The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) is looking for a Coordinator to manage its Global Forced Evictions Programme (GFEP). COHRE is an international human rights organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, working to protect and promote the human right to adequate housing. (For more information on COHRE and GFEP see www.cohre.org.)
The GFEP Coordinator will be based in one of COHRE's offices; the exact location will be determined as part of the selection process.
The Coordinator will be responsible for:
• Developing and implementing the programme’s annual Plan of Action
• Supervising COHRE staff in the programme and recruiting staff when necessary
• Fundraising and writing GFEP activity reports
• Developing and managing GFEP's annual budget
• Coordinating evictions monitoring, research and database management
• Producing the biennial Global Survey on Forced Evictions, as well as other reports and publications
• Coordinating and participating in fact-finding missions, rapid response actions, and other advocacy actions at local, national and international levels
• Organising training programmes
• Networking with organisations and communities resisting forced evictions and engaging in joint strategies and initiatives.
Required Skills/Background:
• Experience with housing rights, displacement or forced eviction issues
• Excellent writing, research, and analytical skills
• Experience in coordination, project management, financial management, facilitation and training
• Ability to work quickly and effectively under pressure
• Ability to make public presentations to a variety of audiences
• A proven manager of people, who enjoys helping colleagues perform to the best of their potential
• Willingness to travel often (sometimes on short notice and for extended periods of time)
• Written and oral fluency in English (other languages would also be considered an asset)
• A postgraduate degree, preferably in human rights law, development, or other related fields.
Applicants should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae including a publications list, contact details for three referees, and a recent, original, unedited writing sample to gfepcoord@cohre.org.
The application should be in English. The deadline for submitting applications is Wednesday 3 October 2007. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. COHRE encourages applications from candidates who are female and/or nationals of developing countries. The position involves a competitive remuneration package.