (IS) is the Volunteer Coordinator in the Human Resources Program (HRP).
Volunteers on the team generally work 2 – 3 days for a minimum of 3 months, although sometimes this period may be shorter or longer depending on the nature of the projects you have been assigned and your own requirements.

Much of the work done by volunteers within the team is administrative, particularly at the start. Depending on individual skills, understanding of Amnesty International (AI) and human rights, other work may be offered to the volunteer on the discretion of the team. The volunteer will be given appropriate training to enable them to complete the tasks assigned to them.

Specific Tasks:

Up-keep of electronic filing systems, including mailing lists and research and contacts logs (database maintenance).
Daily monitoring of country specific news – including on the Internet, newswire and paper media sources, plus electronic and paper storage of items relevant to the teams work.
General administrative duties, including filing, photocopying, data entry, faxing, mailings, canning, archiving.
Replying to general correspondence from the public.
Making phone calls to colleagues and contacts in the region.
Servicing requests from AI’s members and contacts.
Other tasks as designated by the team.
Thematic tasks relating to the main concerns/priorities of the team, for instance, researching materials on freedom of expression and human rights defenders and/or torture or other ill-treatment in Eurasia

Essential skills and experience

Good working knowledge of computers, familiarity with word processing, databases and typing
Fluent level of written and spoken English
Working knowledge of Russian or other regional language, both oral and written
Good inter-personal and communication skills
Ability to multi-task
Ability to work independently
Willingness to undertake office work such as photocopying, filing and archiving

Desirable skills and experience

Knowledge of the region.
Knowledge of human rights issues in the region
Administrative experience, including manual and electronic filing.
Experience of press monitoring.