[Peace] Fwd: [mchr] Opening - Amnesty International Midwest Regional Office

[Belden Fields]

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> From: Dori Dinsmore <DDinsmore at aiusa.org>
> Date: August 5, 2008 4:08:45 PM CDT
> To: members at midwesthumanrights.org
> Subject: [mchr] Opening - Amnesty International Midwest Regional  
> Office
>
> Dear all - I would appreciate your help in circulating this opening  
> through your networks.  Thanks,
>
> Dori Dinsmore
> Director, Midwest Regional Office
> Amnesty International USA
> 53 W. Jackson, Suite 731
> Chicago, IL  60604
> 312/435-6391
> Fax 312/427-2589
>
> *****
>
> Field Organizer - Midwest Regional Office
>
> Chicago, IL
> Amnesty International (AI) is a movement of globally-minded people  
> across the world speaking out and acting up in defense of human  
> rights. We investigate and report on human rights violations, and  
> we educate and mobilize the public until we make a difference.   
> Under the banner of Amnesty International, 2.2 million members and  
> activists in over 150 countries work on behalf of others in need  
> with complete independence from corporate or government interests.  
> Through our research and action, laws have been changed, death  
> sentences commuted, torturers brought to justice and prisoners of  
> conscience have been released.
>
> Founded in 1965, Amnesty International of the USA (AIUSA) is the  
> largest Amnesty section, with 360,000 members, almost half a  
> million on-line activists, and more than a thousand community and  
> student activist groups.
>
>  We are seeking a Field Organizer for the Midwest Regional Office.  
> Working closely with regional and national staff, the Field  
> Organizer will mobilize local group and student group activism and  
> campaign events in assigned states. This includes servicing  
> functions, helping to develop new groups, and building the capacity  
> of existing and new groups toward achieving our human rights goals.  
> Additionally, the Field Organizer will have the primary  
> responsibility to recruit volunteer leadership in the states s/he  
> oversees and to train and evaluate these activists. The Field  
> Organizer will be charged with connecting and integrating the work  
> of Amnesty International activists within and across each given  
> state with the goal of creating a cohesive and strategic approach  
> to win human rights victories and of building a grassroots movement  
> to support human rights. The Field Organizer will be expected to  
> develop expertise on topics in the states they oversee, including,  
> but not limited to, human rights concerns and local and state  
> legislation concerning human rights. The Field Organizer reports to  
> the Regional Director.
>
> QUALIFICATIONS: BA degree or equivalent experience in a grassroots  
> organization, a minimum of 2-3 years experience in community  
> organizing, a commitment to multiculturalism, excellent oral and  
> written communication skills, and intermediate computer skills.  
> Driver's license required, as is some travel to assigned states.  
> Familiarity with the Midwest is also important. Training,  
> facilitation, troubleshooting, and conflict resolution skills are a  
> plus. Spanish language skills are desired.
>
> To apply, send resume and cover letter with salary history to  
> humanresources at aiusa.org. Please indicate in the subject line: FO- 
> MWRO.

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