Policy Officer (Policing and Justice). Dublin. Irlanda

We are recruiting a full-time Policing and Justice Policy Officer to work as part of our team of human rights advocates. The Policy Officer will work as part of the ICCL team, working on research and policy programmes in the area of criminal justice and policing reform. The role exists to contribute to the research and policy work of the ICCL, particularly in the areas of policing reform and protest rights, and more broadly in ICCL’s wider work on human rights and criminal justice.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out original research and analysis as part of ICCL’s research and policy programme in the area of policing, broader criminal justice reform and the right to protest.

• Draft policy submissions and generate policy content for ICCL across the areas of policing reform, the right to protest and broader criminal justice matters.

• Develop and maintain high-level relationships with government representatives, statutory bodies, academia, the legal community, media and civil society organisations. Organise high-level seminars on the topic of policing reform.

• Write high-quality reports on the police reform process and the right to protest in Ireland.

• Monitor and report on relevant legal and policy developments in area of criminal justice.

• Represent ICCL nationally and internationally at conferences and in the media.

• Engage in advocacy and representational work that effectively promotes ICCL’s objectives in this area.

Essential requirements:

• Qualification in law, human rights, or a related discipline.

• Good working knowledge of international (UN), regional (European) and domestic (Irish) human rights and equality standards and frameworks.

• At least two years’ experience in a legal, research, policy or advocacy role.

• First-rate legal research and drafting skills.

• An excellent level of communication skills across the board, especially clear and concise writing skills.

• Proven capacity to produce high-quality work to tight deadlines.

• Capacity to integrate into a small high-performance staff team while able to work without collaboration or close supervision on occasion.

• Excellent organisational and administrative skills, including experience of project management.

• Ability to handle an environment where the volume of outputs required can be daunting on occasion and where the requirement for quick response times may shift priorities.

• Strong computer literacy.

• Commitment to the values of ICCL.

Desirable requirements:

• Experience of lobbying and advocacy work at a national or international level

• Experience of media engagement

• Direct professional experience of engagement with international human rights mechanisms