Meta is looking for a Public Policy Associate Manager, Human Rights, located in Singapore.
This role will work creatively and dynamically to mitigate a broad range of human rights risks; enable rapid response to emerging content or product issues; and strengthen engagement with human rights defenders.
This role will report to the Director of Human Rights Policy. and will be a member of a creative and impactful global human rights team, bridging communities across human rights, tech, and business.
This position has the potential for significant impact in region and globally.
Responsibilities
- Support a range of due diligence projects and strategies to ensure we "know and show" our human rights risks, according to global standards
- Detect, analyze, and respond to APAC and global events, then develop strategies and action steps to mitigate rights risks, as well as manage case escalations
- Provide expert advice on human rights question and mitigations to a wide array of internal stakeholders, including policy teams, operational teams, and management.
- Collaborate internally and persuasively with partner teams across policy, operations, and legal.
- Support the needs of external stakeholders, including expert groups, civil society, and human rights defenders
Minimum Qualifications
- BA or equivalent professional qualification in any field
- 5+ years of professional work experience in human rights, conflict prevention/resolution, strategic or regulatory response, risk management, or related fields
- Knowledge of geopolitical, security, or socio-cultural issues in the APAC region, as well as of the impact of digital and new technologies
- Demonstrated operational or project/program management skills
- Experience in framing complex policy or technical issues, then building consensus and coalitions for action
- Strong writing and analytical skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of global human rights standards and principles, ideally including freedom of expression as well as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
- Strong knowledge of in-region challenges faced by human rights defenders, women and girls, and/or other vulnerable groups
- Fluency in an APAC local or regional language as the candidate may be required to review policy in the local language
- Demonstrated experience working in internet or tech policy or operations
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