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Institute for Human Rights and Business

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11 - 50 employees

💼 Consulting

⚖️ Legal

✈️ Travel

Consulting • Legal • Travel

Institute for Human Rights and Business is the leading international think tank working to integrate human rights into everyday business practices. Founded in 2009, IHRB focuses on preventing negative impacts on human rights caused by businesses, and strives to promote responsible business that enhances accountability and delivers value. It addresses various critical areas including the rights of migrant workers, climate justice, and the impacts of mega-sporting events. IHRB has established several initiatives, such as the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business and the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, aimed at advancing human rights across different sectors, while also shaping policy and best practices globally.

📋 Description

• Support implementation of Gulf Sustain’s 2027 strategy and contribute to development of a post-2027 programme strategy • Grow Gulf Sustain’s profile through stakeholder identification, relationship management, and trust building • Serve as a programme and IHRB spokesperson at external events and networking opportunities • Organise and facilitate multilateral and sectoral convenings, including outreach, stakeholder management, agenda development, event summaries, and follow-up • Deliver training and capacity-building sessions on responsible business and worker welfare to business and government stakeholders across the GCC • Provide informal advisory services to key partners on internal policies, worker welfare frameworks, and responsible recruitment strategies • Identify Gulf Sustain funding opportunities and build relationships with potential donors • Develop funding proposals, strategies, and donor deliverables with Gulf Sustain and IHRB teams • Contribute to day-to-day programme management, team calls, Steering Committee meetings, presentations, and external consultant management • Collaborate with IHRB’s Migrant Workers, Shipping, Commodities, and Just Transitions Programmes • Monitor progress against the monitoring and evaluation framework, deliverables, and planned activities • Oversee execution of Gulf Sustain’s communications strategy and website with the communications team • Identify and develop initiatives and pilot workstreams for the post-2027 strategy • Identify practical leverage points to influence policy and decision-making by business leaders and policymakers • Represent Gulf Sustain through events, strategic dialogues, training sessions, and stakeholder engagement across the GCC

🎯 Requirements

• Demonstrable experience contributing to management of multi-partner projects spanning countries and years • Proven track record identifying opportunities or leverage points for engaging diverse stakeholder groups • Proven track record contributing to a communications strategy and creating content/key messages • Ability to write and present clear, well-researched content based on internal briefings • Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English required • Ability to work with awareness of political and commercial sensitivities and careful diplomacy • Candidates must be based in the GCC or within easy access to travel across the GCC on a semi-regular basis • Candidates must already have permission to work in the country of their location • Deep expertise in at least one GCC country • Willingness and ability to travel across the GCC, sometimes at short notice • At least 2 years of work experience in a similar role is advantageous, not required • Strong knowledge of the GCC region • Strong interest or understanding of responsible business, worker welfare, shipping and trade, responsible investment, or related issues is advantageous • Strong writing and research skills are advantageous • Proven experience with topics relevant to or actors operating in the GCC region is advantageous • Ability to read, write, speak, and understand Arabic is advantageous

🏖️ Benefits

• Potential to extend, subject to funding • Flexible choice of full-time (37.5 hours per week) or part-time (30 hours per week) • Remote/home-based work • Equal opportunities employer • Applicants with disabilities may request support or assistance during recruitment