The South Asia Project Lead is responsible for Reprieve’s anti-death penalty work in the South Asia region. You are an activist, campaigner and/or lawyer with an interest in and passion for challenging the use of the death penalty in the South Asia region. You will focus on the death penalty in Pakistan and will explore opportunities to support local lawyers and activists challenging the use of the death penalty in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and India. The death penalty is one of Reprieve’s three areas of focus, alongside secret prisons and assassinations.
You will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to achieve Reprieve’s strategic goals in relation to abolishing or limiting the scope of the death penalty in the South Asia region, which include: the abolition of the death penalty for drug offences; a reduction in the number of wrongful convictions and death sentences imposed in breach of international law; challenging the use of vaguely defined “anti-terror” laws under which people are sentenced to death for non-lethal offences; greater transparency around the death row population; better consular assistance for South Asian nationals facing the death penalty overseas; and ensuring accountability for security and justice assistance from abolitionist countries provided to retentionist countries.
In support of this work and Reprieve’s broader strategic goals, you will work closely with:
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Reprieve’s Policy and Media teams, to uncover and challenge how abolitionist states’ security assistance to states in the region may be contributingtodeath sentences and executions, alongside other related human rights abuses
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the Digital Team, to further the objectives of your work and to motivate members of the public to take action where it is of benefit to the cases and the issues; and
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the Development and Outreach Team, to represent your work to a range of external stakeholders.
You will help Reprieve’s Directors and Deputy Directors explore and understand changes and opportunities to achieve change in the death penalty landscape in the region.
You will be someone whom caseworkers and fellows feel confident to approach for guidance and direction. Even if you don’t always know the answer, you will be capable of proactively obtaining it from the Directors and Deputy Directors.
You are a person with experience working in the region, with a high level of cultural competency. You are able to recognise nuance and guide the organisation on an appropriate strategy that reflects local, regional and international trends in the application of the death penalty. In addition to being conversant in the legal systems of the region, you are abreast of local and geopolitical developments that impact on the use of the death penalty. You will have experience working with partners on the ground and with remote management.
You are a positive person with a can-do attitude, at least five years of casework and management experience, a great ability to multitask, a sensitivity to the risks faced by those whom we work with and assist, a willingness to muck in on all tasks big and small, and a passion for Reprieve’s work.
This is a London, office-based role and your presence is necessary during our core office hours. You will also be available outside of office hours in the event of an emergency, for example case developments that require urgent action. This is a role that may require significant travel and work outside of core office hours from time to time.
For more information, full job description and application information, please open the attached job description.
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Are you interested in helping to improve access to justice for people who have experienced, or are experiencing, domestic abuse (DA)?
The Personal Support Unit (PSU) is an independent charity providing much-needed support to people dealing with the civil and family court process without legal representation. Many people facing court without a lawyer have experience of domestic abuse, and the PSU is recruiting for a number of roles that will enable us to enhance the support we are able to offer them.
The part-time Admin Assistant (DA) role is funded until the end of March 2020. You will help with a range of administrative duties in different PSUs across the Midlands region, and you will add capacity for us to improve the support we provide to litigants in person, especially those with experience of domestic abuse.
We are looking to recruit a post holder based in PSU Birmingham: you will report to the Regional Manager, and will be expected to carry out some travel around the region:
PSU Midlands: Birmingham, Coventry and Nottingham
While experience in a domestic abuse context is not essential, it would be an advantage, but we are mainly looking for: efficient administrative skills; the ability to co-operate with colleagues in a fast-paced and varied work-place; empathy for clients; willingness to learn; and the flexibility to follow directions or take the initiative as needed.
Your working pattern will be agreed with your Manager, depending on demand across the region.
If this sounds like you, we look forward to receiving your application: please submit a CV, together with a covering letter clearly explaining how you fulfil the criteria in the job specification and the requirements for the role.
