Legal Director, European Roma Rights Center

The European Roma Rights Center ("ERRC"), the leading legal advocacy organisation on behalf of Roma in Europe, seeks a Legal Director to manage and guide its legal program.

The ERRC is a public interest law organization which defends the human rights of the Roma (Gypsies) throughout Europe and serves as a legal resource center for advocates working in this field. The ERRC pursues its objectives by engaging in legal defense, research, monitoring and reporting, education, advocacy, and grant-giving. The ERRC legal defense program conducts litigation, pursues legal advocacy, and engages in legal training for Roma rights advocates.

Description: The Legal Director develops and implements legal strategy in the field of Roma rights; oversees a docket of human rights litigation on behalf of Roma throughout Europe; drafts and reviews legal submissions to international judicial fora; assists local counsel in litigating before domestic courts; forges and nourishes links with a broad network of public interest attorneys, NGOs, and inter-governmental monitoring organs; designs legal training programs for lawyers engaged in Roma rights advocacy; and reviews ERRC publications for their legal accuracy. Part of a small core staff reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Legal Director assists in budgeting, staffing and the establishment of organisation-wide priorities. The Legal Director is responsible for convening the ERRC Legal Advisory Board on an annual basis, and for keeping abreast of emerging trends in the fields of human rights and anti-discrimination law. The position is available as of November 1, 1999.

Requirements: Candidates should have extensive experience litigating in the fields of civil rights, civil liberties and/or immigration and asylum; a demonstrated capacity to develop and apply successfully innovative legal strategies; a basic familiarity with international human rights norms; and strong management and interpersonal skills. Fluency in written and oral English is required. Roma and persons of color are encouraged to apply.

Salary and Benefits: Competitive, depending on experience.

Applicants should submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae, together with an English-language legal writing sample and a list of references, to:

Dimitrina Petrova
Executive Director
European Roma Rights Center
H-1525 Budapest 114
P.O. Box 10/24
Hungary
Fax (36-1) 428-2356
E-mail: [email protected]

Last updated:    October 1999

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