Front Line Defenders is seeking an exceptional candidate for the post of Grants Coordinator (Asia) to be based in the Front Line Defenders office in Blackrock, Co. Dublin. This role will support Front Line Defenders to deliver upon its core objective of protecting HRDs at risk and the mandate of Front Line Defenders to deliver protection grants focused on prevention and resilience for HRDs and their families, organisations and movements. The Grants Coordinators engage in assessment of applications, communication with human rights defenders, engagement with international and regional partners, making recommendations on grant approvals, documentation of applications statuses, contracting and reporting, as well as providing reports and analysis of activities undertaken and support provided, and assessing the overall impact of the grants programme.

Background

Front Line Defenders, The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (www.frontlinedefenders.org) was founded in Dublin in 2001 with the aim of providing practical assistance and protecting human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk - people who work, non-violently, for any or all of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Front Line Defenders maintains its headquarters in Dublin, an advocacy office in Brussels, and regionally based field staff in all world regions. 

The purpose of the Protection Grants team is to provide fast, flexible and effective responses to the protection needs of HRDs at immediate risk who are requesting practical security measures such as legal support, medical support, emergency relocation support and other expressed needs for themselves and their families, organisations and movements. The team consists of Head of Protection Grants and regional Protection Grants Coordinators. 

See full job description: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/fv.jd_.grantscoord.asia_.fld_.april20232.pdf