Closing date: 30th September at 9am
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Interview date: TBC
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The Role: The Law Society is looking to recruit an experienced Diversity and Inclusion professional who can lead a single coherent and focused programme of member and firm facing work across the Law Society to improve diversity within the solicitor profession. You'll ensure this is aligned to the Society's agreed strategy and business plan, propose the programme and report on performance to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and build strong relationships with our individual demographic divisions to ensure our D&I work programme prioritises (within budget and resource capacity) the issues identified by division members and tackles themes identified by all groups.
What we're looking for: An experienced Diversity and Inclusion professional who can bring good practice, strong team leadership prioritisation to a very wide field of work. We need someone who can lead our work to improve diversity, inclusion and social mobility within the solicitor profession. You'll have experience of working at a senior level and developing and implementing strategies and action plans to achieve objectives, solid policy drafting skills and the ability to analyse, document and present persuasive policy papers and briefings and a strong knowledge of Equality and Diversity legislation and relevant codes of practice.
What's in it for you: You have the opportunity to tackle inappropriate barriers to entry and progress across an entire profession. This role that learns from the best in the profession and elsewhere and helps bring that practice to the rest of the profession and to our internal diversity and inclusion. You'll have a seat at the table with partners from big firms to government departments and be a part of a well resourced team of staff and volunteer committees.
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We are looking for an energetic OISC Level 2 Immigration Adviser for an exciting positions working with non-UK homeless migrants. Led by our Migrant Destitution Senior Caseworker, you will be responsible for the delivery of immigration advice and casework to rough-sleeping migrants assisted by St Mungo’s services. You will need to explore sensitively the options for homeless people to regularise their immigration status and access services and support. Recently, our charity has been key in uncovering the Windrush Scandal and evidence arising from your work will be used to advocate for migrants’ rights and for immigration issues to be seen as a support need, rather than as a barrier to accessing support.
The ideal candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of the issues faced by refugees, asylum seekers and migrants at risk. S/he will have a good understanding of the challenges faced by these groups, including destitution and inability to access services due to ‘no recourse to public funds’ status. S/he will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a range of stakeholders.
This is a full-time, temporary post for 1 year.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for an energetic OISC Level 2 Immigration Adviser for an exciting position working with non-UK homeless migrants. Led by our Migrant Destitution Senior Caseworker, you will be responsible for the delivery of immigration advice and casework to rough-sleeping migrants assisted by St Mungo’s services. You will need to explore sensitively the options for homeless people to regularise their immigration status and access services and support. Recently, our charity has been key in uncovering the Windrush Scandal and evidence arising from your work will be used to advocate for migrants’ rights and for immigration issues to be seen as a support need, rather than as a barrier to accessing support.
The ideal candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of the issues faced by refugees, asylum seekers and migrants at risk. S/he will have a good understanding of the challenges faced by these groups, including destitution and inability to access services due to ‘no recourse to public funds’ status. S/he will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a range of stakeholders.
If you are interested in this post, please see our website for further details and an application form and ensure that you tell us in the personal statement how you meet each one of person specification requirements.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Department: Expert Advice Team
Contract Duration: 6 months
Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
The postholder will be responsible for providing a legal overview across advice areas and organisational projects such as preparations for exiting the EU. The postholder is not expected to be an expert in all these areas but will work with the experts across the team to identify and articulate the expert advice team's opinion and legal advice across our main advice areas. The postholder will work across organisational projects such as exiting the EU and act as a decision maker and figurehead for the expert advice teams views.
The Legal Lead will also manage experts to deliver updated advice or training content for projects, such as Brexit, which cut across multiple advice areas. They will also be responsible for contracting with ad-hoc consultants and external experts as needed to deliver these projects.
The post holder will work closely with the senior experts and experts in each advice area, organisational project leads and the Head of Expert Advice. The post holder will also liaise with the customer journey and learning teams to agree priorities for preparing updated content and supporting decision making regarding the delivery of proactive tactical advice for projects that involve multiple advice areas.
The postholder will line manage two immigration experts in the expert advice team and support the development of a longer term strategy for immigration.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.