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 | | India Development Consultant | Post # : 97049 |
| | | Poster: | thirdsector | | Date Posted : | March 12, 2013 | | Location: | Delhi, India | | Salary/Rate: | 30 - 35 Lacs |
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JOB TITLE: INDIA DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT
REPORTS TO: SOUTH ASIA DIRECTOR
BASIS: CONSULTANCY
LOCATION: MUMBAI / DELHI
BACKGROUND:
Human Rights Watch is a US based nonprofit, nongovernmental human rights organization made up of more than 320 staff members around the globe. Its staff consists of human rights professionals including country experts, lawyers, journalists, and academics of diverse backgrounds and nationalities.
Established in 1978, Human Rights Watch is known for its accurate fact-finding, impartial reporting, effective use of media, and targeted advocacy, often in partnership with local human rights groups. Each year, Human Rights Watch publishes more than 100 reports and briefings on human rights conditions in some 90 countries, generating extensive coverage in local and international media.
With the leverage this brings, Human Rights Watch meets with governments, the United Nations, regional groups like the African Union and the European Union, financial institutions, and corporations to press for changes in policy and practice that promote human rights and justice around the world.
For more than 30 years, Human Rights Watch has worked tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep-rooted change and has fought to bring greater justice and security to people around the world.
Human Rights Watch has been reporting on human rights concerns in India for 20 years. Within India, Human Rights Watch has a small team of full time staff and freelancers undertaking research, advocacy and communications. As part of HRW’s globalization programme, India, Japan, Turkey and Africa are the strategic focus of the organization.
This position would have close collaboration with the Development and Global Initiatives Department which handles the fundraising and outreach activities of Human Rights Watch globally. The Department consists of an outreach Division and Council, Campaign, Foundations, Operations and Data Management Units
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