Policy Head of Human Rights, Africa Middle East & Turkey at Facebook

Responsibilities

• Identify, monitor, and analyze policy issues affecting Facebook and related to human rights key markets across Africa, the Middle East and Turkey
• Lead our human rights impact assessments process across the region
• Identify, create and implement proactive strategies to address risk and create opportunities related to human rights
• Work in partnership with the wider AMET Public Policy team on the strategy for building relationships with policy makers, civil society and academics
• Build and manage meaningful partnerships with key human rights organizations across the region
• Represent Facebook in meetings with key stakeholders
• Work closely with global human rights director to feed into global strategy and create consistency of approach across the company
• Collaborate with regional and XFN leads to ensure consistency in human rights risk approach across the region
• Coordinate internal and external cross functional groups

Minimum Qualification

• Significant experience working with civil society and political systems/institutions in Africa, the Middle East or Turkey, particularly those related to human rights, free expression, social justice, women's rights, health access, LGBTQIA rights, peace building
• Extremely strong experience designing and being responsible for implementing strategy through others, especially through cross-functional teams
• Strong experience leading a team, in particular a geographically distributed team
• Extensive experience with and demonstrated aptitude for people growth and development
• Impeccable integrity, passion for human rights and social impact, sound judgment, creativity and the demonstrated ability to think critically and challenge received wisdom
• Significant experience designing and implementing programs in/across Africa, the Middle East or Turkey
• Ability to create and implement multiple projects and campaigns simultaneously
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Ability to think, plan, and execute resourcefully and creatively
• Passion for technology and its power to address issues related to social impact and human rights, as well as a deep understanding of the ways that technology and social media platforms
• Ability to travel frequently and extensively across the region Fluency in English and at least one other additional language required (French or a regional language)
• Passion for Facebook and its mission to make the world more open and connected
• Superior written and oral communications skills
• Fluency in English and at least one other additional language required (French or a regional language)