The Write for Rights Assistant will play a critical role in AIUSA’s grassroots activism to free prisoners of conscience and support human rights defenders around the world by helping ensure the success of Amnesty USA’s largest annual letter-writing campaign: Write for Rights.
The position’s primary goal is to support the Write for Rights Project Manager in creating and implementing the Write for Rights strategy. What is Write for Rights? Every year from October to December—and marking Human Rights Day on December 10—hundreds of thousands of people around the world send a letter and sign an online petition on behalf of someone they’ve never met. This activism helps free people unjustly imprisoned, ensure justice for people who were killed and stop abuses against human rights activists. This year’s Write for Rights cases are all women who are human rights defenders from Brazil, Kenya, Iran, Ukraine, USA and Vietnam and other countries.
The responsibilities of the Write for Rights Assistant position include learning about the cases in order to write text for the website and materials as well as answer questions about the cases raised by staff and participants; coordinating the production of printed materials; engaging activists at Amnesty USA’s Regional Conferences; outreach to and customer service for new and current supporters; data tabulation and reporting; and other administrative tasks as assigned.
The position is temporary and will end March 15, 2019.
- Serves as the coordinator for all aspects of Amnesty USA’s Write for Rights campaign, including knowledge of the cases; writing and producing materials, online and off; engaging new and existing supporters to join Write for Rights, including educators; attending several of Amnesty USA’s Regional Conferences to help sign up people for Write for Rights; and helping develop the strategy for the campaign.
- Ensures that AIUSA has effective and efficient processes for collecting and reporting data on the number of letters and other actions taken during Write for Rights.
- Provides excellent support to Write for Rights participants, including activists, educators, Amnesty groups and other staff, by answering questions, providing information and resolving problems
- Assists with other administrative tasks as assigned.
- At least 1 year of experience with detailed administrative work, including writing, editing, producing printed materials, using databases and data analytics
Skills:
- Very strong attention detail
- Excellent written communication skills, including copy editing
- Strong project management skills, especially related to producing printed materials
- Demonstrated ability and interest in using databases, email clients and data analytics
- Marketing skills to engage target audiences
- Strategic thinking to plan how to increase public participation in Write for Rights
- Proactivity and creativity in identifying cost-effective solutions to problems
- Experience providing excellent customer service