This is a truly exciting opportunity to play a central role within the Commission as it deploys it legal powers, focusing on developing and ensuring delivery of SHRC’s new legal powers and duties under the recently enacted United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 (the “Act”).
We are looking for someone to join our legal and policy team who has experience of strategic litigation to uphold human rights, gained in a variety of settings. With a background in law and policy, in addition to a working knowledge of human rights, and particularly the rights of the child in a domestic context, your skills will be utilised to lead on interventions, develop proposals for potential areas of own name litigation under the UNCRC Act 2024, monitor human rights court judgements for the Commission, and manage live cases. You will also be responsible for liaising and developing a network with a variety of stakeholders, including people who are experiencing human rights violations, civil society advocacy organisations, the Courts, Law Centres, and the Law Society.
You will uphold the SHRC’s values and be confident representing the Commission with external audiences.
Full time (37 hours per week)
Temporary – 2-year contract, with possibility of extension
For a recruitment pack, please visit http://www.scottishhumanrights.com/about/opportunities/ or email recruitment@scottishhumanrights.com
Closing date for applications: 9.00am, Monday 20 January 2025
Interview date: W/C 17 February 2025, tbc
Please note that CVs will not be accepted and applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
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