Digital Rights Legal Advisor
Interested applicants should complete this form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQIZgN-HAwSLyCzm6RsGw8mVSDsT_w...) before 15 August 2020.
Key Responsibilities
Research and identify relevant domestic and international legal frameworks and potential legal avenues for intervention on various digital rights issues
Assist lawyers handling digital rights cases with technical and institutional knowledge of subject matter
Produce materials on digital rights legal mechanisms and frameworks for publication
Draft blogposts on latest digital rights law developments in Lebanon for the SMEX website
Integrate relevant legislation and cases into editorial content and advocacy campaigns
Draft memos or open letters to relevant authorities
Collaborate with legal departments of other local, regional and global digital rights organizations
Track and follow-up on device seizure cases investigated by SMEX technical team
Monitor and document device seizure cases and SMEX digital safety helpdesk complaints of privacy breaches committed by authorities
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Law
Research or other professional background in human rights, public policy, public international law, information and communication technologies preferred
Excellent writing and communication skills for both legal and non-legal audiences
Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic
Knowledge of the Lebanese legal system and spheres of government
Familiarity with SMEX’s core issues and must share common human rights values around privacy, users’ rights, electronic surveillance, data protection, freedom of expression, accessibility, open culture
Sensitive to the impact of gender, sexuality, religion, race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, language, class and culture on the experiences of people both online and offline in Lebanon
Ability to work across teams
We encourage candidates who identify as women and/or LGBTQIA+ to apply.
ملاحظة:
دليل مدني، شبكة المجتمع المدني، يوفر للمنظمات منصة لنشر الوظائف, وليس مسؤول عن عملية التوظيف. كل منظمة مسجلة على دليل مدني هي مسؤولة بشكل فردي عن منشوراتها وعن عملية التوظيف.
- Lebanon
- بيروت
- بيروت