person-specification-asia-pacific-director

Person specification: Asia & Pacific Regional Director (28 to 35 hours per week) CRITERION STANDARD Language skills Excellent English: reading/writing/speaking (Essential) Working knowledge of one or more Asian languages (Highly desirable but not essential) Accurate spelling and grammar (Essential) Work permission in one of the eight cities listed Willingness and right to work in one of the following cities (essential that the applicant already has work permission, at the time of application): • Bangkok, Thailand • Delhi, India • Hong Kong, China • Jakarta, Indonesia • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • Manila, Philippines • Mumbai, India • Singapore NGO experience At least years total work experience in senior programme posts and/or in managerial posts at NGOs or non-profit organizations that work on human rights, workers’ rights, development, environment, or other social issues (Essential) Experience working on human rights or social justice issues in Asia & Pacific, including with grassroots civil society organizations (Highly desirable but not essential) Managerial/ supervisory/ training skills A drive to achieve results and a record of achievements, demonstrated by concrete examples of initiatives taken in previous roles (Essential) Ability to identify, through comprehension of the ‘bigger picture', practical options and solutions (Essential) Experience supervising staff (Essential) Strong listening and inter-personal skills, and a proven ability to build good relations both internally within the organization and externally (Essential) Ability to work collaboratively (Essential) Ability to provide support and guidance to diverse staff in various countries (Essential) Ability to recruit and train new staff (Essential) Ability to motivate and encourage others to achieve targets and works towards common goals (Essential) Ability to approve and provide each Asia researcher detailed feedback on the accuracy and quality of their work, ranging from their day-to-day input of data onto our website to their draft regional briefings (Essential) Ability to set clear strategic priorities and targets with each of our Asia regional researchers, and to assist them in implementing those priorities and targets (Essential) Outward-looking and responsive to opportunities (Essential) Experience training staff (Desirable but not essential) Experience recruiting staff (Desirable but not essential) Experience giving performance feedback to staff (Desirable but not essential) Experience in developing and implementing strategic priorities (Desirable but not essential) Completion of a management and/or project management training course (Desirable but not essential) Political judgment Sound political judgment (Essential) Research & analytical skills Ability to search for & identify relevant articles & reports on the internet, to categorise & summarise them succinctly Ability to identify what information is important, and what is not (Essential) Persistent in seeking out difficult-to-find information (Essential) Academic or work experience involving research (Essential) Data input capacity Ability & willingness to some data input to help keep our website and Asia-Pacific contacts database updated (Essential) Attention to detail & accuracy (Essential) Outreach skills Ability to foster productive relationships with a broad range of contacts, e.g people in NGOs, companies & business organizations, media, development agencies, investment firms, academic institutions, governments (Essential) Representational skills Experience representing an NGO (Essential) Ability to represent the organization regionally and internationally, including at selected meetings and conferences (Essential) Ability to make effective formal and informal presentations to a range of audiences (Essential) Ability to engage effectively across a broad range of sectors: NGOs, local communities, trade unionists, lawyers, companies, business organizations, journalists, governments, etc (Essential) Self-initiative & independence Ability to use own initiative, and to work independently within agreed framework (Essential) Motivated by achieving results and completing tasks (Essential) Review of tasks & drafts Willingness to have your proposed initiatives and drafts reviewed and commented upon by other staff, including the Asia regional researchers in some cases, and the Deputy Director and Director in some cases Willingness to review and comment constructively on proposed initiatives and drafts of staff, including the Asia regional researchers, Deputy Director and Director (Essential) Organizational skills Experience of organizing & prioritising own work and the work of others (Essential) Experience of and ability to manage many diverse tasks at the same time, including under pressure (Essential) Experience of and ability to work to deadlines (Essential) Interpersonal skills & cultural sensitivity Ability to deal with people from a variety of cultures & backgrounds in a sensitive & understanding manner, using a diplomatic approach or being firm when required (Essential) Team skills Good team working skills and the ability to work effectively with staff at different levels of the organisation Ability to manage relationships with tact and diplomacy (Essential)Ability & willingness to work effectively assisting a small organization (Essential) Communication skills Ability to draft effective correspondence independently (Essential) Ability to transmit complex information clearly and succinctly by telephone, by e-mail, by letter or in person (Essential) Ability to provide information by telephone or to direct the caller to appropriate sources of information in a sensitive but firm manner (Essential) Ability to deal with a wide range of contacts with professionalism, tact and diplomacy (Essential) Fund-raising Willingness to assist with fund-raising for the organization (Essential) Strategy & planning contribution Ability to think strategically and to contribute to the planning and overall development of the organization & website (Essential) Information technology skills Proficiency in basic computer use, including word processing (Microsoft Word), e-mail, using the internet (Essential) Note: previous experience working on a website is not necessary Administrative skills Willingness & ability to be self-servicing in terms of administrative tasks (Essential) International & regional knowledge Familiarity with some countries in Asia & Pacific (Essential) Ability to keep accurate records of expenditure (Essential) General awareness of and interest in the Asia & Pacific political landscape (Essential) Interest in international & Asia-Pacific affairs, and a willingness to keep abreast of developments relating to business & human rights (Essential) General knowledge of international & Asia-Pacific social & environmental issues (Highly desirable) Commitment to human rights Commitment to the Resource Centre’s mission (Essential) Impartiality & balance Ability & willingness to present information objectively & impartially (Essential) Workplace flexibility As we have no immediate plans to establish office premises in Asia & Pacific, ability & willingness to work from home and/or from a hosting institution, e.g if a university or NGO is willing to provide office space (Essential) Weekend work Ability & willingness to work on weekends on occasion, for example if an important conference is held on a weekend, or if attending a trustee meeting in London held on a Saturday (Essential) Conflict of interest No activities or membership/affiliation with organizations in conflict with the aims & objectives of the Resource Centre or which may jeopardise its image, impartiality & independence (Essential) Demonstrated interest in & commitment to promoting human rights (Essential)