International Board Coordinator

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you interested in joining the Governance Programme and supporting the work of the International Board?

Do you have the skills, diplomacy and tenacity to work as International Board Coordinator and help ensure the smooth running of the movement’s leadership and priority setting?

JOB PURPOSE

The International Board Coordinator provides advice, guidance and support to the International Board, and coordinates and manages the work of the Board as mandated by the Amnesty Statute.

In this role you will regularly liaise with Board members, the Secretariat’s leadership, and peers, and will join a dedicated team who support and deliver the work of Amnesty’s global governance committees.

ABOUT YOU

An organised individual with excellent communication skills, you will have a high level of professional discretion, sound political judgement, good interpersonal skills and a sophisticated grasp of planning, prioritisation and management of conflicting demands.

You will be comfortable and trusted working alongside International Board and CLT members; producing and disseminating Board minutes, reports and communications promptly; flexible and able to adapt to rapidly changing priorities; managing a budget in excess of £100k; and willing to work antisocial hours / weekends as the role demands.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

To be an independent, impartial focal point for the International Board for all their decision-making processes, requests and communications; and to enable the International Board to carry out their work effectively during the global governance cycle. Responsibilities include:

• To support the Board Chair with governance meetings advice and guidance, including agenda development, the strategic relevance of discussions, meeting format, due diligence, papers management, decision recording and post meeting information dissemination.
• To coordinate the distribution of all documents to the Board and to the movement as appropriate, including the preparation and circulation of all Board minutes
• To support the Director of Governance in advising the Board, CLT, IS teams and other AI governing bodies directly on matters relating to the Board’s work plans and those of several of the Board’s sub-committees.
• Advise on relevant legal, fiduciary and governance deadlines and procedures.
• To monitor Board expenditure and accurately report on the Board budget.

Please see the attached job description for more information on responsibilities, skills and experience required.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• High level of knowledge and engagement around the confidentiality and sensitivity of the work.
• The ability to work closely with, advise and brief senior management.
• Able to work to tight timelines, often at short notice.
• Demonstration of initiative, proactive problem solving and information sharing.
• High levels of financial awareness and experience of managing budgets.
• A high level of written and spoken English.
• Strong flexibility around working, pre-empting and reacting to changes in plans.
• Highly proficient administration skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint and AI systems.
• High level of logistical and event organising skills.

Please see the attached job description for more information on responsibilities, skills and experience required.

ABOUT US:

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world.

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they’re denied. And whether we’re applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we’re all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment.

For further information on our benefits, please visit https://www.amnesty.org/en/careers/benefits/

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click ‘Apply for this Role’ below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let’s get to work.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.