The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights organisations from 116 countries. FIDH is a nonpartisan, non-sectarian, apolitical, and not for profit organisation. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all human rights – civil, political, economic, social, and cultural – as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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FIDH’s headquarters are in Paris, France. FIDH’s International Secretariat is composed of around 70 employees, with a multi-disciplinary background. They are based in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. It is structured into an Operations and Programs Department and an Advocacy Department, as well as Support Departments (Communications, Finance and Administration, Partnerships and Development, Human Resources).
As a federal movement, FIDH operates on the basis of interaction with its member organisations. It ensures that FIDH merges in-country experience and knowledge with expertise in international law, mechanisms of protection and intergovernmental bodies. This unique combination translates into joint actions between FIDH and its member organisations at national, regional and international levels to remedy human rights violations and consolidate processes of democratisation.
One of FIDH’s priorities is to ensure that economic players respect human rights. In order to contribute to the achievement of the objectives set within the framework of this programmatic priority, FIDH is recruiting a new person in the “Human Rights and Globalization” team, responsible for coordinating its activities on the theme of “human rights and sustainable investment”.
Since 2001, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and La Banque Postale Asset Management (LBPAM) have been working in partnership on a socially responsible investment fund for human rights entitled SRI Human Rights (formerly Libertés et Fonds de solidarité), a revolutionary example of cooperation between an NGO and an investor on improving respect for human rights by companies and states. The fund is composed of 70% government bonds and 30% equities. All the bonds and equities in the fund are selected by LBPAM on the basis of an assessment carried out by FIDH concerning respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms by the governments and companies that issue them. FIDH has developed a dedicated methodology for undertaking these assessments, covering human rights.
We are recruiting : A PROGRAMME OFFICER HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT (M/F) - Full time permanent contract
Reporting to the Head of the Business, Human Rights and Environment Depaartment the main objective of this position is to strengthen FIDH’s work in assessing the human rights performance of companies, investors and governments, and to coordinate the Federation’s activities in this area.
The Human Rights and Responsible Investment Programme Officer is responsible for :
MAIN RESPONSABILITIES
A/ Work with La Banque Postale Asset Management (LBPAM) on updating the FIDH analysis methodology and regularly updating and expanding the analysis of companies and States in the SRI Human Rights Fund portfolio:
- Monitor companies in the portfolio and in the investment universe
- Update the SRI Human Rights Fund analysis of companies and integrate new issuers in collaboration with LBPAM.
- Review companies in the investment universe that have been the subject of controversy, and contact them if necessary.
- Update the methodology for analyzing States.
- Produce the Report on the Ethical and Responsible Performance of State Investments every two years, ensure its publication and release.
- Prepare and participate in working meetings with LBPAM.
- Mobilize the Ethics Committee.
B/ Develop engagement with analyzed companies and other responsible investors, as well as institutions working on the normative framework for responsible investment (e.g. OECD, EU, etc.):
- Help lead direct engagement with companies in conjunction with the Deputy Office Manager and Advocacy Director.
- Liaise with other responsible investors in and outside Europe, as well as with institutions involved in responsible investment.
C/ In liaison with the Office team, coordinate FIDH’s activities in the field of responsible investment:
- In liaison with the “Economic actors, human rights and the environment” team, collaborate on activities with investors and companies, for example those relating to dialogue and/or advocacy.
- Network with other organizations on non-financial analysis of companies (exchange of information, participation in meetings and events, joint actions).
SKILLS REQUIRED
Education, experience :
- Master’s degree, preferably in law, economics or political science.
- In your previous experience, you will have acquired a good knowledge of ’business and human rights’, and more specifically of the financial and responsible investment sectors
- You have at least 5 years’ professional experience in a similar position.
Skills (know-how, interpersonal skills):
- You have an excellent command of spoken and written French or English, and a good knowledge of another language.
- You enjoy working in a team
- You are organized, rigorous, flexible and autonomous
- You are diplomatic and consensus-oriented
- You are a creative thinker.
Values : You are in total agreement with the values of the FIDH International Secretariat (professionalism, respect, commitment, equality, integrity, participation, boldness), as well as with FIDH’s commitment to the defence of the human rights of everyone, everywhere in the world, as set out in its statutes and in its publications, which can be accessed from its website: www.fidh.org
FIDH seeks diversity and is committed to equality by not discriminating in its hiring practices on the basis of origins, religion, age, disability, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, health status or any other situation protected by French and international human rights law.
For people with disabilities, we ask you to indicate in your cover letter any adaptations that would be useful to enable you to participate in the recruitment process in an optimal way.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
- Full-time CDI - 39h/week
- Position based in Paris 11th - You will work from the FIDH office in Paris, France. FIDH recognizes that flexible working arrangements are important for work-life balance, and offers the possibility of working from home up to 80% with a minimum of 4 face-to-face days per month.
- Compensation: from €37,000 gross per year over 13 months, depending on profile
- Health insurance and luncheon vouchers worth €9
- Sustainable mobility package for commuting to and from work
- Vacations and RTT: 25 days paid vacation per year worked, 24 days RTT per year.
Line manager: Head of the “Economic players, human rights and environment” office.
Position to be filled: as soon as possible
Do you fit the profile we’re looking for?
Send your CV and cover letter to recrutement@fidh.org quoting reference “CHARGE_SICAV_0924” in the subject line.
Deadline : October 11 2024
Interviews will take place as applications are received.
FIDH reserves the right to close the recruitment process before the deadline for applications.
Only those candidates whose applications are selected will be contacted.